The government is spending Rs 4.5 lakh crore in the roads sector and Rs 3.60 lakh crore in shipping
Gadkari's daughter Ketki tied the knot with Aditya Kaskhedikar, who works with Facebook in the US
Gadkari's office stated that only ten non-scheduled flights have landed at Nagpur Airport in the last 24 hours
Gadkari's daughter Ketki will tie the knot with Aditya Kaskhedikar, who works with Facebook in the US
Earlier govt had announced suspension of toll collection at all toll plazas on national highways till the midnight of Nov 11
Highway construction pace had increased to 22 km a day, says Gadkari
Govt is very keen to push cruise tourism, given its benefit to the local economy and wants the city port to become among the 5 best cruise tourism hubs in the world
The sea plane service has been launched to benefit the people in and around Nagpur who visit these two pilgrim sites
Land acquisition costs have gone up to almost 50% of total project cost
The project, the government said, will help expedite improvement of infrastructure in Bihar and Jharkhand
The project is a 12.3-km stretch from Delhi-Haryana border on NH 8
The need is to focus on agriculture sector and provide electricity 24/7 to rural areas at low prices, he added
Gadkari said that 'Congress-mukt Bharat' was a dream of Mahatma Gandhi and Congress was working overtime to fulfil it
He said by developing ports, they are creating employment potential and at the same time involved in industrial development
He also said an eight km highway will be constructed, connecting the upcoming Mopa airport in North Goa
Stating that 5 lakh accidents occur every year in the country, Gadkari asserted that special attention would be given to reduce road mishaps
Gadkari said that Centre is actively considering the proposal for declaring roads as NH and it would be examined and considered
He said that party will announce its list of candidates only after Election Commission notifies the dates for polls
NITI Aayog is seriously exploring deploying methanol as a possible way to achieve energy independence for India