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| Delhi to Mumbai's Nariman Point in 12 hours by road, says Nitin Gadkari | | |
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NEW DELHI, Oct 18: Union Road and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari while speaking about the status of the Delhi-Mumbai Express Highway said that work on the first phase from Delhi to JNPT in Mumbai would be completed this year itself.
"My plan is to connect Nariman Point to Delhi making it a 12-hour journey," Union Minister Nitin Gadkari was quoted as saying in a Ministry of Road Transport and Highways statement on Monday evening.
Speaking about the achievements of the Road and Transport Ministry, the Union Minister said: "I was pained to know that around one crore people in the country were driving cycle-rickshaw". He added that 80 lakh people among them are driving E-rickshaws today. "400 start-ups in the country are making electric scooters, e-rickshaws etc."
The minister made the remarks while inaugurating an Organic Garden at R.D. and S.H. National College and S.W.A. Science College in Mumbai, the statement said.
Further, while sharing details of environment-friendly, recycling initiatives in the country, the Union Minister said that nothing is wasted and that with the use of appropriate technology, it can be converted from waste into wealth.
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