The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure has approved improvement of the remaining 600 kilometers of state roads in Orissa. This will help developing the entire 1632 kilometer long Left Wing extremism affected Vijayawada-Ranchi corridor at an estimated cost of 1200 crore rupees. It is to be completed by March, 2014. The project will also provide a good communication network between the tribal districts of Orissa and other developed areas in the state as well as to the neighbouring states of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand. The project will cover Malkangiri, Jaypore, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kandhmal, Boudh, Sambalpur, Angul, Deogarh, Koenjhar and Mayurbhanj districts in Orissa.