Nitin Gadkari urges industry to cash in on upcoming 22 expressway projects

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday urged industry players to cash in on the huge potential that 22 upcoming express highways hold in the areas of alternative fuel, electric highway and charging stations.

The Road Transport, Highways and MSME Minister said that projects specially about Rs 1 trillion Delhi-Mumbai express highway can offer instant right of way to players interested in setting up LNG stations, electric charging stations or petrol pumps.

Addressing a conference on ‘Future Fuels for Transportation’ by FICCI, the minister said plans were afoot to set up 2,000 petrol pumps, including LNG.

We are building 22 new express highways including Delhi-Mumbai Express Highway.