Mumbai-Goa highway work will be completed by December, says Nitin Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said the work on the MumbaiGoa highway will be completed by December this year which would give a huge boost to development in Maharashtras Konkan regionHe was speaking at the bhoomi pujan ceremony in Panvel of the concretisation of the PalaspeIndupur national highway stretch and some other routesThe Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways several works in the states Konkan region were help up due to issues like land acquisition permissions contractor problemsHe also announced the construction of the Rs 13000 crore MorbeKaranjade road which will go through Jawaharlal Nehru Port and reduce the time needed to cover the distance between Mumbai and Delhi to 12 hoursWork on the Rs 1200 crore Kalamboli junction and Rs 12000 Pagode junction too will begin soon he saidAlso Read Did you know that the name Colaba was originally coined by Kolis as KolabhatHe said the muchdelayed MumbaiGoa national highway work will be completed by December this year which will hugely boost development prospects of the Konkan areaThe MumbaiGoa highway touches 66 tourism spots in Maharashtras Konkan It will give development a high boost It will also ensure quick transportation of fruits and other produce the region is famous for Gadkari saidHe blamed the contractors who were given two stretches for construction in 2011 for the delay The highway is being built and widened in 11 phasesHowever all matters are resolved now and the highway which also connects JNPT and Dighi port will help in the progress of the country Gadkari saidHe also asked state governments to go in for roads with 68 inch topping so that they have a life of 50 years as well as periodic updating of black spots for proactive rectificationAlso Read Threat calls to Nitin Gadkari Nagpur cops take custody of suspected caller from Belagavi jailIndia sees 5 lakh road accidents a year of which 15 lakh are fatal with many of those dead in the 1834 age group This is distressing All efforts must be taken to curb accidents he saidGadkari also said his ministry was in the process of introducing satellitebased fare collection on highways instead of having toll nakas that obstruct free flow of trafficMaharashtra must study the feasibility of seaplane hovercraft and water taxi systems for the Konkan region which is blessed with a long coastline for tourism and transport purposes the Union minister saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever