On Sunday, Union Road Transport and Highways Secretary Giridhar Aramane said the road construction’s pace will be further increased to achieve the national highways’ expansion target in the next financial year. In the ongoing fiscal, the NHAI and the NHIDCL, so far, have constructed 7,500 kilometres of national highways, and at least 2,500 kilometres of highway construction is expected in the remaining two months. Aramane was quoted saying in the PTI report that the Budget for 2022-23 is development-oriented. According to him, the large focus on infrastructure development in the Budget is going to help India reap the dividends in the coming decades.
