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Delhi, Mumbai Expressway to be ready by 2022, says Nitin Gadkari

Government is spending Rs 7 trillion on building green express highways, says union minister.

Nitin Gadkari
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Union minister Nitin Gadkari.

Megha Manchanda New Delhi
The Delhi-Mumbai Expressway would be ready by 2022, said Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday.

According to Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH) and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), a section of the expressway will be operational in the second half of 2022. The completed project will cut by half the 24-hour travel time between the two cities.

The government is spending Rs 7 trillion on building green express highways that would provide smart transportation and reduce pollution, said Gadkari at a Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) event. NHAI is planning to raise Rs 1

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