Nitin Gadkari Reviews Progress of Work on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway
Nitin Gadkari reviewed progress of work on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway
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New Delhi, September 17: On a 2-day visit, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari reviewed progress of work on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway at Sohna in Haryana, Dausa and Bundi in Rajasthan, Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh.
In Sohna, along with Chief Minister of Haryana, M.L. Khattar and Union Minister, Rao Inderjit Singh, Gadkari reviewed progress of the expressway. In Haryana, 160 km of road construction will take place, out of which 130 kms of work has already been awarded.
The Minister said by joining Haryana with Rajasthan, MP, Gujarat and Maharashtra, this expressway will promote prosperity and development in this area. Gadkari said that in Delhi NCR region 15 projects have been sanctioned worth Rs. 53000 Crores in which the work is on for 14 projects.
With the completion of these projects the air pollution in Delhi NCR will be drastically reduced and the problem of traffic jams will also be resolved. He said that 1,380 kms long Delhi Mumbai Expressway is the longest expressway of the country and will be ready by March, 2023.
Gadkari inspected progress of Delhi-Mumbai expressway at Ratlam, MP along with Members of Parliament Sudhir Gupta, Guman Singh, Anil Firozia. Gadkari said 245 km of expressway in the state will be constructed at a cost of Rs. 11,000 crores.