Road Transport and Highways minister Nitin Gadkari said that 4-6-8-laning of highways were “economically viable” even after factoring in the huge land acquisition costs, hitting out at critics including from within the government who have questioned the highway development program.
He also said that “strict action” would be taken against the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) official who had leaked a letter written by Prime Minister’s principal secretary Nripendra Misra on the issue.
“We have already got a problem because of media and because of the mindset of some government officials. Sometimes because of their attitude, because they don’t seem to understand business…where is the money, so this type of feeling creates problems,” Gadkari told investors at a road show in Mumbai on Monday.
