Agartala, Oct 27 (TIWN) Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday laid foundation stones of nine National Highway (NH) projects, worth Rs 2,752 crore, to boost surface connectivity in Tripura and to make the state "Gateway" of Centre's Act East Policy.

Laying the foundation stone virtually from Delhi, he said that the projects would build 262 km more of national highways while nearly 300 km has been added in Tripura in the last six years.