Next year, road sector will see a massive boost as there will more stretches of national highways, awarding and completion of multiple projects and fund raises in 2022, making it a better year than the passing one. The 2022 radar will also see connectivity with remote and tough terrains, an integrated multi-modal national network of transportation and logistics, decongestion of major points in the road network as well as steering ahead with the voluntary vehicle scrappage policy, Union Road Transport Secretary Giridhar Aramane was quoted saying in a PTI report. In the current fiscal, the Road Transport and Highways Ministry aims to construct 40 Kms of national highway every day. The target aimed by the ministry is higher than the record construction of 37 Kms daily during 2019-20 period.
According to Aramane, the achievement by the ministry can be much more than the current financial year. The ministry also has a pipeline for awards next year under the Bharatmala Pariyojna and the National Highway general programme, he said. Projects have been identified by the ministry which need to be offered next year under the Bharatmala Pariyojna.
