The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) proposed the Varanasi Ring Road project to alleviate traffic congestion due to large trucks on the tiny roadways surrounding Varanasi’s neighbourhoods. The 60-kilometre-long Ring Road was built with a total budget of Rs 3,400 crore in 2000. Ultimately, the project went into action in 2015. The project was split into two major phases comprising several packages to progressively relieve traffic around the city and neighbouring regions.… Read more