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  • Nitin Gadkari’s Highway Plans May Spell Trouble For Airlines On These Routes

    Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, often referred to as the ‘Highway Man’ of India for his relentless efforts to improve Indian roads and connect cities, shared his plans and ongoing projects during the Zee News Conclave, which will significantly enhance the travel experience for Indians. During the conclave, Gadkari made a statement that could pose a challenge to domestic airlines, but he also provided a solution for this potential issue.

    Speaking about the new roads between key cities, Gadkari said, “We are constructing a new road from Dehradun to Delhi, which will be completed by December 2024. People approach me to inquire about the tunnel route that will connect Dehradun to Mussoorie so they can buy homes there and settle down. They are willing to commute daily between Delhi and Mussoorie, as the travel time between Delhi and Dehradun will be reduced to around two hours. Discontinued. After January 2025, flights from Delhi to Dehradun, Jaipur, and Chandigarh will likely be grounded due to better road connectivity.”

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    Why did Union Minister Nitin Gadkari say on the ZEE News platform that ‘Delhi to Dehradun, Delhi to Jaipur, Delhi to Chandigarh flights will be stopped?’ #NitinGadkariOnZee #ZeeNewsConclave #Exclusive #NitinGadkari @nitin_gadkari @Anant_Tyagii pic.twitter.com/mFmZpULE7o — Zee News (@ZeeNews) August 27, 2024

    Gadkari explained that currently, flying to these three cities from Delhi takes around four hours, including the travel time from people’s homes and waiting time at the airport. He noted that once these roads are operational, the same distance can be covered in just two hours by road, making it a more convenient option for travelers.

    When asked whether this would spell trouble for airlines due to potential flight cancellations, Gadkari reassured that the government is constructing 100 new airports, which will provide additional business opportunities for airlines, ensuring they do not suffer.

    When asked about Delhi to Mumbai expressway, Gadkari said that the work on the expressway is going at a full pace and the road is likely to become operational by January. “We are also making a connection to Jaipur from Delhi which will take around two hours,” said Gadkari.

  • Nitin Gadkari on Union Interim Budget, says ‘It aims to strengthen India’s economic sector’

    Praising Union Interim Budget 2024, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on February 01 said that this budget aimed to strengthen India’s economic sector and to speed up the country’s development and increase employment. “Finance Minister’s Budget is aimed to strengthen India’s economic sector, in line with PM Modi’s resolve to make India the third largest economy of the world…This is a budget to speed up country’s development and increase employment…,” said Nitin. Gadkari.

  • Power hall: Jairam Ramesh might stop as chairman of key standing committee

    By Express News Service

    Jairam ramesh might stop as chairman of key standing committee
    Congress common secretary Jairam Ramesh hinted at quitting the chairmanship of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change, accusing the Modi authorities of steamrolling three essential Bills. He tweeted that the Bills that radically amend the Biological Diversity Act 2002 and the Forest Conservation Act 1980, and the Bill to arrange Anusandhan National Research Foundation weren’t referred to the important thing panel.

    ‘Early wedlocks, teen pregnancies, anaemia killing young tribal moms’
    Around half of maternal deaths within the tribal inhabitants are brought on by early marriages, teen pregnancies and anaemia, mentioned a parliamentary panel headed by BJP Lok Sabha MP Heena Vijaykumar Gavit. Around 30 per cent of tribal ladies marry earlier than turning 18, it mentioned, including, “Early marriages and the resultant pregnancy, combined with anaemia, are causing 46 per cent of maternal deaths among tribals.” Rajasthan, MP and Jharkhand had run profitable programmes to cease early marriages, she mentioned.

    11,095 non-public autos scrapped underneath coverage, says authorities
    Since the introduction of the car scrapping coverage, about 11,095 non-public autos have been scrapped within the nation, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari knowledgeable Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. According to the ministry, a most of 78 per cent of the autos scrapped until July have been from Uttar Pradesh. In Gujarat, 1,730 have been scrapped; In Madhya Pradesh, 340 non-public autos have been condemned. In Haryana 177 autos have been, in Assam 70 and in Chandigarh 60 autos have been scrapped.

    The coastal aquaculture authority invoice amended
    Rajya Sabha on Wednesday handed the contentious Coastal Aquaculture Authority (Amendment ) Bill, 2023, allowing coastal aquaculture actions inside the coastal regulation zones. The coastal aquaculture actions is usually confined to brackish water shrimp tradition. With this, the registration granted underneath Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act shall prevail.

    ‘150 cases of workplace sexual abuse this year’
    The National Commission for Women (NCW) has obtained 150 circumstances of sexual harassment of ladies at workplaces until Aug 9 this 12 months, Union Women and Child Development minister Smriti Irani knowledgeable Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. In 2022, the determine was 287, whereas in 2021, it stood at 250. In 2020, NCW obtained 201 complaints of office harassment of ladies.

    730-day baby care depart for govt workers: Minister
    Female and single male authorities workers are eligible for 730 days of childcare depart, Union Minister Jitendra Singh instructed Lok Sabha on Wednesday. “Female and single male government servants appointed to the civil services and posts in connection with affairs of the Union, are eligible for child care leaves under Rule 43-C of the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972 for a maximum period of 730 days during the entire service for taking care of two eldest surviving children up to the age of 18 years and no age limit in case of a differently-abled child,” he mentioned. 

    Jairam ramesh might stop as chairman of key standing committee
    Congress common secretary Jairam Ramesh hinted at quitting the chairmanship of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change, accusing the Modi authorities of steamrolling three essential Bills. He tweeted that the Bills that radically amend the Biological Diversity Act 2002 and the Forest Conservation Act 1980, and the Bill to arrange Anusandhan National Research Foundation weren’t referred to the important thing panel.

    ‘Early wedlocks, teen pregnancies, anaemia killing young tribal moms’
    Around half of maternal deaths within the tribal inhabitants are brought on by early marriages, teen pregnancies and anaemia, mentioned a parliamentary panel headed by BJP Lok Sabha MP Heena Vijaykumar Gavit. Around 30 per cent of tribal ladies marry earlier than turning 18, it mentioned, including, “Early marriages and the resultant pregnancy, combined with anaemia, are causing 46 per cent of maternal deaths among tribals.” Rajasthan, MP and Jharkhand had run profitable programmes to cease early marriages, she mentioned.

    11,095 non-public autos scrapped underneath coverage, says authorities
    Since the introduction of the car scrapping coverage, about 11,095 non-public autos have been scrapped within the nation, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari knowledgeable Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. According to the ministry, a most of 78 per cent of the autos scrapped until July have been from Uttar Pradesh. In Gujarat, 1,730 have been scrapped; In Madhya Pradesh, 340 non-public autos have been condemned. In Haryana 177 autos have been, in Assam 70 and in Chandigarh 60 autos have been scrapped.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    The coastal aquaculture authority invoice amended
    Rajya Sabha on Wednesday handed the contentious Coastal Aquaculture Authority (Amendment ) Bill, 2023, allowing coastal aquaculture actions inside the coastal regulation zones. The coastal aquaculture actions is usually confined to brackish water shrimp tradition. With this, the registration granted underneath Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act shall prevail.

    ‘150 cases of workplace sexual abuse this year’
    The National Commission for Women (NCW) has obtained 150 circumstances of sexual harassment of ladies at workplaces until Aug 9 this 12 months, Union Women and Child Development minister Smriti Irani knowledgeable Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. In 2022, the determine was 287, whereas in 2021, it stood at 250. In 2020, NCW obtained 201 complaints of office harassment of ladies.

    730-day baby care depart for govt workers: Minister
    Female and single male authorities workers are eligible for 730 days of childcare depart, Union Minister Jitendra Singh instructed Lok Sabha on Wednesday. “Female and single male government servants appointed to the civil services and posts in connection with affairs of the Union, are eligible for child care leaves under Rule 43-C of the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972 for a maximum period of 730 days during the entire service for taking care of two eldest surviving children up to the age of 18 years and no age limit in case of a differently-abled child,” he mentioned. 

  • The authorities earlier than 2014 was a sufferer of indecision… CM Yogi stated focusing on the Congress – India grew to become self-sufficient within the subject of safety

    Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stated that the central authorities earlier than 2014 was a sufferer of indecision. The nation’s infrastructure was weak. Only the schemes began by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had been progressing. There was no new mission. Corruption was at its peak. Due to this, there was distrust within the thoughts of the widespread man concerning the authorities. But within the final 9 years, new schemes got here out and India grew to become self-sufficient within the subject of safety. Today the enemy can not take a look at India with crooked eyes. CM Yogi on Monday addressed the inauguration and basis stone laying program of two nationwide freeway initiatives with an funding of greater than Rs 3,300 crore organized at Maharishi University of Information Technology, IIM Road. During this, he stated that 9 years again growth couldn’t happen as a result of weak infrastructure. Due to this, new employment alternatives additionally couldn’t be developed. Today India is turning into self-sufficient in each subject. Now Bramhos missile goes to be made within the protection hall of the state capital.

    CM Yogi stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi says that there is no such thing as a different to growth. Only growth can provide a brand new path to the youth of the nation and Uttar Pradesh. He stated that earlier than 2014, farmers within the nation had been victims of exploitation. They couldn’t get the worth of their produce. Today, because of the clear system, there was a change within the lives of the farmers. There has been a radical change within the system of the market. Due to this the revenue of the farmers has elevated manifold. Farmers are getting their compensation on time. With the development of Kisan Path, the motion of the folks of Lucknow will likely be simple.

    Inauguration and basis stone of those initiatives
    In the programme, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Road, Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated 04-lane elevated hall at Madian and IIM crossing of Lucknow-Sitapur National Highway part and 04-lane from Naviganj to Mitrasenpur of Aligarh-Kanpur part. Did. Along with this, inaugurated and laid the muse stone of 164 growth initiatives value Rs 475 crore for Lucknow.

    In this system, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Minister for Road, Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishore, Union Minister of State for Road, Transport and Highways VK Singh, Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, Public Works Department Minister Jitin Prasad, Social Welfare Department Minister Aseem Arun and different leaders had been current.

  • Expressways and highways made within the nation are the image of India, Yogi laid the inspiration stone of initiatives with Nitin Gadkari in Pratapgarh

    Pratapgarh: CM Yogi Adityanath stated that the work executed on expressways, highways and waterways throughout the nation in 9 years is an image of latest India. The work proven by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari within the subject of infrastructure beneath the management of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, couldn’t be executed in 70 years of independence. He stated that at present the legislation and order scenario of Uttar Pradesh has develop into an instance within the nation. Only the particular person whose private pursuits are being affected can elevate questions on the higher legislation and order right here. On Monday, Yogi together with Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari laid the inspiration stone of 5 nationwide freeway initiatives with an funding of greater than 2,200 crores in Pratapgarh. Did. During this, he stated that at present the nation and the world are feeling the work executed for infrastructure, poor welfare, safety of the nation and to convey status to India on the worldwide stage. The authorities of double engine is taking ahead its packages with double velocity.

    CM stated that at the start of subsequent yr itself, Ramlala will sit in his grand temple and on this manner the wait of a whole bunch of years will finish. In view of this, the initiatives to be laid right here develop into crucial. Very quickly Pratapgarh might be linked to Ayodhya, the town of Prabhu Shri Ram, with the connectivity of 4 lanes. Next yr in 2025, a grand and divine Kumbh might be organized in Prayagraj. Keeping this in thoughts, the inspiration stone of the four-lane highway challenge is being laid right here, which can join Pratapgarh to Prayagraj.

    Yogi stated that Pratapgarh appears to be touching new heights of growth. No one might have thought that there could possibly be a medical faculty in Pratapgarh, however at present Pratapgarh has all of the amenities {that a} district ought to have. Our authorities has given one home every to 54 lakh poor individuals within the state. He stated that the overseas company who got here to the G-20 convention being held in Varanasi are overwhelmed to see the event of Kashi and the pure and uninterrupted stream of Ganga. New India is shifting quick beneath the management of Prime Minister Modi and the world is attracted in the direction of India.

    Uttar Pradesh’s highway infrastructure might be at par with America: Nitin GadkariUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari stated that Uttar Pradesh will develop into the primary state within the nation within the occasions to come back beneath the management of Chief Minister Yogi. Farmers will progress, they are going to get employment and Uttar Pradesh’s highway infrastructure might be at par with America. He stated that at present the legislation and order scenario of Uttar Pradesh is being mentioned throughout the nation. Industry is essential for the event of any state. If trade doesn’t come, there might be no employment and if there is no such thing as a employment, poverty won’t go away. Uttar Pradesh is progressing very quick within the progress of farmers, growth of infrastructure and industrial growth. Under the management of Prime Minister Modi and CM Yogi, we’re making eight inexperienced subject corridors in Uttar Pradesh, which might be very useful within the growth of Uttar Pradesh. Announcing this, the Union Minister stated that 40 bypasses are going to be in-built Uttar Pradesh at a value of Rs. 41 thousand crores. The basis stone of those initiatives was laid at a value of Rs. Construction of lengthy Pratapgarh-Sultanpur 4 lane highway. 21 km at a value of Rs.333 crore. Construction of lengthy Chilbila-Lohia Nagar 2 lane paved shoulder highway. 11 km at a value of Rs.325 crore. Construction of Bhupiyamau-Gode part 4 lane CC highway in Pratapgarh metropolis. Construction of two lane paved shoulder bypass from NH-31 to NH-330 of Pratapgarh at a value of Rs.225 crore. Street lights in Pratapgarh district at a value of Rs.27 crore. High mast gentle and shelter might be constructed.

  • INTERVIEW | We are connecting Kashmir to Kanniyakumari: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

    Express News Service

    Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, the highwayman who’s zipping India into an web of roads & highways, takes questions on quite a lot of factors, from freeway connectivity to environment friendly waste administration, in any case, a bit of little bit of politics. Excerpts from the fifth model of Delhi Dialogue, from The New Indian Express.

    Nitin Gadkari: Namaskar. I’m from Nagpur. I’ve, before now, study that politics is the instrument of social and monetary reform. So I on a regular basis inform those that politics consists 80% of social work and 20% of politics. I’m doing loads of social work, notably in agriculture, water conservation and biofuel. I’m not so intelligent (however) and have six ranges, the present one conferred by Galgotia University. Then there are ranges from Chennai University, SRM and 4 from Maharashtra.

    We are doing many duties in ecology and the setting. I’ve two philosophies — one is science/tech and one different innovation/entrepreneurship. This helps us convert waste to wealth.
    No explicit particular person is a waste; no supplies is a waste, each. It relies upon upon the present ecology and imaginative and prescient of a administration. I’ll give the occasion of ‘waste to wealth’: We have three municipal waste mountains in Delhi. One is in Ghazipur, and now we’re using 20 lakh tonnes of municipal garbage for the ring freeway, which is a lifeline for Delhi. We have moreover used the garbage inside the Ahmedabad freeway constructing.
    We are together with 15% ethanol. We are moreover making bio-bitumen from rice stock Parli, and now we’re formulating a scheme for Rs 20 lakh. Instead of burning Parli and considering the Delhi air air pollution, we’re altering it to bitumen. That’s why it is a waste to wealth.

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    In Mathura, we floated a younger for the proposal of a hybrid annuity – 40% from the federal authorities and 60percentfrom merchants. The Triveni Engineering Company obtained a 40% grant from the federal authorities.
    The clear water from this enterprise is given to Mathura Indian Oil, giving Rs 20 crore per yr as royalty. It’s a worthwhile enterprise of public-private funding in liquid waste administration.

    In Nagpur, we promote sewage water to the Maharashtra State Electricity Board and get a royalty. Regarding infrastructure in South India, we’re making a double-decker flyover in Chennai starting from Chennai port, which costs spherical Rs 10,000 crore. We have already started the expressway from Chennai to Bengaluru. In three hours, you could journey from Chennai to Bengaluru. We have completed the Mysore-to-Bengaluru half.

    Also, take many examples from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. The Atal tunnel at Rohtang passes from Manali to Rohtang. After that, we come to Ladakh and Leh, and we now have now an unlimited tunnel often called Zojila in Kargil, estimated to worth Rs 12,000 crore. Then we come to the Jhumur tunnel, after which there could also be Sonmarg and Gulmarg.

    At Srinagar, we’re making 9 to 11 tunnels from Srinagar to Jammu. Then at Katra, we’re inside the course of of making an unlimited multi-model hub. Before Katra, the freeway will in all probability be linked to the Katra-Delhi expressway.

    Now you could journey from Delhi to Amritsar in 4 hours, Delhi to Katra in six hours and Delhi to Srinagar in eight hours. Coming once more to Delhi, there stands out as the Delhi-Mumbai freeway that ends in Surat, then to Nasik, to Ahmednagar, to Solapur onwards to Karur.

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    From Karur, we’ll go to Chennai, Bengaluru, Kochi and Hyderabad. Therefore, we now have now connectivity from North to South India and Mumbai to Kolhapur and Solapur. This reduces the house from Delhi to Chennai by 312 km. In fast, that’s the connectivity between Kashmir to Kanniyakumari.

    Santwana Bhattacharya: It is fascinating, your political group and freeway group every seem like exemplary. You’re thought-about to be one of many important performing ministers. However, the each day functioning of Parliament is hindered. Can a workable decision be found?
    Nitin Gadkari: The basic operate of Parliament is dialogue. The three pillars of democracy are the legislature, authorities, and the judiciary. In the legislature, Parliament is important, the place people depend on us to debate factors. Unfortunately, we’re not succeeding. Being the ruling social gathering, we try and concentrate on all factors. However, opposition occasions have their agenda. The selection taken by the judiciary has nothing to do with the federal authorities (Rahul Gandhi bail concern).

    Deepak Mondal: Coming to freeway transport, many degree out that this has been achieved as a consequence of a change inside the technique for calculating freeway constructing. The authorities now makes use of the lane-km approach as an alternative of the linear dimension approach.
    Nitin Gadkari: There is not any change inside the technique; it is the same as a result of it was in the midst of the UPA authorities. The technique is an identical from Manmohan Singh ji to Narendra Modi ji.

    Parvez Sultan: Since 2014, the NHAI debt has elevated by 14 cases. What are the reasons for this foremost concern?
    Nitin Gadkari: Not the least bit. We have such recognition that we observed over-subscription of (our) bonds by seven cases in seven hours on the first day of its itemizing on the Bombay stock change. There is not any fund catastrophe. We are getting money from tolls and money by monetising the roads. We have freeway property.

    Shahid Faridi: The authorities has set a objective of elevating Rs 2 lakh crore by 2024 from the asset monetization programme. An change on the asset monetisation of National Highways?
    Nitin Gadkari: We have many duties which we now have now monetised, nevertheless we monetise the enterprise as soon as we would like money. Otherwise, we should always deposit money.

    Deepak Mondal: People aren’t happy with a steep rise in toll bills. There are tales of protests as properly. What do it is necessary to say?
    Nitin Gadkari: If you need service, then you definately definately’ll ought to pay for it. This is a worldwide comply with. Our enterprise has diminished the journey distance from Chennai to Delhi by 312 km. With Delhi Mumbai Expressway, the journey time has been slashed to 12 hours as an alternative of 48 hours. You can now attain Amritsar in 4 hours. Look at what variety of litres of diesel and hours are saved on account of expressways and highways. If people want facilities, then they need to pay toll tax.

    Rajesh Thakur: Despite freeway infrastructure, accident fees are nonetheless extreme in India. Any approach?
    Nitin Gadkari: Akshay Kumar works for us free of value, and he is taking seminars (for freeway safety). But on this nation, 5 lakh accidents occur along with 1.5 lakh deaths, 3 lakh people get their legs and arms broken, and 60% of them belong to the age group of 18-24. We are good at each little factor, nevertheless we’re unable to control this. We accept that we’re not able to reduce the number of accidents.

    Kavita Bajeli-Datt: What is the standing of the nationwide safety board?
    Nitin Gadkari: It has been accepted. I’ve merely signed (the file). UP Singh, retired secretary of Water Resources, is the chairman.

    Parvez Sultan: You on a regular basis say that Indian roads will grow to be like in America. What can we depend on inside the coming days regarding Indian roads?
    Nitin Gadkari: Many Delhi journalists who dwell all through the Yamuna thank me individually on account of it has grow to be easier for them to enter Delhi. Many points will progressively change. Come December 10, flights on the Delhi Dehradun route will in all probability be shut down; Delhi-Jaipur flights will shut down along with it might take two hours to attain Jaipur. Similarly, two hours from Delhi to Haridwar, 4 hours for Dehradun and two-and-a-half hours for Chandigarh.The Chandigarh-Manali stretch took 9 hours.It will now take two hours and quarter-hour on account of we now have now made a tunnel — a direct freeway from Chandigarh to Manali is ready. Our freeway infrastructure will shortly be like that of America.

    Mayank Singh: What is the standing of emergency landing strips inside the border states and what variety of will in all probability be sensible by this year-end?
    Nitin Gadkari: In all, there are 89 emergency airstrip proposals. We completed 13. In some places, the Air Force did not enable us, nevertheless we’ll shortly full the remaining emergency airstrips enterprise.

    Rakesh Kumar: Are we seeing the an identical progress in ports as inside the case of the nationwide highways?
    Nitin Gadkari: We spend Rs 60,000 crore on connectivity between the port and highways. You inform me, which port is left inside the nation which is not linked to the freeway? You go to any port, whether or not or not Chennai or Mumbai and each of them is linked to the freeway now.
    The port and freeway connectivity reduces the worth of logistics. Our logistics worth is 16%. The related worth in China is 8-10 %, whereas it is 12% inside the USA and European nations.
    We have taken only a few important picks. One is sweet roads. Secondly, we’re altering the type of gasoline. Now we’re using ANG, CNG, Biodiesel, Ethanol, and Methanol in vehicles. Then we even have electrical mobility. There are cheaper choices to diesel. The thought is to chop again the worth of transport by altering the gasoline. Our objective is to limit the worth of logistics to a single digit by 2024.

    Amit Mukherjee: The authorities is incentivizing/ subsiding electrical vehicles. But charging infrastructure for intercity journey seems inadequate.
    Nitin Gadkari: Many car corporations current charging retailers to their prospects. Around 400 EV startups moving into the market with their merchandise are moreover doing their enterprise on the an identical line.
    Today, people solely value their automobiles, two-wheelers, and electrical scooters at their properties. The draw back is with buses. There are 1.5 lakh buses with transport authorities of states. All of them are at loss and may’t procure their electrical choices. However, there could also be not rather a lot concern with the charging infrastructure. We have acknowledged 670 roads the place electrical charging stations will in all probability be accessible. The work will in all probability be completed in 6-8 months. So, I hope there acquired’t be an issue with taking an prolonged journey.

    Arshad Khan: EV vehicles are costly… What is the objective for our EV?
    Nitin Gadkari: Lithium prices have pushed up EV costs, and prices are on the rise. As manufacturing will enhance, the worth will correspondingly go down.
    How plenty of you could have petrol automobiles? More than 50% of you may have {an electrical} automotive as soon as we meet subsequent.

    Prabhu Chawla: Will there be the an identical scrapping protection of 15 years for EVs as inside the case for various vehicles?
    Nitin Gadkari: Nobody has requested me this intelligent question. To be reliable, I don’t have the reply to this question.

    Prabhu Chawla: Which totally different worldwide places have utilized this regulation?
    Nitin Gadkari: Many worldwide places; inside the US and Europe. There is air air air pollution consciousness in Western worldwide places, and it’s moreover percolating in India.

    Prabhu Chawla: You are promoting EV. Electricity fees are extreme and extra more likely to go up extra.
    Nitin Gadkari: You know the first picture voltaic enterprise was launched when Modiji was the Gujarat CM. The first tariff was Rs 16.5 per unit. Now it is 2.40 per unit. We have 30% picture voltaic inside the power basket. Is it expensive power? When it entails power fees, there could also be additional period, additional losses, no period, no losses.
    Our power discoms incur losses between 16-18 lakhs. There are three processes…period, transmission and distribution. Thirty-six per cent of thefts have been inside the distribution half. Things have modified, though. There is not any selection nevertheless to utilize thermal power. People have reservations about nuclear power. There is a restricted selection for geothermal power. Wind power faces restrictions from environmentalists and forest personnel.

    Arshad Khan: Last summer season, many EVs caught fireside. Have you issued new ideas?
    Nitin Gadkari: Guidelines have been issued; we now have now issued a notification based mostly totally on worldwide necessities. During that time(when the EV caught fireside), vehicles have been manufactured with some imported elements which have been of low prime quality.

    Arshad Khan: When are we getting Tesla?
    Nitin Gadkari: No Idea. Those who want to manufacture listed under are welcome. But, if any individual wishes to manufacture in China and market it in India, I’m afraid they will not get any concessions.

    Santwana Bhattacharya: So that was my question. When are all of us going to drive the hydrogen automotive?
    Nitin Gadkari: You are welcome for a drive in (my) Hydrogen automotive. It is additional cosy than a Mercedes automotive.

    Shahid Faridi: There are tales that you would be cease politics. Will you be combating the next elections?
    Nitin Gadkari: Some journalists run some rubbish on the net after which delete it after 4 hours. In these 4 hours huge media properties start working the story. I’m not talking about you. You have credibility. Then 4 specialists sit collectively and star discussing the problem saying Nitin Gadkari is saying this and that and by evening, there are tales. This is inaccurate. You must take heed to my full speech. I’m proper right here. I’m pretty match now. I do pranayam for 1.5 hours. I’ve good positivity now.

    Santwana Bhattacharya: I was in Nagpur as quickly as, and likewise you spoke totally about Nagpur santara and the way in which you intend to advertise them abroad. I see the transformation in protection technique change as you talk about waste administration and waste to wealth. So I can see an evolution in your insurance coverage insurance policies and your complete technique.
    Nitin Gadkari: Thanks to Kisan Rail, we now have now exported 13 trains stuffed with oranges to Delhi, Chennai and Bangladesh.
    Now that you’ve talked about Ethanol, I raised this concern strategy once more in 2004. I’ve been requesting that or not it is time to maneuver to biofuel and totally different gasoline areas. People questioned me on my repeated assertions about biofuel. Look on the state of affairs now: petrol costs Rs 120 and Ethanol Rs 60 per litre.

    Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, the highwayman who’s zipping India into an web of roads & highways, takes questions on quite a lot of factors, from freeway connectivity to environment friendly waste administration, in any case, a bit of little bit of politics. Excerpts from the fifth model of Delhi Dialogue, from The New Indian Express.

    Nitin Gadkari: Namaskar. I’m from Nagpur. I’ve, before now, study that politics is the instrument of social and monetary reform. So I on a regular basis inform those that politics consists 80% of social work and 20% of politics. I’m doing loads of social work, notably in agriculture, water conservation and biofuel. I’m not so intelligent (however) and have six ranges, the present one conferred by Galgotia University. Then there are ranges from Chennai University, SRM and 4 from Maharashtra.

    We are doing many duties in ecology and the setting. I’ve two philosophies — one is science/tech and one different innovation/entrepreneurship. This helps us convert waste to wealth.
    No explicit particular person is a waste; no supplies is a waste, each. It relies upon upon the present ecology and imaginative and prescient of a administration. I’ll give the occasion of ‘waste to wealth’: We have three municipal waste mountains in Delhi. One is in Ghazipur, and now we’re using 20 lakh tonnes of municipal garbage for the ring freeway, which is a lifeline for Delhi. We have moreover used the garbage inside the Ahmedabad freeway constructing.
    We are together with 15% ethanol. We are moreover making bio-bitumen from rice stock Parli, and now we’re formulating a scheme for Rs 20 lakh. Instead of burning Parli and considering the Delhi air air pollution, we’re altering it to bitumen. That’s why it is a waste to wealth.googletag.cmd.push(carry out() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

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    In Mathura, we floated a younger for the proposal of a hybrid annuity – 40% from the federal authorities and 60percentfrom merchants. The Triveni Engineering Company obtained a 40% grant from the federal authorities.
    The clear water from this enterprise is given to Mathura Indian Oil, giving Rs 20 crore per yr as royalty. It’s a worthwhile enterprise of public-private funding in liquid waste administration.

    In Nagpur, we promote sewage water to the Maharashtra State Electricity Board and get a royalty. Regarding infrastructure in South India, we’re making a double-decker flyover in Chennai starting from Chennai port, which costs spherical Rs 10,000 crore. We have already started the expressway from Chennai to Bengaluru. In three hours, you could journey from Chennai to Bengaluru. We have completed the Mysore-to-Bengaluru half.

    Also, take many examples from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. The Atal tunnel at Rohtang passes from Manali to Rohtang. After that, we come to Ladakh and Leh, and we now have now an unlimited tunnel often called Zojila in Kargil, estimated to worth Rs 12,000 crore. Then we come to the Jhumur tunnel, after which there could also be Sonmarg and Gulmarg.

    At Srinagar, we’re making 9 to 11 tunnels from Srinagar to Jammu. Then at Katra, we’re inside the course of of making an unlimited multi-model hub. Before Katra, the freeway will in all probability be linked to the Katra-Delhi expressway.

    Now you could journey from Delhi to Amritsar in 4 hours, Delhi to Katra in six hours and Delhi to Srinagar in eight hours. Coming once more to Delhi, there stands out as the Delhi-Mumbai freeway that ends in Surat, then to Nasik, to Ahmednagar, to Solapur onwards to Karur.

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    From Karur, we’ll go to Chennai, Bengaluru, Kochi and Hyderabad. Therefore, we now have now connectivity from North to South India and Mumbai to Kolhapur and Solapur. This reduces the house from Delhi to Chennai by 312 km. In fast, that’s the connectivity between Kashmir to Kanniyakumari.

    Santwana Bhattacharya: It is fascinating, your political group and freeway group every seem like exemplary. You’re thought-about to be one of many important performing ministers. However, the each day functioning of Parliament is hindered. Can a workable decision be found?
    Nitin Gadkari: The basic operate of Parliament is dialogue. The three pillars of democracy are the legislature, authorities, and the judiciary. In the legislature, Parliament is important, the place people depend on us to debate factors. Unfortunately, we’re not succeeding. Being the ruling social gathering, we try and concentrate on all factors. However, opposition occasions have their agenda. The selection taken by the judiciary has nothing to do with the federal authorities (Rahul Gandhi bail concern).

    Deepak Mondal: Coming to freeway transport, many degree out that this has been achieved as a consequence of a change inside the technique for calculating freeway constructing. The authorities now makes use of the lane-km approach as an alternative of the linear dimension approach.
    Nitin Gadkari: There is not any change inside the technique; it is the same as a result of it was in the midst of the UPA authorities. The technique is an identical from Manmohan Singh ji to Narendra Modi ji.

    Parvez Sultan: Since 2014, the NHAI debt has elevated by 14 cases. What are the reasons for this foremost concern?
    Nitin Gadkari: Not the least bit. We have such recognition that we observed over-subscription of (our) bonds by seven cases in seven hours on the first day of its itemizing on the Bombay stock change. There is not any fund catastrophe. We are getting money from tolls and money by monetising the roads. We have freeway property.

    Shahid Faridi: The authorities has set a objective of elevating Rs 2 lakh crore by 2024 from the asset monetization programme. An change on the asset monetisation of National Highways?
    Nitin Gadkari: We have many duties which we now have now monetised, nevertheless we monetise the enterprise as soon as we would like money. Otherwise, we should always deposit money.

    Deepak Mondal: People aren’t happy with a steep rise in toll bills. There are tales of protests as properly. What do it is necessary to say?
    Nitin Gadkari: If you need service, then you definately definately’ll ought to pay for it. This is a worldwide comply with. Our enterprise has diminished the journey distance from Chennai to Delhi by 312 km. With Delhi Mumbai Expressway, the journey time has been slashed to 12 hours as an alternative of 48 hours. You can now attain Amritsar in 4 hours. Look at what variety of litres of diesel and hours are saved on account of expressways and highways. If people want facilities, then they need to pay toll tax.

    Rajesh Thakur: Despite freeway infrastructure, accident fees are nonetheless extreme in India. Any approach?
    Nitin Gadkari: Akshay Kumar works for us free of value, and he is taking seminars (for freeway safety). But on this nation, 5 lakh accidents occur along with 1.5 lakh deaths, 3 lakh people get their legs and arms broken, and 60% of them belong to the age group of 18-24. We are good at each little factor, nevertheless we’re unable to control this. We accept that we’re not able to reduce the number of accidents.

    Kavita Bajeli-Datt: What is the standing of the nationwide safety board?
    Nitin Gadkari: It has been accepted. I’ve merely signed (the file). UP Singh, retired secretary of Water Resources, is the chairman.

    Parvez Sultan: You on a regular basis say that Indian roads will grow to be like in America. What can we depend on inside the coming days regarding Indian roads?
    Nitin Gadkari: Many Delhi journalists who dwell all through the Yamuna thank me individually on account of it has grow to be easier for them to enter Delhi. Many points will progressively change. Come December 10, flights on the Delhi Dehradun route will in all probability be shut down; Delhi-Jaipur flights will shut down along with it might take two hours to attain Jaipur. Similarly, two hours from Delhi to Haridwar, 4 hours for Dehradun and two-and-a-half hours for Chandigarh.The Chandigarh-Manali stretch took 9 hours.It will now take two hours and quarter-hour on account of we now have now made a tunnel — a direct freeway from Chandigarh to Manali is ready. Our freeway infrastructure will shortly be like that of America.

    Mayank Singh: What is the standing of emergency landing strips inside the border states and what variety of will in all probability be sensible by this year-end?
    Nitin Gadkari: In all, there are 89 emergency airstrip proposals. We completed 13. In some places, the Air Force did not enable us, nevertheless we’ll shortly full the remaining emergency airstrips enterprise.

    Rakesh Kumar: Are we seeing the an identical progress in ports as inside the case of the nationwide highways?
    Nitin Gadkari: We spend Rs 60,000 crore on connectivity between the port and highways. You inform me, which port is left inside the nation which is not linked to the freeway? You go to any port, whether or not or not Chennai or Mumbai and each of them is linked to the freeway now.
    The port and freeway connectivity reduces the worth of logistics. Our logistics worth is 16%. The related worth in China is 8-10 %, whereas it is 12% inside the USA and European nations.
    We have taken only a few important picks. One is sweet roads. Secondly, we’re altering the type of gasoline. Now we’re using ANG, CNG, Biodiesel, Ethanol, and Methanol in vehicles. Then we even have electrical mobility. There are cheaper choices to diesel. The thought is to chop again the worth of transport by altering the gasoline. Our objective is to limit the worth of logistics to a single digit by 2024.

    Amit Mukherjee: The authorities is incentivizing/ subsiding electrical vehicles. But charging infrastructure for intercity journey seems inadequate.
    Nitin Gadkari: Many car corporations current charging retailers to their prospects. Around 400 EV startups moving into the market with their merchandise are moreover doing their enterprise on the an identical line.
    Today, people solely value their automobiles, two-wheelers, and electrical scooters at their properties. The draw back is with buses. There are 1.5 lakh buses with transport authorities of states. All of them are at loss and may’t procure their electrical choices. However, there could also be not rather a lot concern with the charging infrastructure. We have acknowledged 670 roads the place electrical charging stations will in all probability be accessible. The work will in all probability be completed in 6-8 months. So, I hope there acquired’t be an issue with taking an prolonged journey.

    Arshad Khan: EV vehicles are costly… What is the objective for our EV?
    Nitin Gadkari: Lithium prices have pushed up EV costs, and prices are on the rise. As manufacturing will enhance, the worth will correspondingly go down.
    How plenty of you could have petrol automobiles? More than 50% of you may have {an electrical} automotive as soon as we meet subsequent.

    Prabhu Chawla: Will there be the an identical scrapping protection of 15 years for EVs as inside the case for various vehicles?
    Nitin Gadkari: Nobody has requested me this intelligent question. To be reliable, I don’t have the reply to this question.

    Prabhu Chawla: Which totally different worldwide places have utilized this regulation?
    Nitin Gadkari: Many worldwide places; inside the US and Europe. There is air air air pollution consciousness in Western worldwide places, and it’s moreover percolating in India.

    Prabhu Chawla: You are promoting EV. Electricity fees are extreme and extra more likely to go up extra.
    Nitin Gadkari: You know the first picture voltaic enterprise was launched when Modiji was the Gujarat CM. The first tariff was Rs 16.5 per unit. Now it is 2.40 per unit. We have 30% picture voltaic inside the power basket. Is it expensive power? When it entails power fees, there could also be additional period, additional losses, no period, no losses.
    Our power discoms incur losses between 16-18 lakhs. There are three processes…period, transmission and distribution. Thirty-six per cent of thefts have been inside the distribution half. Things have modified, though. There is not any selection nevertheless to utilize thermal power. People have reservations about nuclear power. There is a restricted selection for geothermal power. Wind power faces restrictions from environmentalists and forest personnel.

    Arshad Khan: Last summer season, many EVs caught fireside. Have you issued new ideas?
    Nitin Gadkari: Guidelines have been issued; we now have now issued a notification based mostly totally on worldwide necessities. During that time(when the EV caught fireside), vehicles have been manufactured with some imported elements which have been of low prime quality.

    Arshad Khan: When are we getting Tesla?
    Nitin Gadkari: No Idea. Those who want to manufacture listed under are welcome. But, if any individual wishes to manufacture in China and market it in India, I’m afraid they will not get any concessions.

    Santwana Bhattacharya: So that was my question. When are all of us going to drive the hydrogen automotive?
    Nitin Gadkari: You are welcome for a drive in (my) Hydrogen automotive. It is additional cosy than a Mercedes automotive.

    Shahid Faridi: There are tales that you would be cease politics. Will you be combating the next elections?
    Nitin Gadkari: Some journalists run some rubbish on the net after which delete it after 4 hours. In these 4 hours huge media properties start working the story. I’m not talking about you. You have credibility. Then 4 specialists sit collectively and star discussing the problem saying Nitin Gadkari is saying this and that and by evening, there are tales. This is inaccurate. You must take heed to my full speech. I’m proper right here. I’m pretty match now. I do pranayam for 1.5 hours. I’ve good positivity now.

    Santwana Bhattacharya: I was in Nagpur as quickly as, and likewise you spoke totally about Nagpur santara and the way in which you intend to advertise them abroad. I see the transformation in protection technique change as you talk about waste administration and waste to wealth. So I can see an evolution in your insurance coverage insurance policies and your complete technique.
    Nitin Gadkari: Thanks to Kisan Rail, we now have now exported 13 trains stuffed with oranges to Delhi, Chennai and Bangladesh.
    Now that you’ve talked about Ethanol, I raised this concern strategy once more in 2004. I’ve been requesting that or not it is time to maneuver to biofuel and totally different gasoline areas. People questioned me on my repeated assertions about biofuel. Look on the state of affairs now: petrol costs Rs 120 and Ethanol Rs 60 per litre.

  • India’s highways infrastructure to match US by 2024, claims Gadkari

    By PTI

    RANCHI: India’s highways infrastructure will match that of the US by 2024 for which work in time certain ‘mission mode’ is on together with development of inexperienced expressways and rail over bridges, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari stated.

    He stated cabinet nod to ‘Bharatmala 2’ is probably going quickly and as soon as obtained it should meet the necessities of a sturdy infrastructure within the nation.

    “I am confident that India’s highways will be on par with that of the US by 2024. Work in a time-bound mission mode is on to build a robust infrastructure including a network of green expressways across the length and breadth of India,” Gadkari advised PTI in an interview.

    The Road Transport and Highways Minister stated on this yr railway over bridges are being constructed at a value of Rs 16,000 crore which will probably be elevated to Rs 50,000 crore in 5 years.

    On the Kailash Mansarovar freeway challenge by way of Pithoragarh, Gadkari stated “Ninety-three per cent work on Kailash Mansarovar project has been completed.”

    With the completion of this challenge, the arduous trek by treacherous high-altitude terrain may be prevented by pilgrims of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra and the interval of journey will probably be diminished by many days.

    At current, journey to Kailash Mansarovar takes round two to 3 weeks by Sikkim or Nepal routes.

    On Bharatmala Phase 2, the minister stated: “Nod is likely soon to Bharatmala Phase 2 that will further accelerate the making of highways.”

    About 5,000 km of freeway community is envisaged beneath section 2 initially.

    Bharatmala Pariyojana is India’s largest infrastructure programme to develop about 35,000 km of National Highway corridors, connecting over 580 districts within the nation.

    The programme signalled a paradigm shift to hall strategy of infrastructure growth.

    The total community of the nation was reimagined by scientific research together with, Origin – Destination research of freight motion throughout 600 districts and crow-flight alignment for optimised routes to scale back transit time.

    “In Jharkhand, work of seven greenfield expressways, economic corridor and inter corridor is being done at a cost of Rs 70,000 crore,” Gadkari advised PTI.

    Besides work value Rs 50,000 crore is being carried out for higher connectivity with states like Odisha, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, he stated.

    Providing particulars of the initiatives, the minister stated 4-lane inter hall work is being carried out at a value of Rs 6,200 crore for Ranchi-Varanasi Inter Corridor which is able to cut back the journey time considerably between Ranchi and Varanasi.

    Likewise, the 635 km Raipur-Dhanbad financial hall is being constructed at a value of Rs 15,000 crore and would guarantee quicker motion of coal, metal, cement and minerals, he stated.

    The different initiatives included Rs 22,000 crore Varanasi-Ranchi-Howrah 620 km access-controlled inexperienced expressway and Rs 6,300 crore Ranchi-Sambalpur greenfield financial hall for 230 km.

    Apart from these Varanasi-Chordaha (Jharkhand-Bihar border) 6-lane 262 km financial hall being constructed on completion will present wonderful trouble free connectivity to Kolkata, Assam, Sikkim, Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh from Jharkhand, he added.

    Other initiatives, the minister stated embrace the Rs 5,000 crore Ranchi Ring Road and added that the detailed challenge report for this 194 km freeway will probably be accomplished in May 2023.

    This ring street will cross by Hazaribag, Latehar, Lohardaga, Gumla, Khunti, Jamshedpur and Hazaribag.

    RANCHI: India’s highways infrastructure will match that of the US by 2024 for which work in time certain ‘mission mode’ is on together with development of inexperienced expressways and rail over bridges, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari stated.

    He stated cabinet nod to ‘Bharatmala 2’ is probably going quickly and as soon as obtained it should meet the necessities of a sturdy infrastructure within the nation.

    “I am confident that India’s highways will be on par with that of the US by 2024. Work in a time-bound mission mode is on to build a robust infrastructure including a network of green expressways across the length and breadth of India,” Gadkari advised PTI in an interview.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    The Road Transport and Highways Minister stated on this yr railway over bridges are being constructed at a value of Rs 16,000 crore which will probably be elevated to Rs 50,000 crore in 5 years.

    On the Kailash Mansarovar freeway challenge by way of Pithoragarh, Gadkari stated “Ninety-three per cent work on Kailash Mansarovar project has been completed.”

    With the completion of this challenge, the arduous trek by treacherous high-altitude terrain may be prevented by pilgrims of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra and the interval of journey will probably be diminished by many days.

    At current, journey to Kailash Mansarovar takes round two to 3 weeks by Sikkim or Nepal routes.

    On Bharatmala Phase 2, the minister stated: “Nod is likely soon to Bharatmala Phase 2 that will further accelerate the making of highways.”

    About 5,000 km of freeway community is envisaged beneath section 2 initially.

    Bharatmala Pariyojana is India’s largest infrastructure programme to develop about 35,000 km of National Highway corridors, connecting over 580 districts within the nation.

    The programme signalled a paradigm shift to hall strategy of infrastructure growth.

    The total community of the nation was reimagined by scientific research together with, Origin – Destination research of freight motion throughout 600 districts and crow-flight alignment for optimised routes to scale back transit time.

    “In Jharkhand, work of seven greenfield expressways, economic corridor and inter corridor is being done at a cost of Rs 70,000 crore,” Gadkari advised PTI.

    Besides work value Rs 50,000 crore is being carried out for higher connectivity with states like Odisha, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, he stated.

    Providing particulars of the initiatives, the minister stated 4-lane inter hall work is being carried out at a value of Rs 6,200 crore for Ranchi-Varanasi Inter Corridor which is able to cut back the journey time considerably between Ranchi and Varanasi.

    Likewise, the 635 km Raipur-Dhanbad financial hall is being constructed at a value of Rs 15,000 crore and would guarantee quicker motion of coal, metal, cement and minerals, he stated.

    The different initiatives included Rs 22,000 crore Varanasi-Ranchi-Howrah 620 km access-controlled inexperienced expressway and Rs 6,300 crore Ranchi-Sambalpur greenfield financial hall for 230 km.

    Apart from these Varanasi-Chordaha (Jharkhand-Bihar border) 6-lane 262 km financial hall being constructed on completion will present wonderful trouble free connectivity to Kolkata, Assam, Sikkim, Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh from Jharkhand, he added.

    Other initiatives, the minister stated embrace the Rs 5,000 crore Ranchi Ring Road and added that the detailed challenge report for this 194 km freeway will probably be accomplished in May 2023.

    This ring street will cross by Hazaribag, Latehar, Lohardaga, Gumla, Khunti, Jamshedpur and Hazaribag.

  • Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik shoots off letter to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari for early completion of NH 55

    By Express News Service

    BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has shot off a letter to Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari searching for his intervention for early completion of Cuttack-Angul-Sambalpur NH 55 four-laning work.

    Drawing his consideration to the truth that rehabilitation and upgradation of the 265-km Cuttack-Sambalpur part of NH 55 to four-lane carriageway is being carried out by NHAI since 2017, he stated it’s a matter of nice concern that the enlargement work is but to be accomplished even after greater than 5 years.

    “The NH 55 serves as lifeline to millions of people of western Odisha. Haphazard construction activities and miserable plight of the road causes frequent accidents leading to loss of human lives. As many as 399 accidents have taken place causing 196 fatalities during last two years. There is public agitation and discontentment among people for inordinate delay in completion of the road work,” Naveen identified.

    The Chief Minister stated the considerations of the state authorities on this depend have been communicated to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways earlier and regardless of common evaluate of the progress of the challenge with the regional authorities of NHAI, no passable final result is seen.

    He urged Gadkari to intervene within the matter for early completion of the challenge, which is able to go a good distance in redressing the pending demand of individuals of the state.

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    One of essentially the most vital highways of Odisha, the NH 55 has lengthy been an important hyperlink between coastal, central and western areas of the state. Completed, the freeway would join industrial corridors with ports by offering an uninterrupted connectivity and accelerating motion of mining and industrial site visitors.

    Started in three phases between March 2017 and March 2018 at a price of Rs 2,367 crore, the challenge is incomplete attributable to delay in completion of bridges, car underpasses (VUPs) and animal underpasses (AUPs). The challenge estimate has virtually doubled at Rs 4,482 crore after 5 years however solely about 60 per cent work has been accomplished to date.

    On March 6, The New Indian Express had printed an in depth report titled ‘From Cuttack to Sambalpur, the never-ending NH 55 ache’ highlighting the components behind inordinate delay in completion of the freeway enlargement work. Two senior NHAI officers, together with a challenge director (technical), had been suspended over irregularities and tardy progress of the development work.

    The challenge taken up on engineering, procurement and building (EPC) mode was delayed as the development company Hyderabad-based Gayatri Projects Ltd went right into a extreme monetary disaster a yr after it bagged the contracts.

    As per the contracts, six main bridges, 59 minor bridges, three flyovers, 10 VUPs, 19 AUPs, 653 culverts and two street over bridges had been proposed to be constructed.

    However, just one main bridge has been accomplished together with 30 minor bridges, 505 culverts and 4 VUPs in final 5 years. None of the flyovers and AUPs has been constructed but.

    Twelve AUPs will likely be inbuilt a two-km elephant hall between Angul and Sambalpur and the remaining seven between Cuttack and Angul. Three main bridges between Cuttack and Angul part and two bridges between Angul and Sambalpur part are below progress.

    BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has shot off a letter to Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari searching for his intervention for early completion of Cuttack-Angul-Sambalpur NH 55 four-laning work.

    Drawing his consideration to the truth that rehabilitation and upgradation of the 265-km Cuttack-Sambalpur part of NH 55 to four-lane carriageway is being carried out by NHAI since 2017, he stated it’s a matter of nice concern that the enlargement work is but to be accomplished even after greater than 5 years.

    “The NH 55 serves as lifeline to millions of people of western Odisha. Haphazard construction activities and miserable plight of the road causes frequent accidents leading to loss of human lives. As many as 399 accidents have taken place causing 196 fatalities during last two years. There is public agitation and discontentment among people for inordinate delay in completion of the road work,” Naveen identified.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    The Chief Minister stated the considerations of the state authorities on this depend have been communicated to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways earlier and regardless of common evaluate of the progress of the challenge with the regional authorities of NHAI, no passable final result is seen.

    He urged Gadkari to intervene within the matter for early completion of the challenge, which is able to go a good distance in redressing the pending demand of individuals of the state.

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    One of essentially the most vital highways of Odisha, the NH 55 has lengthy been an important hyperlink between coastal, central and western areas of the state. Completed, the freeway would join industrial corridors with ports by offering an uninterrupted connectivity and accelerating motion of mining and industrial site visitors.

    Started in three phases between March 2017 and March 2018 at a price of Rs 2,367 crore, the challenge is incomplete attributable to delay in completion of bridges, car underpasses (VUPs) and animal underpasses (AUPs). The challenge estimate has virtually doubled at Rs 4,482 crore after 5 years however solely about 60 per cent work has been accomplished to date.

    On March 6, The New Indian Express had printed an in depth report titled ‘From Cuttack to Sambalpur, the never-ending NH 55 ache’ highlighting the components behind inordinate delay in completion of the freeway enlargement work. Two senior NHAI officers, together with a challenge director (technical), had been suspended over irregularities and tardy progress of the development work.

    The challenge taken up on engineering, procurement and building (EPC) mode was delayed as the development company Hyderabad-based Gayatri Projects Ltd went right into a extreme monetary disaster a yr after it bagged the contracts.

    As per the contracts, six main bridges, 59 minor bridges, three flyovers, 10 VUPs, 19 AUPs, 653 culverts and two street over bridges had been proposed to be constructed.

    However, just one main bridge has been accomplished together with 30 minor bridges, 505 culverts and 4 VUPs in final 5 years. None of the flyovers and AUPs has been constructed but.

    Twelve AUPs will likely be inbuilt a two-km elephant hall between Angul and Sambalpur and the remaining seven between Cuttack and Angul. Three main bridges between Cuttack and Angul part and two bridges between Angul and Sambalpur part are below progress.

  • World’s first bamboo crash barrier put in on Maharashtra freeway, says Gadkari

    By PTI

    NAGPUR: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday mentioned a 200-meter-long bamboo crash barrier has been put in on a freeway connecting Chandrapur and Yavatmal districts in Maharashtra, which he termed because the “world’s first” such train.

    Calling it a “remarkable achievement” for the nation and its bamboo sector, he mentioned this crash barrier affords an ideal different to metal and addresses environmental considerations.

    In a tweet, Gadkari mentioned, “An extraordinary accomplishment towards achieving #AatmanirbharBharat has been made with the development of the world’s first 200-meter-long Bamboo Crash Barrier, which has been installed on the Vani-Warora Highway.”

    An extraordinary accomplishment in direction of reaching #AatmanirbharBharat has been made with the event of the world’s first 200-meter-long Bamboo Crash Barrier, which has been put in on the Vani-Warora Highway. pic.twitter.com/BPEUhF7l2P

    — Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) March 4, 2023

    The Minister of Road Transport and Highways mentioned this bamboo crash barrier has been christened as “Bahu Balli”.

    “It underwent rigorous testing at various government-run institutions, such as the National Automotive Test Tracks (NATRAX) in Pithampur, Indore, and was rated as Class 1 during the Fire Rating Test conducted at the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI) in Roorkee. Additionally, it has also been accredited by the Indian Road Congress,” the minister mentioned in one other tweet.

    …as this crash barrier affords an ideal different to metal and addresses environmental considerations and their aftermath. Furthermore, it’s a rural and agriculture-friendly trade in itself, making it an much more vital milestone. pic.twitter.com/5CfAOkJaVO

    — Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) March 4, 2023

    Gadkari mentioned the recycling worth of bamboo boundaries is 50-70 per cent, whereas that of metal boundaries is 30-50 per cent.

    “The bamboo species used in the making of this barrier is Bambusa Balcoa, which has been treated with creosote oil and coated with recycled High-Density Poly Ethylene (HDPE). This achievement is remarkable for the bamboo sector and India as a whole, as this crash barrier offers a perfect alternative to steel and addresses environmental concerns and their aftermath,” he mentioned.

    Furthermore, it’s a rural and agriculture-friendly trade in itself, making it an much more vital milestone,” Gadkari added.

    NAGPUR: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday mentioned a 200-meter-long bamboo crash barrier has been put in on a freeway connecting Chandrapur and Yavatmal districts in Maharashtra, which he termed because the “world’s first” such train.

    Calling it a “remarkable achievement” for the nation and its bamboo sector, he mentioned this crash barrier affords an ideal different to metal and addresses environmental considerations.

    In a tweet, Gadkari mentioned, “An extraordinary accomplishment towards achieving #AatmanirbharBharat has been made with the development of the world’s first 200-meter-long Bamboo Crash Barrier, which has been installed on the Vani-Warora Highway.”googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    An extraordinary accomplishment in direction of reaching #AatmanirbharBharat has been made with the event of the world’s first 200-meter-long Bamboo Crash Barrier, which has been put in on the Vani-Warora Highway. pic.twitter.com/BPEUhF7l2P
    — Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) March 4, 2023
    The Minister of Road Transport and Highways mentioned this bamboo crash barrier has been christened as “Bahu Balli”.

    “It underwent rigorous testing at various government-run institutions, such as the National Automotive Test Tracks (NATRAX) in Pithampur, Indore, and was rated as Class 1 during the Fire Rating Test conducted at the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI) in Roorkee. Additionally, it has also been accredited by the Indian Road Congress,” the minister mentioned in one other tweet.

    …as this crash barrier affords an ideal different to metal and addresses environmental considerations and their aftermath. Furthermore, it’s a rural and agriculture-friendly trade in itself, making it an much more vital milestone. pic.twitter.com/5CfAOkJaVO
    — Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) March 4, 2023
    Gadkari mentioned the recycling worth of bamboo boundaries is 50-70 per cent, whereas that of metal boundaries is 30-50 per cent.

    “The bamboo species used in the making of this barrier is Bambusa Balcoa, which has been treated with creosote oil and coated with recycled High-Density Poly Ethylene (HDPE). This achievement is remarkable for the bamboo sector and India as a whole, as this crash barrier offers a perfect alternative to steel and addresses environmental concerns and their aftermath,” he mentioned.

    Furthermore, it’s a rural and agriculture-friendly trade in itself, making it an much more vital milestone,” Gadkari added.

  • It might be straightforward to go from Bareilly to Pilibhit, Nitin Gadkari made this announcement on NH 30 from UP to Uttarakhand

    Nitin Gadkari on NH 30 enhancements and upgrades Projects: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has given large data relating to the event of roads between UP and Uttarakhand. He has made an enormous declare relating to the event of NH 30. This will enormously profit the folks between UP and Uttarakhand.