Target to award Rs 50,000-cr highway projects in next 3 months: Gadkari
The government has set a target to award highway projects worth Rs 50,000 crore in the next three months, Parliament was informed on Thursday.
The projects will cover a length of 4,471 km of highways.
“Award of road projects covering a length of 4,471 km with an approximate cost of Rs 50,000 crore has been targeted during next three months,” Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari told Lok Sabha in a written reply.
He said 168 road projects covering length of 3,215 km have been awarded since April 2019 till date.
In reply to another query, Gadkari said currently the National Highways Authority of India is executing more than 400 road projects with cost exceeding Rs 50 crore.
