Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said that road projects of Rs 50,000 crore would be completed by 2023 in Madhya Pradesh and assured that in two years the state would have a world-class highways network.
The Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs Minister inaugurated and laid foundation stone of 45 highway projects worth Rs 11,427 crore in the state through video conference. Gadkari said the aim was to complete projects worth Rs 50,000 crore out of Rs 1.25 lakh crore by 2023.
“The face of Madhya Pradesh will change in two years from now as far as world-class highways network is concerned. Highway projects entailing an investment of Rs 1.25 lakh crore are underway in the state at present. About 70 per cent work of projects worth Rs 30,000 crore have been completed. Our target is to complete projects worth Rs 50,000 crore by 2023,” Gadkari said.
