New Delhi: Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport & Highways, on Tuesday stated that within the subsequent two years, the Indian roads shall be higher than these of the United States. “I don’t think there is any problem in the road sector. The changes this year and next year will be so significant that earlier I used to say our highway road network would match that of the US, but now I say that within two years, our highway network will be even better than the US,” he added.
The Union Minister highlighted the latest developments within the sector. Gadkari exuded confidence that India will surpass the US in EV adoption and manufacturing within the subsequent 5 years. The Union Minister defined the ministry’s works and added that the gap between cities resembling Delhi, Dehradun, Jaipur, or Bengaluru will drastically scale back.
When requested about Tesla’s entry into the nation, the Union Minister stated, “It is an open market; whoever has the power, come and make it and compete in the prices.” He added that the transport producers within the nation are quality-centric moderately than cost-centric.
He expressed confidence that the automotive producers will make good automobiles and supply them at a aggressive value.
The Union Minister reiterated his dedication to decreasing logistics prices, including that the price can be within the single digits, making India aggressive with the world.
The nation’s logistics price is at the moment round 14-16 per cent. The Union Minister additionally revealed that he has set a goal to construct a 60-kilometer highway community daily.
