Delhi-NCR to get highway projects worth Rs 34,000 cr: Gadkari

New Delhi: Road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari Tuesday said over ₹34,000 crore of highway projects are in pipeline for Delhi-NCR, including expressways, ring roads, tunnels and elevated corridors as the government aims to make Delhi's transport network modern and future-ready.

This will help improve connectivity, cut fuel consumption, reduce pollution and increase economic growth in the region, Gadkari said, after inspecting the six-lane access controlled highway from DND Maharani Bagh to Junction with Jaitpur Pusta Road Section of NH-148 NA in NCT of Delhi.