India´s Road construction up from 3km to 23km per day: Nitin Gadkari

NEW DELHI: Union minister for Transport Nitin Gadkari said on Sunday that construction of roads, which used to be 3 km per day in the past is now progressing at the pace of 23 km per day.

Delivering an address at Textiles India 2017, Gadkari said that the transport ministry is ready for innovations and use of new materials that improves quality of Indian roads and increasing its longevity but it should be affordable and practical.

He added that while there is no dearth of funds or manpower in the government, there is a lack of willingness to take decision in government sector. He said that the ministry has set up a committee chaired by an IIT Bombay professor who would approve innovations which can be used for road, bridge and tunnel constructions. The person will not need any other certification.

The thrust areas for the ministry include Northeast, Uttarakhand and Himalayas. Size of the current and future projects is Rs 6 lakh crore.

Gadkari commented that there should be an acceptable margin of error for contractors and civil servants if the mistake is bona fide.

"Under current scenario, the scrutiny from various quarters of the society including media and judiciary doesn't encourage innovation and new practices. Thus we don't see ideas like some foreign countries," the union minister said.

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