For 2016-17, 23 km of roads were constructed per day, up from 16.6 km a day in 2015-16
Gadkari said that growing demand would help to bring down the operational and battery cost
He praised the rate at which India was growing, infrastructure-wise and expected a good response
Govt plans to bring down logistics costs to enhance exports, create huge employment, says Gadkari
Work on the Vadodara-Mumbai project will begin this year, he added
Move will ensure building of at least 90k km of highways network under current govt, says Gadkari
I am going to London on May 12 to finalise things for the masala bonds, says Nitin Gadkari
A new company has been formed for road construction in the North East, Nitin Gadkari said
Minister further said he intends to complete infrastructure work worth Rs 25 lakh crore in 5 years
He said express highway will be axis-controlled, vehicles will be able to move at very high speed
Cabinet, on Friday, approved amendments in the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2016
He said this will save a huge amount as delays at toll plazas result in annual loss of Rs 70,000 cr
101 projects were ready for take off & funding would not be a problem, said the union minister
Phase I of pilot project to provide such updates was implemented on Delhi-Jaipur NH-8
He made a pitch for port-led development which is crucial for higher economic growth
India also needs to grab this opportunity as world is looking at it with high hopes, says Gadkari
Gadkari said he has already begun work on running sea planes in the country
Policy is aimed to dump vehicles which are more than 15 years old, to combat pollution
The Motor Vehicle Bill, 2016, was introduced in LS in August and is awaiting Parliamentary approval
India's shipping sector has witnessed a better performance this year with 12 ports showing profits to the tune of Rs 6,000 crore, says Gadkari