FM also said that the focus of the government is to expedite highway and expressway development projects. The upcoming Delhi-Mumbai highway corridor will be completed by 2023.
FM also said that the focus of the government is to expedite highway and expressway development projects. The upcoming Delhi-Mumbai highway corridor will be completed by 2023.
Presenting the Union Budget 2020, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that government has allotted Rs 1.7 Lakh Crore for development of Transport Infrastructure in India. She also announced that the focus of the government is to expedite highway and expressway development projects. The much talked about new Delhi-Mumbai 1200 km highway corridor will be built by 2023.
Last year, while presenting the Interim Budget, Piyush Goyal said that India is the fastest developer of highways in the world, constructing highways at a speed of 27 kilometers per day. Goyal also said that along with the focus on the highways, government is also focusing on building rural roads and has allocated Rs 19000 Crore for building rural roads for FY 2020.
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