Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that top priority will be given on making roads accident-free. He said that deaths on national highways due to wrong design, erroneous DPR and other negligence in road construction will be taken seriously. He directed to file FIR against concerning persons. He said that Central Government is ready to provide funds for improvement of accident-prone roads in the state. Gadkari also called for promoting innovations in road construction.
The Union Minister said that it is priority of the Union Transport Ministry to link national highways with districts, religious places and backward areas, inter-link national highways and construct maximum number of 4-lane roads. Gadkari stressed the need to simplify functioning of regional transport office, IT-based and ultra modern. He said that efforts are being made to obtain loans from Asian Development Bank to develop bus stands in the state as systemized and modern as airports. This work will be done in the state shortly.
The meeting reviewed road construction between Shivpuri-Dewas, Rewa-Katni-Jabalpur and Indore to Gujarat border. The Union Minister directed construction agencies to present an action plan within a week on progress and completion of Obaidullahganj to Betul, Gwalior-Jhansi and Biaor-Bhopal roads.