Delhi-Mumbai Expressway: Modi government plans to construct e-highway on 1,300 km long road project
Delhi-Mumbai Expressway Project: On Thursday, Road Transport and Highway Minister Nitin Gadkari announced that the Modi government is trying to build a separate ‘e-highway’ on the 1,300 km long Delhi-Mumbai Expressway where vehicles like buses and trucks can ply at 120 kmph speed. While replying to a query in the Parliament during Question Hour, the Union Minister said the move is expected to bring cost of logistics down by 70%. Gadkari was quoted in a PTI report saying that on the 1,300 km highway between Delhi and Mumbai, his ministry is trying to build ‘e-highway’ adding that, however, no final decision has been taken on this.
