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Phagwara to Rupnagar on NH-344A being executed at Rs 1,367 cr: Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said the four-lane wide section from Phagwara to Rupnagar on NH-344A is being executed in hybrid annuity mode at a cost of Rs 1,367 crore. Under the hybrid annuity model, the government provides 40 per cent of the project cost to the developer to begin work and the remaining investment is made by the developer. The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways in a statement said the 4-Lane wide section from Phagwara to Rupnagar on NH-344A developed by NHAI would give a major boost to the road infra in Punjab. The section connects major cities Amritsar - Jalandhar - Chandigarh and extends mobility to Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Ropar, and Mohali. The alignment will reduce the travel time between Jalandhar and Chandigarh to almost half and provide direct access to Khatkarkalan, which is the ancestral home of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, the minister said.

Centre making roads worth Rs 3 trn in NE to help eradicate poverty: Gadkari

The Government of India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is making roads valued at Rs 3 lakh crore in the North East to help eradicate poverty and reduce the suffering of the people, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Saturday. The Union minister for roads, transport and highways said road projects worth over Rs 25,000 crore are being implemented in Meghalaya. Addressing election rallies in South Garo Hills and West Khasi Hills districts, Gadkari said, To eradicate poverty and reduce the suffering of people, we have to make good roads and in NE, the Modi government is making roads worth 3 lakh crore which will be completed by 2024. The minister said that the network of road connectivity in NE has increased by 25 per cent since 2014. National Highway projects worth Rs 4000 crore are going on in 351 projects in NE, he said, listing out a number of projects which are nearing completion and also those which are in the pipeline. Gadkari also named various road projects undertaken i

Delhi, Maha, Haryana, UP have most comprehensive EV policies: Report

Delhi, Maharashtra, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh have the most comprehensive electric vehicle policies with the widest range of parameters, including budget allocations, charging infrastructure and job creation, according to a new study. The study by Climate Trends, 'Analysis Of State Electric Vehicle Policies And Their Impact', assesses the comprehensiveness of EV policies of 26 states and Union territories based on 21 parameters. Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Kerala, and Uttarakhand offer between three to seven of the 21 defined parameters in their policies, making them the least comprehensive, it said. Of the 26 states and UTs which have released EV policies over the last five years, 16 of them have been released between 2020 and 2022, it said. None of the eight states -- Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Delhi -- that released their policies before October 2020 are on track to meet their targets of EV ...

Delhi-Mumbai Expressway passes via backward areas to bring development

The new Delhi-Mumbai Expressway passes through backward areas to give priority to the development of socially, economically and educationally backward districts, Union Road and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said here on Sunday. The minister was addressing the inauguration ceremony of the first phase of the highway in Dausa. He also said the government is making every effort to take the road infrastructure of the country to a level at par with America by the end of 2024. "We will try to make India's highways at par with America's," Gadkari said. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi has talked about making India self-reliant and especially the infrastructure of international standards, which he has repeatedly put in front of us as a goal. We believe that before the end of 2024, under the guidance of the prime minister, we will try our best to make India's road infrastructure at par with America," the Union minister said. "It was the dream of Prime Minister Modi that development of social

Uttar Pradesh is ideal investment destination: Nitin Gadkari at GIS-2023

Gadkari praised Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister for his efforts to improve the state's agriculture and industry and stated that Yogi Adityanath's vision will change people's perceptions of Uttar Pradesh

UP has potential to realise PM's dream of self-reliant India, says Gadkari

Union Minister for Road, Transport and Shipping Nitin Gadkari on Saturday termed Uttar Pradesh as the best destination for investment and having the most potential in realising Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dream of self-reliant India. Speaking at the session on e-mobility vehicles & future mobility on the second day of the three-day long 'Global Investors Summit', Gadkari said Uttar Pradesh has all four major requirements of water, power, transport and communication. It also has the land and skilled manpower at reasonable rates and is well connected with good highways. I feel that logistic cost will also be less, Gadkari said. Saying that e- mobility has vast potential, Gadkari asked the investors to invest in this sector so as to save ecology and the environment. "New jobs will be created, poverty will be eliminated and the wealth of the country will also increase. This will help India become 'Atmanibhar' and realise the dreams of Prime Minister Narendra Modi," he ...

Himachal CM Sukhu meets Nitin Gadkari, discusses ongoing NHAI projects

Chief Minister Sukhu said, 'I have urged Union Minister Nitin Gadkari for construction of flyovers to ease traffic congestion besides reducing distance and saving commuters time'

Gadkari unveils advanced drone air traffic management system 'Skye UTM'

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday unveiled Skye UTM, touted as the most cutting-edge unmanned traffic management system in the world

PM to inaugurate Sohna-Dausa stretch of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway on Feb 12

The Delhi-Mumbai Expressway will reduce the travel time between Delhi and Jaipur to about two hours

900,000 govt vehicles older than 15 yrs to go off road from Apr 1: Centre

More than nine lakh vehicles, owned by central and state governments, transport corporations and public sector undertakings, that are older than 15 years will go off the road from April 1 and new vehicles will replace them, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Monday. Addressing an event organised by industry body FICCI, Gadkari said the government is taking many steps to facilitate the use of ethanol, methanol, bio-CNG, bio-LNG and electric vehicles. "We have now approved the scrapping of more than nine lakh government vehicles, which are more than 15 years old, and polluting buses and cars will go off the road and new vehicles with alternative fuels will replace them. "This will further reduce air pollution to a great extent," the road transport and highway minister said. According to a recent notification by the road transport and highways ministry, from April 1, all vehicles owned by central and state governments, including buses owned by transport corporations and public secto

Nitin Gadkari inaugurates highway projects worth Rs 6,800 crore in MP

Union minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated highway projects worth Rs 6,800 crore in Orchha, Madhya Pradesh. The 28 national highway projects has a total length of 550 km. Gadkari, the minister for road transport and highways, said that the construction of Powai, Orchha, Harpalpur, Kaithi Padhariya Kala, Patna Tamauli, Jasso, Nagaud and Sagar Link Road bypasses will reduce the traffic pressure in the city. He said with the construction of the Bhopal-Kanpur Economic Corridor, the transportation of cement and minerals will be easier and the logistic cost will be reduced, the ministry of road transport and highways said in a statement. The minister said with the construction of this corridor, connectivity from Bhopal to Kanpur, Lucknow, Prayagraj, Varanasi will be good. Construction of a 2-lane road with paved shoulder from Tikamgarh to Orchha will make traffic safe. Gadkari also announced the construction of a four-lane greenfield road of 105 kilometre length from Bamitha to Satna at a

Nitin Gadkari calls for efforts by all to reduce road accidents by 50%

During the event, megastar Amitabh Bachchan, Isha Foundation founder Sadhguru and many other stakeholders discussed the key issues related to road safety

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari gets death threats, security tightened

Security around the office and home of Union Minister for Road Transport Nitin Gadkari was tightened following extortion-cum-death threats, officials said here on Saturday

Gadkari unveils Surakshit Safar initiative, aim to reduce accidents by 50%

The end-to-end mobility solutions showcased in the Surakshit Safar pavilion by Rosmerta varied from production and commercial stage to eco-friendly scrapping

Auto sector must enhance safety features to reduce road accidents: Gadkari

He said that many people in the age group of 18-34 young people are losing their lives due to road accidents

Govt working on policy for ethanol pumps, says Union minister Gadkari

Says he will meet with petroleum minister in next 15 days to discuss this

Sri Lanka, Bangladesh keen to import ethanol from India: Nitin Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have shown their keenness to import ethanol from India. The minister of road transport and highways said that he discussed about ethanol with the government of both the countries -- Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. "I was able to discuss this matter with PM of Bangladesh and even the Sri Lankan minister. Both are keenly interested about import of ethanol from India for adding ethanol into petrol in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka," Gadkari said while addressing the CII Conference on Bio-Energy here. The minister also said that in 15 days he has a meeting with Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, where a discussion would be made on making a policy for starting of ethanol pumps in the country. The future of ethanol is very good, the minister said. The government, he said, is eager to purchase more ethanol and also convinced to encourage the use of alternate fuel. "Because of green fuel the pollution problem is also goi

India, Japan to unite for digital transformation in green mobility: Gadkari

India, Japan will undertake joint projects for digital transformation in the areas of ITS and eco-friendly mobility, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday

Gadkari bats for decarbonising transport sector, push for ethanol economy

India needs to "decarbonise" its transport sector quickly as the country has the potential to be a global torch-bearer in bio-fuels, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Sunday. Speaking virtually at the Sugar and Ethanol Conference organised here by Chini Mandi, he said 80 per cent of the energy requirement of the Indian transport sector was being fulfilled through import of fossil fuels like petrol, diesel etc, which was costing the country more than Rs 16 lakh crore annually. "This is an economic and environment problem. The transport sector also accounts for 90 per cent carbon emissions. There is immediate need to decarbonise the transport sector. The Union government is pursuing bio-fuels and compressed bio gas on mission mode to replace these imports in a cost effective, pollution free way," he said. "The government is encouraging policy frameworks for production of bio fuels and creation of a sustainable ecosystem around it. The Centre is giving a huge push to ethanol as fuel

Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway to be inaugurated next month: Nitin Gadkari

Gadkari also conducted an aerial inspection of the 118-km long 10-lane highway being built at a cost of Rs 4,473 crore