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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari accepted the Punjab state government’s demand for including which city in an expressway project that will connect Delhi and Katra, Jammu & Kashmir?
A
Amritsar
B
Jalandhar
C
Patiala
D
Bathinda
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Union Minister for Road, Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate, “Manthan”, in Bengaluru on September 08, 2022. He will be accompanied by General (Dr) VK Singh (Retd.), Union Minister of State for RT&H and Civil Aviation, and Shri Basavaraj Bommai, Chief Minister, Karnataka.

Detailed explanation-2: -Delhi-Katra Expressway: Project details The first Greenfield section would pass through Sultanpur Lodhi, Goindwal Sahib, Khadoor Sahib, and TarnTarn and will end near Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport close to Amritsar.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sep 2021: NHAI confirms to complete the expressway by October 2023. Jan 2022: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for the expressway on 5 January. Feb 2022: Construction work will start once the foundation stone will be laid, between Bahadurgarh and Sangrur.

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