The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure today 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 and an estimated cost of 1200 crore rupees. The project will 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.