Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has a simple mantra at hand, build more, build faster while maintaining all precautions to beat the Covid-19 induced economic slowdown.
Gadkari, the Union Minister for Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, in an exclusive interview with IANS, talked about a massive push to infrastructure creation as a means to mitigate the economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic and to accelerate growth.
In essence, the minister aims to attain a faster pace of highway construction, boost the Bharatmala Pariyojana programme, and aid the MSME and the auto sectors, among others.
Lately, Gadkari has been in touch with various stakeholders spanning multiple sectors via video conferencing to devise the strategies to re-start the clogged road networks, rescue the stranded truck drivers and allow limited construction activity.
