Bihar to get roads worth Rs 50,000 cr: Gadkari
27 May 2015 5:58 AM IST
In a big-ticket pre-poll announcement aimed at wooing voters in Bihar, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday announced that the Eastern state will get roads worth Rs 50,000 crore and the work will be started this year itself.
"Bihar will get roads worth Rs 50,000 crore. The work will be started this year itself. There is no dearth of money in my ministry. The only thing needed for such projects is will power and a vision for development," Gadkari said.
The Union Minister also said that a <g data-gr-id="27">water-port</g> will be constructed along the Ganga in Patna to connect it with Kolkata via <g data-gr-id="28">water way</g> by next year. He added that small planes that could land on water would also be brought.
"Once this <g data-gr-id="23">water-port</g> is ready, trains will not be necessary for going to Kolkata from here (Patna). People can easily travel on the Ganga to reach there," he added.
Gadkari was speaking at a function organised here by NDA constituents - BJP, Lok Janshakti Party and Rashtriya Lok <g data-gr-id="34">Samta</g> Party (RLSP) - to mark the completion of one year of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government at the Centre.
The Union Minister also said that his Ministry will open "Driving Training Centres" in all assembly constituencies across the country, including Bihar.
"People will learn driving at these centres. The test of their driving skill will not be taken by DTO but by computers.They will have to take the test again if they fail," he said.
Inland waterways development our priority, says minister
Union Minister for Road Transport Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said that "developing inland waterways" was the "priority" of the central government and has "earmarked 101 important rivers in the country" to develop a network of waterways on the lines of national highways. "Developing inland waterways for transporting passengers and goods is our priority. We have earmarked 101 important rivers in the country to develop a network of waterways on the lines of national highways," Gadkari said.
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