Govt. to buld 18,000 Kms of highway: Gadkari

• On Thursday, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said that India is planning to construct nearly 18,000 kilometers of national highways in 2022-23 at the record speed of 50 kilometers per day.

• Gadkari further said that the government has targeted to complete 2 lakh kilometers of national highway in 2025.

• "Ambitious targets to fulfill the ambitions of New India! Under the leadership of PM Shri @narendramodiji, we are committed to expanding the NH network across the country with the aim of constructing 18,000 km of NHs in 2022-23 at a record speed of 50km per day," Gadkari tweeted.