New road near Atal Setu will bring down Mumbai-Pune Expressway traffic by 50 pc: GadkariA proposed 14-lane road near the Atal Setu sea bridge will connect to Pune via a ring road, reducing traffic on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway ...
15 Sep, 2024, 07.21 PM IST
Nitin Gadkari proposes turning waste to crude petrol, says it can reduce the price to Rs 50 per literUnion minister Nitin Gadkari emphasized the importance of making garbage valuable by monetizing waste. Speaking at an event, he highlighted...
02 Sep, 2024, 12.22 PM IST
India's roads network grew 59 per cent to 1.45 lakh km in last nine years: Minister Nitin GadkariIndia's road network has reached 1,45,240 km at present from 91,287 km in 2013-14, the minister said while addressing a conference on '9 ye...
28 Jun, 2023, 10.33 AM IST
Policy soon to push green infra gear: Nitin GadkariThe Centre is considering a policy to support transition away from fossil fuel-powered construction equipment by offering soft loans for pu...
02 Jun, 2023, 12.19 AM IST
Urban Extension Road Project to be completed by Sep this year: Nitin GadkariGadkari inspected the progress of the Urban Extension Road Project (UER-II) with Lt Governor of Delhi Vinai Kumar Saxena, Member of Parliam...
16 Mar, 2023, 08.38 PM IST
PM will inaugurate several highways in next 6 months: Nitin GadkariThe expansion of NH-24 heading towards Meerut with an expenditure of Rs 6,000 crore will use the waste dumped at Ghazipur landfill site pro...
14 Sep, 2017, 11.28 PM IST
Landfill sites filling up fast, Delhi LG suggests using waste for making highwaysIn Delhi, there are three landfill sites - Bhalaswa (North Delhi), Ghazipur (East Delhi) and Okhla (South Delhi), which are on the brink of...
01 Mar, 2017, 09.11 PM IST
Eastern, Western peripheral expressways likely by August: Nitin GadkariGadkari also suggested Amul, which exports soyabean cake rich in protein, to be converted into a value added, cheap food to solve the probl...
15 Dec, 2016, 05.32 PM IST
Water transport services on Yamuna will begin in 3 months: Nitin GadkariAt the event in Vrindavan, the Petroleum Ministry signed an MoU with the Water Resources Ministry for purchasing treated water for Indian O...
17 Aug, 2016, 08.42 PM IST
Mandi waste to be used for highways construction: Nitin GadkariThe Eastern Peripheral Expressway will be 135 km long and cost Rs 5,763 crore while the 136 km Western Peripheral Expressway will cost Rs 2...
01 Jul, 2016, 06.51 PM IST
Government may exempt import duty on used cooking oil: Nitin GadkariMoreover, the bio-diesel obtained from such oil would also be cheaper by Rs 7 (per litre) than the petroleum diesel, the minister said.
10 Feb, 2016, 04.28 PM IST
Permanent solution for Delhi’s pollution woes soon: Nitin Gadkari, Road Transport & Highways Minister"The Eastern Expressway on the outer periphery of Delhi will be constructed in 400 days. PM has given us this instruction and we are trying...
18 Dec, 2015, 04.25 PM IST
Goa gets in-principle nod from PM Modi for enacting land law: Laxmikant ParsekarThe CM said that his government is "super-sensitive" towards land issues as Goa is a small state and has limited land resources.
04 Sep, 2015, 09.37 PM IST
Electronic toll system can help save Rs 86,000 crore annually: Nitin Gadkari"ETC systems have already been installed at 123 plazas while by December-end it would be functional across 350 toll plazas," Gadkari said.
25 Nov, 2014, 04.17 PM IST
Gadkari promises hundreds more ethanol buses for NagpurLaunching the nation's first ethanol-run bus on a pilot basis, union minister of public transport and highways Nitin Gadkari said the centr...
25 Aug, 2014, 09.33 AM IST
BJP promises to make Delhi first 'Green Capital of the World'BJP today said if voted to power it will make Delhi the first pollution free "Green capital of the world" by 2020.
21 Nov, 2013, 09.35 PM IST
- Congress pledges to develop Nagpur as Singapore; BJP ridicules idea
Congress-NCP led alliance is in a tough battle in the Nagpur Municipal Corporation with the ruling BJP-Shiv Sena combine which is facing an...
14 Feb, 2012, 11.21 AM IST