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Time of India
18 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
National highway construction slowed to 29 km/day in last fiscal year: Gadkari
NH construction and Bharatmala update Advt Greenfield corridors and GatiShakti By , ETInfra The pace of National Highways (NH) construction in India dropped to 29 kilometres per day in the last financial year, Parliament was informed on per a PTI report, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, said the construction rate during 2023–24 was 34 kilometres per day. The highest pace of construction was recorded in 2020–21, at 37 kilometres per Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is responsible for the development and maintenance of NHs, including expressways. According to Gadkari, the ministry constructed 10,660 kilometres of NHs in 2024–25, 12,349 kilometres in 2023–24, and 10,331 kilometres in 2022–23.'Projects of 26,425 kilometres have been awarded under Bharatmala Pariyojana, out of which 20,770 kilometres have been constructed so far, including 2,967 kilometres during FY 2024–25,' he minister said NH development projects, including access-controlled High Speed Corridors (HSCs) and expressways, are planned in line with the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP) said the government is prioritising greenfield access-controlled corridors to improve logistics efficiency. 'Accordingly, 26 greenfield corridors in about 7,500 kilometres have been awarded and, additionally, about 600 kilometres have already been approved,' he this, about 4,800 kilometres have been constructed so far, and 2,636 kilometres are operational. The remaining sections are planned to be operationalised over the next two added that the GatiShakti NMP portal shows economic zones and required infrastructure linkages with the objective of integrating multimodal connectivity projects. It also helps identify missing gaps for movement of people, goods, and services.
The Hindu
18 hours ago
- Business
- The Hindu
National highways construction pace slows to 29km/day in FY25: Gadkari
The pace of National Highways construction in India slowed to 29 km/day in the last fiscal, Parliament was informed on Wednesday (July 23, 2025). Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, said the pace of National Highways construction during 2023-24 stood at 34 km/day. The highest-ever pace was recorded in 2020-21, when it reached 37 km/day. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs), including National Expressways. The Ministry had constructed 10,660 km length of national highways in 2024-25, 12,349 km length of national highways in 2023-24 and 10,331 km length of national highways in 2022-23. Mr. Gadkari said all the NHs development projects, including development of access-controlled High Speed Corridors (HSC)/Expressways, are planned in line with PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP) Principles. "The government has constructed 10,660 km of NHs during the last Financial Year 2024-25. Projects in 26,425 km have been awarded under Bharatmala Pariyojana, out of which 20,770 km have been constructed so far, including 2,967 km constructed during FY 2024-25," he said. The Minister said that the government has decided to focus on the development of greenfield access-controlled HSCs/expressways for improving the logistics efficiency of the country. Accordingly, he said 26 greenfield corridors in about 7,500 km have been awarded and, additionally, about 600 km has already been approved. "Out of this, about 4,800 km has been constructed so far. Total 2,636 km length has already been operationalised," he said, adding that the remaining sections are planned to be operationalised in a phased manner in the next two years. He said the PM GatiShakti NMP portal depicts the economic zones and the infrastructure linkages required to support them with an objective to holistically integrate all the multimodal connectivity projects. This also facilitates identifying the missing gaps for seamless movement of people, goods & services for proper connectivity.
Mint
20 hours ago
- Business
- Mint
National highways construction pace slows to 29km/day in FY25: Gadkari
New Delhi, Jul 23 (PTI) The pace of National Highways construction in India slowed to 29 km/day in the last fiscal, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, said the pace of National Highways construction during 2023-24 stood at 34 km/day. The highest-ever pace was recorded in 2020-21, when it reached 37 km per day. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs), including National Expressways. The ministry had constructed 10,660 km length of national highways in 2024-25, 12,349 km length of national highways in 2023-24 and 10,331 km length of national highways in 2022-23. Gadkari said all the NHs development projects, including development of access-controlled High Speed Corridors (HSC) / Expressways, are planned in line with PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP) Principles. "The government has constructed 10,660 km of NHs during the last Financial Year 2024-25. Projects in 26,425 km have been awarded under Bharatmala Pariyojana, out of which 20,770 km have been constructed so far, including 2,967 km constructed during FY 2024-25," he said. The minister said that the government has decided to focus on the development of greenfield access-controlled HSCs / expressways for improving the logistics efficiency of the country. Accordingly, he said 26 greenfield corridors in about 7,500 km have been awarded and, additionally, about 600 km has already been approved. "Out of this, about 4,800 km has been constructed so far. Total 2,636 km length has already been operationalised," he said, adding that the remaining sections are planned to be operationalised in a phased manner in the next two years. He said the PM GatiShakti NMP portal depicts the economic zones and the infrastructure linkages required to support them with an objective to holistically integrate all the multimodal connectivity projects. This also facilitates identifying the missing gaps for seamless movement of people, goods & services for proper connectivity.
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Business Standard
20 hours ago
- Business
- Business Standard
National highways construction pace slows to 29 km per day in FY25: Gadkari
The pace of National Highways construction in India slowed to 29 km/day in the last fiscal, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, said the pace of National Highways construction during 2023-24 stood at 34 km/day. The highest-ever pace was recorded in 2020-21, when it reached 37 km per day. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs), including National Expressways. The ministry had constructed 10,660 km length of national highways in 2024-25, 12,349 km length of national highways in 2023-24 and 10,331 km length of national highways in 2022-23. Gadkari said all the NHs development projects, including development of access-controlled High Speed Corridors (HSC) / Expressways, are planned in line with PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP) Principles. "The government has constructed 10,660 km of NHs during the last Financial Year 2024-25. Projects in 26,425 km have been awarded under Bharatmala Pariyojana, out of which 20,770 km have been constructed so far, including 2,967 km constructed during FY 2024-25," he said. The minister said that the government has decided to focus on the development of greenfield access-controlled HSCs / expressways for improving the logistics efficiency of the country. Accordingly, he said 26 greenfield corridors in about 7,500 km have been awarded and, additionally, about 600 km has already been approved. "Out of this, about 4,800 km has been constructed so far. Total 2,636 km length has already been operationalised," he said, adding that the remaining sections are planned to be operationalised in a phased manner in the next two years. He said the PM GatiShakti NMP portal depicts the economic zones and the infrastructure linkages required to support them with an objective to holistically integrate all the multimodal connectivity projects. This also facilitates identifying the missing gaps for seamless movement of people, goods & services for proper connectivity.
Time of India
20 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
National highways construction pace slows to 29km/day in FY25: Gadkari
The pace of National Highways construction in India slowed to 29 km/day in the last fiscal, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari , in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha , said the pace of National Highways construction during 2023-24 stood at 34 km/day. The highest-ever pace was recorded in 2020-21, when it reached 37 km per day. Explore courses from Top Institutes in Please select course: Select a Course Category Design Thinking Artificial Intelligence Project Management Others MBA Product Management Leadership Operations Management Degree MCA Data Science healthcare Cybersecurity Technology Digital Marketing CXO Public Policy others PGDM Finance Data Analytics Data Science Management Skills you'll gain: Duration: 22 Weeks IIM Indore CERT-IIMI DTAI Async India Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 25 Weeks IIM Kozhikode CERT-IIMK PCP DTIM Async India Starts on undefined Get Details The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs), including National Expressways. The ministry had constructed 10,660 km length of national highways in 2024-25, 12,349 km length of national highways in 2023-24 and 10,331 km length of national highways in 2022-23. Gadkari said all the NHs development projects, including development of access-controlled High Speed Corridors (HSC) / Expressways, are planned in line with PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP) Principles. Live Events "The government has constructed 10,660 km of NHs during the last Financial Year 2024-25. Projects in 26,425 km have been awarded under Bharatmala Pariyojana , out of which 20,770 km have been constructed so far, including 2,967 km constructed during FY 2024-25," he said. The minister said that the government has decided to focus on the development of greenfield access-controlled HSCs / expressways for improving the logistics efficiency of the country. Accordingly, he said 26 greenfield corridors in about 7,500 km have been awarded and, additionally, about 600 km has already been approved. "Out of this, about 4,800 km has been constructed so far. Total 2,636 km length has already been operationalised," he said, adding that the remaining sections are planned to be operationalised in a phased manner in the next two years. He said the PM GatiShakti NMP portal depicts the economic zones and the infrastructure linkages required to support them with an objective to holistically integrate all the multimodal connectivity projects. This also facilitates identifying the missing gaps for seamless movement of people, goods & services for proper connectivity.
