19,826 km roads constructed so far under Bharatmala: Nitin Gadkari

Synopsis

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari informed that 26,425 km of Bharatmala projects person been awarded, with 19,826 km constructed. High-speed corridors are enhancing logistics and question efficiency. Smart exertion and regular information audits guarantee roadworthy prime and information successful the National Highways improvement nether the PM Gati Shakti initiative.

Bharatmala projects covering a full magnitude of 26,425 km person been awarded and retired of this 19,826 km person already been constructed, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari informed Lok Sabha successful a written reply earlier this week.

The Bharatmala Pariyojana was approved by the cardinal authorities successful 2017.

Bharatmala Pariyojana is envisaged to amended the logistics ratio and connectivity successful the state including connectivity to tribal, aspirational and Left Wing Extremist-affected districts portion reducing mishap connected the these Highways ensuring safer proscription networks.

The improvement of high-speed corridors volition besides trim the question clip substantially betwixt cardinal economical centers.

Various Industrial Hubs, NMP nodes, MMLPs, Ports and Airports to beryllium provided high-speed connectivity done these corridors.

As of February 2025, 6,669 km magnitude of precocious velocity greenfield corridors has been awarded with operation completed for 4,610 km.

In truthful acold arsenic National Highways (NHs) are concerned, works are carried retired arsenic per standards, guidelines, manual, codification of signifier of Indian Roads Congress arsenic good arsenic Specification for Road and Bridge Works, the curate said successful his written reply.

"Necessary roadworthy information measures are taken during design, construction, cognition and attraction stages. Further, Guidelines person been issued for regular information audit of each NHs astatine design, construction, pre-opening signifier of NH projects arsenic good arsenic connected existing NHs for ensuring roadworthy safety," Minister Gadkari said.

Many Smart Technologies specified arsenic Automated and intelligent Machine-aided operation (AI-MC), LIDAR and drone based analytics etc is being adopted successful Highway Construction.

In different reply regarding the ambitious PM Gati Shakti initiative, the curate said 115 NHs / roadworthy projects successful astir 13,500 km amounting to Rs. 6.38 lakh crore person been examined truthful acold leveraging the PM Gati Shakti NMP Portal and consulted wrong the Network Planning Group (NPG) of PM Gati Shakti NMP.

This, helium said, has resulted successful amended readying and execution of infrastructure projects for much streamlined task transportation by reducing the clip and outgo associated with task design, alignment, clearances, and approvals.

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is chiefly liable for the improvement and attraction of National Highways (NHs). All the NHs improvement projects are planned successful enactment with PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP) principles.