The Centre on Tuesday emphasised for a need of positive attitude, transparent working system and prompt decision for the Road Ministry to realise its objective of facilitating safe and seamless travel across the country.
Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said that negative approach only leads to delay in the completion of project, and delays cause avoidable cost overruns and harassment to all stakeholders.
Inaugurating a conference of Regional Officers of NHAI in, Gadkari emphasized on cooperation, coordination and communication as the key to find solutions. He stressed that there should be proper delegation of work in conformity with management best practices and effort should be on proper utilization of resources so that both time and cost of road construction can be brought down.
While speaking about the problem of land acquisition, he said that following the land Acquisition Act of 2013 , though the cost of land had gone up it had made the process of acquiring land smoother due to adequate compensation. He called upon states to streamline the process of giving compensation .
The Minister also felt that there was a need to work on reducing accidents and road fatalities.