The Government is looking into the possibility of building smart cities along the Delhi-Mumbai Express Highway that is being built on a new alignment, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday.
However, a final decision on this will be taken by the Finance Ministry and the Prime Minister’s Office, he said. “The Government is looking if NHAI can plan a township along the highway (Delhi-Mumbai Expressway) … A Cabinet note has been floated for this,” Road Transport, Highways and MSME Minister Gadkari said during an interaction with real estate body NAREDCO via a video conference.
The Rs 1 lakh crore flagship Delhi-Mumbai Expressway project is scheduled to be completed within three years and and expected to cut down the travel time between Delhi and Mumbai to just 12 hours.
