In order to improve the country’s road infrastructure, the government will be constructing 26 green expressways in the next three years, Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari told the Parliament on Wednesday. He also stated that India’s road network will be as good as that of the US by 2024. During his response to the supplementary, the minister said that the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has an AAA rating and no shortage of funds.
He also stated that the government would be constructing 26 green expressways in the next three years. These will help people travel from Delhi to various places in the country in just two hours. NHAI can build five lakh km of roads in a year.