Delhi-Mumbai Expressway passes through backward areas to give priority to their development, says Union minister Nitin Gadkari | Jaipur News

DAUSA: At the inauguration of the initial phase of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan’s Dausa, Union road and transport minister Nitin Gadkari said the emphasis would be on uplifting socially, economically, and educationally underprivileged districts along the route of the highway.
He emphasized that the expressway would be a catalyst for growth and advancement in these regions.

He also said the government was working tirelessly to bring the country’s road infrastructure up to American standards by the end of 2024.

“We will try to make India’s highways at par with America’s,” Gadkari said.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi has talked about making India self-reliant and especially the infrastructure of international standards, which he has repeatedly put in front of us as a goal. We believe that before the end of 2024, under the guidance of the prime minister, we will try our best to make India’s road infrastructure at par with America,” the Union minister said.
“It was the dream of Prime Minister Modi that development of socially, economically and educationally backward districts are given priority,” he added.
Gadkari said he has identified around 500 blocks that are socially, economically, and educationally backward, and so, this highway is passing through backward areas and becoming a growth engine for these areas.
An electric cable will be laid between Jaipur and Delhi, and e-trucks and e-buses will be able to ply on this highway, he said.
“We are also making 670 roadside facilities in the state along this highway which will have handicrafts and food outlets… Under the PM’s leadership, India’s road infrastructure will improve and we will become self-reliant and a super economic power,” Gadkari added.
Prime Minister Modi inaugurated the 246-km Delhi-Dausa-Lalsot section of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway on Sunday.
(With inputs from PTI)