Govt planning ₹10L cr investment to rewire highways, NE roads will match US standards, says Nitin Gadkari

THE Centre is planning to invest Rs 10 lakh crore over the next two years to strengthen highways across the country, with special focus on the Northeast, where roads will rival those in the US, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said.

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In an interview to PTI, he said the Centre is working to transform the country's infrastructure drastically in the next two years so that it matches the best in the world.

"We plan to take up projects worth Rs 10 lakh crore in the next two years to strengthen highways across the country, with special emphasis on enhancing infrastructure in the Northeast and the border areas. In the coming two years, highways in the Northeast will be on a par with US roads," Gadkari said.

There is an urgent need to augment the road infrastructure in the Northeast given its difficult terrain and proximity to borders, he said.