Union Minister of Road Transport Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said there is a need for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in road infrastructure to meet international standards.
Addressing a meeting of state transport ministers in New Delhi, Gadkari said India must undertake the advanced road network development planning as have been adopted by many advanced countries.
"Prime Minister and we have decided to encourage FDI in road infrastructure. Also, we will try to get finances for infrastructure project on less interest rate from wherever we can in the world. PM has visited Japan and several other countries and I believe road construction will get a boost. We will also study road engineering," said Gadkari.
He also emphasized upon bringing in e-governance to have a corruption-free system and developing multi modal transport system.
He welcomed suggestions on bringing down the number of road accidents on state and national highways.
"You must support us to come up with an accidental spots committee and suggest changes, as per road engineering, in road infrastructure. I also request you to suggest the measures that can be taken to bring down the number to accidents and how people's lives can be saved," added Gadkari.
India's roads are among the most dangerous in the world with the New Delhi ranking near the top of cities that account for the most fatalities.
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