New Delhi: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has awarded a contract for the construction of the 58.25-km Ring Road around Jammu in Jammu and Kashmir, said a statement on Tuesday. The Rs 1,339 crore project has been awarded to Gayatri Projects Ltd and Ukrainian Public Joint Stock Company Kyivmetrobud in a joint venture. It will be carried out on Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) basis and the construction period is 36 months.

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