Stating that National Highways in Madhya Pradesh are the worst in the country, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Monday that the Centre would ensure that road projects in the State commence within four months.
Gadkari, addressing a Press conference marking 100 days of the NDA Government through video-conferencing facility from New Delhi, said, “It is a fact that the condition of national highways in Madhya Pradesh is worst in the
country. We got it in that shape as a legacy. State Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan met me on the issue and we have found a solution to it.”
Gadkari said that the injustice meted out to the State during the previous United Progressive Alliance (UPA) regime in the construction and maintenance of national
highways would be rectified.
Gadkari while replying to queries by media persons of the State capital said, “You would witness a change in the next four months and discern a feeling of good days. You would not face any problem after
two years.”
He further said, “Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan met me recently. We had discussion over the matter for 3-4 hours. I assure that all the backlogs would be cleared and fresh projects would be introduced.”
Mentioning that he aimed at enhancing the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by at least two per cent in the next two years by developing shipping and road transport, the Union Minister said that various ministries are working towards smoother and faster decision-making process.
laying emphasis on the need for providing sanitation facilities, he said that a detailed scheme for sanitation would be unveiled on October 2 so that it could be made into a
campaign.
He also enumerated on various schemes for making clean drinking water available throughout the country. Drinking water schemes would be switched to solar power to achieve this objective.