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Gadkari asks UP govt to expedite land acquisition to develop highways

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to expedite land acquisition for developing national highways, as is being done in some of the states. The Road Transport, Highways minister also requested the state government to consider halving the utility shifting supervision charge to 2.5 per cent. He called for quick disbursal of land acquisition compensation for expediting the National Highway (NH) projects in the state, the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways said in a statement. Gadkari was speaking after virtually inaugurating and laying the foundation stones of 16 NH projects with a total length of over 500 km worth Rs 7,477 crore in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. He said about 3,700 km NH projects worth Rs 42,000 crore have been added in UP in the last six years. Today, there are over 11,389 km of NHs in the state, and roads worth Rs 1.3 lakh crore are being constructed in UP. He said that as much as Rs 26,000 crore have been disbursed towards .

Govt plans to set up charging infrastructure across 69K petrol pumps

The government is planning to set up at least one e-charging kiosk at around 69,000 petrol pumps with an aim to accelerate the uptake of electric vehicles, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said

The Trilateral Highway from India to Thailand that went on the slow lane

The highway's Imphal-Moreh portion on the Indian side, however, is expected to be completed only by 2023, more than two decades after it was conceptualised

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Cut EV cost, forgo profit initially to capture mkt: Gadkari to automakers

Asserting that India has full potential to emerge as a global hub for electric vehicles by 2025, Nitin Gadkari asked automakers to reduce cost and forego profit initially to capture the market

MSMEs backbone of economy, can help in boosting exports: Nitin Gadkari

The government wants to create more employment in the backward and tribal areas, Gadkari said

Nitin Gadkari's criticism of NHAI casts shadow on the body's functioning

At the heart of his criticism is the delay in decision making and a lack of monitoring. Some officials, however, blamed the delays on overambitious contractors

Centre has proposed to build double-decker flyover in Chennai: Gadkari

The Centre has proposed to build a double-decker flyover connecting Chennai Port with other vital locations in Tamil Nadu at a cost of Rs 5,000 crore, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday.

Gadkari urges Walmart to work with khadi cos to take their products global

He also highlighted that the MSME sector in India is a major job creator and contributor to the country's gross domestic product

Gadkari lays foundation stone of first multi-modal logistic park in Assam

Gadkari said his Ministry has envisaged developing 35 Multi-modal Logistic Parks (MMLPs) in the country and work on preparing DPR (detailed project report) and feasibility report is underway

Gadkari to lay foundation stone for Rs 694 cr logistics park in Assam

Gadkari will on Tuesday lay the foundation stone for India's first multi-modal logistics park in Assam to be constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 694 crore, an official statement said

Gadkari lauds TN's efforts to reduce road accidents, related fatalities

Lauding the Tamil Nadu govt's efforts at reducing road accidents and related fatalities, Nitin Gadkari asked other states to take it as an example and work on a mission mode

Gadkari to inaugurate highway projects worth Rs 15,592 cr in Andhra Pradesh

These pertain to 16 projects comprising over 1,400 kms of highways

Nitin Gadkari launches blasting process for Zojila tunnel construction work

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday virtually initiated the first blasting for Zojila Tunnel project on NH-1 in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir

Nitin Gadkari to lay foundation stones for Rs 11,571 cr projects in Kerala

In addition, the Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs minister will inaugurate a 27 km highway project - Kazhakoottam to Mukkola, built at a cost of Rs 1,121 crore

Highway works worth Rs 11k cr underway for TN-Pondy connectivity: Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said highway works worth Rs 11,000 crore were underway for Tamil Nadu-Puducherry connectivity. Dedicating to the nation Rs 35 crore road-over-bridge on NH 45-A at Puducherry, the minister said this will ease traffic congestion. Inaugurating the one-kilometre long Road-Over-Bridge across Railway Level Crossing on NH 45-A at Arumparthapuram, Puducherry, built at a cost of Rs 35 crore, the minister said the project is envisaged to bring relief to public from traffic jam resulting in saving of time and fuel, safe commutation, reduction in pollution, closure of level crossing, and unhindered passage of railway traffic. The Road Transport and Highways Minister said the work under progress is in an aggregate length of 287 km for an amount of about Rs 11,000 crore for Tamil Nadu - Puducherry Connectivity. The four-laning of NH-45 shall provide unhindered connectivity of Puducherry with Karaikal port as well as the road which is leading up to ...

Flooding in Bihar, UP, Jharkhand could be resolved by making dam: Gadkari

The statement from the Union Minister came just days after the eighth meeting of the Nepal-India Oversight Mechanism

Nitin Gadkari approves Munger-Bhagalpur National Highway project in Bihar

The road is expected to be a two-lane road with paved shoulders, which will also be four-lane wide at certain stretches

Industry should embrace new tech for quality in infra projects: Gadkari

Union minister Nitin Gadkari said industry players should adopt innovative methods and new technologies to improve cost efficiency and construction quality of infrastructure projects