India needs economically-viable tech for infra projects: Gadkari

Infrastructure development is one of the crucial agenda for the government and we have to make the technology economically viable and safe, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, said on Tuesday.

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In his address at an Assocham event in the national capital, the minister said developments in the field of water, power, transport and communication are very important for our country because by creating such infrastructure, we can also create immense employment opportunities.

"Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, developing road infrastructure and tunnels has a huge potential for auto investment and development in this area. Regarding bridges and tunnels, these are very crucial work, and our objective is to reduce the cost without compromising with the quality," said Gadkari.