Gadkari launches ₹2,000 crore national highway projects in Puducherry, including a 4 km elevated corridor
On 13 October 2025 in Puducherry, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid foundation stones for three national highway projects worth over ₹2,000 crore, including a 4 km elevated corridor on NH-32.
Summary
On 13 October 2025 in Puducherry, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, with Lt Governor K. Kailashnathan and Chief Minister N. Rangaswamy, inaugurated and laid foundation stones for three national highway projects worth over ₹2,000 crore. They include a 4 km elevated corridor between Indira Gandhi Square and Rajiv Gandhi Square on NH-32, improvement of the 14 km ECR Road on NH-332A, and the inauguration of the 38 km four-lane Puducherry–Poondiyankuppam section of NH-32. The corridor is expected to cut travel time on that urban stretch from 35 minutes to 10 minutes, and traffic from Viluppuram towards Cuddalore, Chidambaram and Nagapattinam can now bypass Puducherry town. Gadkari said 80 lakh tonnes of municipal waste have been used in road projects.
Key facts
- Date/place
- 13 Oct 2025, Puducherry
- Value
- 3 NH projects, over ₹2,000 crore
- Elevated corridor
- 4 km, Indira Gandhi Sq – Rajiv Gandhi Sq, NH-32 (35 → 10 min)
- ECR Road
- 14 km improvement, NH-332A
- Inaugurated
- 38 km four-lane Puducherry–Poondiyankuppam, NH-32
- Waste in roads
- 80 lakh tonnes municipal waste used
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The 4 km elevated corridor in Puducherry, whose foundation stone was laid in October 2025, connects which two points on NH-32?
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Correct answer: A — Indira Gandhi Square and Rajiv Gandhi Square
PIB: the foundation stone was laid for a 4 km elevated corridor between Indira Gandhi Square and Rajiv Gandhi Square on NH-32.
Which four-lane national highway section in Puducherry did Nitin Gadkari inaugurate in October 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Puducherry–Poondiyankuppam (NH-32)
PIB: the projects include the inauguration of the 38 km four-lane Puducherry–Poondiyankuppam section of NH-32.