Centre making roads worth Rs 3 trn in NE to help eradicate poverty: Gadkari
The Government of India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is making roads valued at Rs 3 lakh crore in the North East to help eradicate poverty and reduce the suffering of the people, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Saturday.
The Union minister for roads, transport and highways said road projects worth over Rs 25,000 crore are being implemented in Meghalaya.
Addressing election rallies in South Garo Hills and West Khasi Hills districts, Gadkari said, To eradicate poverty and reduce the suffering of people, we have to make good roads and in NE, the Modi government is making roads worth 3 lakh crore which will be completed by 2024.
The minister said that the network of road connectivity in NE has increased by 25 per cent since 2014.
National Highway projects worth Rs 4000 crore are going on in 351 projects in NE, he said, listing out a number of projects which are nearing completion and also those which are in the pipeline.
Gadkari also named various road projects undertaken i