Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid foundation stones for several projects in his home state Maharashtra on Saturday.

These include five National Highway projects totalling 212 km length at Nanded worth Rs 1,575 crore, three National Highway projects worth Rs 1,058 crore and 75 km length at Parbhani, and a National Highway project worth Rs 1,037.4 crore at Hingoli, an official release said Saturday.