On Wed, Sep 13, 2023 at 12:56 PM N Sekar <[email protected]> wrote:
> MC Exclusive I Delhi-Mumbai express highway will be completed by December: > Nitin GadkariThe ministry is focussed on making the highways environment > friendly and is using waste plastics and looking at ways to use municipal > wastes in construction. > SHWETA PUNJ <https://www.moneycontrol.com/author/shweta-punj-26891/> & > YARUQHULLAH > KHAN <https://www.moneycontrol.com/author/yaruqhullah-khan-15151/> > > SEPTEMBER 13, 2023 / 01:02 PM IST > > - > > <https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/mc-exclusive-i-delhi-mumbai-express-highway-will-be-completed-by-december-nitin-gadkari-11358981.html> > - > > <https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=MC%20Exclusive%20I%20Delhi-Mumbai%20express%20highway%20will%20be%20completed%20by%20December%3A%20Nitin%20Gadkari%20-%20https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/mc-exclusive-i-delhi-mumbai-express-highway-will-be-completed-by-december-nitin-gadkari-11358981.html> > - > > <https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/mc-exclusive-i-delhi-mumbai-express-highway-will-be-completed-by-december-nitin-gadkari-11358981.html> > - > > <https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=MC%20Exclusive%20I%20Delhi-Mumbai%20express%20highway%20will%20be%20completed%20by%20December:%20Nitin%20Gadkari%20-%20https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/mc-exclusive-i-delhi-mumbai-express-highway-will-be-completed-by-december-nitin-gadkari-11358981.html> > - > > <https://t.me/moneycontrolcom?url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/mc-exclusive-i-delhi-mumbai-express-highway-will-be-completed-by-december-nitin-gadkari-11358981.html&text=MC%20Exclusive%20I%20Delhi-Mumbai%20express%20highway%20will%20be%20completed%20by%20December%3A%20Nitin%20Gadkari> > - > > <?subject=moneycontrol.com%20NEWS:%20MC%20Exclusive%20I%20Delhi-Mumbai%20express%20highway%20will%20be%20completed%20by%20December%3A%20Nitin%20Gadkari&body=MC%20Exclusive%20I%20Delhi-Mumbai%20express%20highway%20will%20be%20completed%20by%20December%3A%20Nitin%20Gadkari%0D%0A%0D%0AFull%20News%20Link%20:%20https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/mc-exclusive-i-delhi-mumbai-express-highway-will-be-completed-by-december-nitin-gadkari-11358981.html/amp%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0ADownload%20the%20moneycontrol%20App%20for%20Free%20and%20get%20real%E2%80%93time%20stock%20quotes,%20Indian%20and%20Global%20market%20indices,%20portfolio%20tracker,%20LIVE%20TV%20and%20in-depth%20coverage%20of%20financial%20markets.%0D%0A%0D%0Ahttp://m.moneycontrol.com/mom> > > [image: Nitin Gadkari] > Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways > > The 1,386-km-long Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, being developed at an estimated > cost of over Rs 1 lakh crore, will be ready by December, reducing the time > taken to travel between the two cities to 12 hours, Union Minister for Road > Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said in an exclusive interaction > with *Moneycontrol* > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICuvX2SxLJE&ab_channel=moneycontrol>. > "We have completed the construction of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway up to > Vadodara till now and soon the Prime Minister will open another section on > this highway which goes till Ratlam," he said. > > He added that the Delhi-Mumbai expressway had been completed up to Surat > and the tendering process for construction beyond Surat had been divided > into 12 packages. > > "Six packages out of the 12 packages have been awarded till now and work > has started on the Solapur package. There were some environmental problems > from Surat to Nashik. Now that has also been dissolved," Gadkari said. > ADVERTISEMENT > READ MORE <https://www.youtube.com/@moneycontrol/featured> > > The minister also said that he was confident that around 70-80 percent of > the work to reduce the distance between Delhi and Chennai by 320 km will > also be completed by the end of the year. > > Also Read : MC Exclusive | Road ministry to seek incentives for hydrogen > filling stations: Gadkari > <https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/mc-exclusive-road-ministry-to-seek-incentives-for-hydrogen-filling-stations-gadkari-11357431.html> > You May Like > <https://health.policybazaar.com/>Health Insurance for Senior Citizen > Living in IndiaSave upto 35% on Health Insurance for NRI > <https://health.policybazaar.com/>Get Quote > <https://trc.taboola.com/network18media-moneycontrolenglish/log/3/click?pi=%2Fnews%2Fbusiness%2Fmc-exclusive-i-delhi-mumbai-express-highway-will-be-completed-by-december-nitin-gadkari-11358981.html&ri=6cd7b14aec96cc4ff7151aa5f715c9a3&sd=v2_643db6dcbcf0b4932560f401de98bf49_bb4b90aa-69b5-47a0-9f2d-0c40449f1e82-tuctbf3192f_1694594986_1694595024_CIi3jgYQq6RbGIv97-2oMSACKAMwBDiL8g1AwoUQSPDP2ANQ____________AVgAYKAfaIzanITJ9bT74AFwAQ&ui=bb4b90aa-69b5-47a0-9f2d-0c40449f1e82-tuctbf3192f&it=text&ii=~~V1~~-1660752714944028856~~6Dhm61B1zuX-0RQcDQvNQ8QgLF3HUf1TKe01JuZwFwNw6cLzOYgYTH58zK8cIqqS9jtDLmnBFQ95zUa3_DjzpK_EhMFRuQE9oKVsvJMGdz8elLLhvwmkEqQ41CORB_VruWBdRUBTTok25XFy0vs1tmeTLPpmsGtcALVOJG1hh5sAfDEOQ8Eq8LowWsfWsllG&pt=text&li=rbox-t2m&sig=f21cab9faa09ab22023201a2f8e9a98e8345712d4b0a&redir=https%3A%2F%2Fhealth.policybazaar.com%2F%3Fofferid%3D42%26utm_source%3DTaboola%26utm_medium%3Dnative%26utm_term%3Dnetwork18media-moneycontrolenglish%26utm_campaign%3DNRI_Senior_Citizen_Desktop_WL_Desktop%26tblci%3DGiBmCq59URTK9h3_GS79hU5MWaRZScLCGfYZYC1QtaSe3SD9m0sok8eUxaTUmtCZAQ%23tblciGiBmCq59URTK9h3_GS79hU5MWaRZScLCGfYZYC1QtaSe3SD9m0sok8eUxaTUmtCZAQ&vi=1694595022475&p=policybazaar-healthwl-sc&r=72&tvi2=9788&tvi48=10143&tvi50=10367<i=rbox-loaf-inp_ctrl&ppb=CNEG&cpb=EhIyMDIzMDkwNS05LVJFTEVBU0UYASCc__________8BKhloay50YWJvb2xhc3luZGljYXRpb24uY29tMgh0cmM2MDI0ODiAAkCL8g1IwoUQUPDP2ANY____________AWMI6SoQvEwYAmRjCNcWENUfGCNkYwjSAxDgBhgIZGMIqhwQi18YCWRjCKpNEI9mGApkYwj1__________8BEPX__________wEYC2RjCKQnEIo1GC9kYwiFQhCpVxgPZGMI0DcQn08YMGRjCJs9EP9QGDJkYwjt__________8BEO3__________wEYE2RjCO1GENBdGBRkYwjcChCgEBgWZGMIlhQQmxwYGGRjCOskEIQyGB1kYwj0FBCeHRgfZHIMIAEI-Bo9DAkbh_VEeAGAAQKIAfqs-_sBkAEcmAG0i_DtqDE&cta=true> > > <https://popup.taboola.com/en/?template=colorbox&utm_source=network18media-moneycontrolenglish&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=thumbnails-mid-article:Mid%20Article%20Thumbnails:> > by Taboola > <https://popup.taboola.com/en/?template=colorbox&utm_source=network18media-moneycontrolenglish&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=thumbnails-mid-article:Mid%20Article%20Thumbnails:> > Sponsored Links > <https://popup.taboola.com/en/?template=colorbox&utm_source=network18media-moneycontrolenglish&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=thumbnails-mid-article:Mid%20Article%20Thumbnails:> > RELATED STORIES > > - [image: Bengaluru-Chennai express highway to become operational by > this year-end, says Nitin Gadkari] > Bengaluru-Chennai express highway to become operational by this > year-end, says Nitin Gadkari > > > <https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/bengaluru-chennai-express-highway-to-become-operational-by-this-year-end-says-nitin-gadkari-11331181.html> > - [image: Hydrogen is futuristic fuel; MP will become leading state in > production: Nitin Gadkari] > Hydrogen is futuristic fuel; MP will become leading state in > production: Nitin Gadkari > > > <https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/assembly-elections/madhya-pradesh/hydrogen-is-futuristic-fuel-mp-will-become-leading-state-in-production-nitin-gadkari-11322911.html> > - [image: Cabinet approves additional allocation of Rs 1,164 crore for > industrial development scheme for Himachal, Uttarakhand] > Cabinet approves additional allocation of Rs 1,164 crore for > industrial development scheme for Himac... > > > <https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/cabinet-approves-additional-allocation-of-rs-1164-crore-for-industrial-development-scheme-for-himachal-uttarakhand-11322311.html> > > The Centre is planning to have the Prime Minister inaugurate a 244-km > stretch of the Delhi-Mumbai expressway, in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh soon. > > The eight-lane section of the Delhi-Vadodara-Mumbai expressway in Madhya > Pradesh starts from Neemthur village on the Rajasthan border and ends at > Timarwani village, from where it will enter Gujarat. > > Passing through Mandsaur, Ratlam and Jhabua districts in Madhya Pradesh, > the expressway will connect major cities, including Garoth, Jaora, Ratlam, > and Thandla in the state. > > Furthermore, the construction of the planned 1,270-km Surat - Chennai > Expressway, the second longest expressway in India, started in January > 2023 will be built at a cost of Rs 45,000 crore. > > Gadkari also emphasised on the need for sustainable construction models > and practices to go hand in hand with India's push for infrastructure > growth. > > "We have taken a number of decisions keeping the environment and ecology > in mind while constructing roads and highways in India, including > installing bamboo crash barriers on highways, and using waste tyre > materials to produce rubberised bitumen," the minister said. > > Also Read: MC Exclusive | G20 Biofuel Alliance will facilitate green > technology transfer across countries: Nitin Gadkari > <https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/mc-exclusive-g20-biofuel-alliance-will-facilitate-green-technology-transfer-across-countries-nitin-gadkari-11356891.html> > > MC Exclusive | G20 Biofuel Alliance will facilitate green technology tra... > > India hopes to work closely with Brazil and the US in biofuel development > and technology sharing for mutual bene... > > <https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/mc-exclusive-g20-biofuel-alliance-will-facilitate-green-technology-transfer-across-countries-nitin-gadkari-11356891.html> > > > Gadkari added that so far 703 km of National Highways have been > constructed with waste plastic in the wearing coat of flexible pavements. > > The minister also said that he is soon planning to launch a policy for > using municipal waste in road construction. > > He added that his ministry had issued guidelines for mandatory use of > waste plastic in periodic renewal with hot mixes and in the wearing coat of > service roads on national highways within a 50 km periphery of an urban > area having a population of more than 5 lakhs. > > However, the minister did say that going forward, especially for the > construction of roads in hilly areas, the government will invite foreign > companies and work with governments of other countries to make better roads > in states like Himachal Pradesh, Uttrakhand, and the North-Eastern states. > > "I admit that it is time that we reach out to consultants from around the > world and refer to international standards to maintain the safety of the > people, that is very important. Green fuel and safety is very important for > all of us, and that is our highest priority at the moment," Gadkari said. > > He added that in August he had visited various parts of Himachal Pradesh > to review the havoc and devastation caused by unprecedented rains and flash > floods in the state. > > Gadkari added that it would be foolish to blame anyone for such natural > disasters. However, he said that the authorities who allowed rampant > construction by the riverside should not allow such a thing in the future. > > "A team of experts from Switzerland has been involved and they have made a > presentation. To start with, we are working on a flood protection plan," > Gadkari said. > > The minister also said that both a short-term and long-term strategy is > being discussed at the moment to address the issues in Himachal Pradesh. > > > N Sekar > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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