Road minister Nitin Gadkari to review 500 highway projects

Road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari will review 500 road projects worth ₹3 lakh crore to iron out issues and explore ways to fast track pending projects.

Towards this, Gadkari will chair a meeting during January 23-24 in Manesar. The minister will meet the concerned stakeholders, which would include concessionaries, contractors, bankers and officials state, road ministry and national highways authority of India (NHAI), among others.

“The progress of about 500 projects especially struck/delay projects will be taken up during the meeting. These projects involve a cost of about ₹3 lakh crore,” the ministry said, adding that the review will help expediting the implementation of such projects.