India’s road network grew 59 per cent to become the second largest in the world as part of the development work carried out by the government in the last nine years, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday.
India’s road network stood at 1,45,240 km today compared to 91,287 km in 2013-14, the Road, Transport and Highways Minister said.
He was addressing a conference on ‘9 years achievements of government’ in the national capital.
In the last nine years, India made seven world records in the sector. India’s road network is the second largest in the world after the US, he said.
