'No shortage of money, roads like America will be built in 2 years,' Nitin Gadkari's big claim
'No shortage of money, roads like America will be built in 2 years,' Nitin Gadkari's big claim
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New Delhi: Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari made a big promise while answering questions during the Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. He said that within just 2 years the roads of the country will be like America. He said that there is no dearth of funds under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi. Union Minister Gadkari promised that India's infrastructure will be as good as the United States of America by 2024. He claimed that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has no shortage of funds and is financially very strong. Speaking in Parliament, Gadkari said I promise that before 2024, under the leadership of Narendra Modi, the road infrastructure of India will be the same as in America.

Nitin Gadkari said that the government is planning to build 26 Green Expressways in the country in the next three years. According to the Union Minister, after their preparation, travel from Delhi to Dehradun, Haridwar or Jaipur can be done within just 2 hours. Nitin Gadkari also shared the estimated time taken for these journeys. 

Nitin Gadkari said that once these expressways are built, will reach Delhi to Chandigarh in just 2.5 hours, Delhi to Amritsar in 4 hours, Delhi to Katra in 6 hours, and Delhi to Srinagar in 8 hours and Delhi to Mumbai in 12 hours. Along with this, the distance from Chennai to Bangalore can also be travelled in two hours. Describing the extent of the road, he gave an example that earlier it used to take 4.5 hours to go from Meerut to Delhi, but now people cover this journey in 40 minutes. While answering questions due to the Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha, he said that the roads are expanding continuously in the country. There is no dearth of money with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for this. The authority is financially strong. It can be estimated from the fact that NHAI can prepare about 5 lakh km of roads every year. 

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