Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari

June 10, 2026 7:01 PM

Manipur CM meets Gadkari, seeks early approval for highway projects

Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Wednesday met Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari and discussed the progress of National Highway projects and the state's road infrastructure development. A senior official from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said that during the meeting, held at Gadkari’s official residence in New Delhi, the Chief Minister briefed the Union Minister on the steps taken by the state government to address long-pending issues related to t...

June 1, 2026 9:31 PM

Centre Seeks Faster Execution, Stronger Quality Monitoring of Highway Projects

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday reviewed the quality and maintenance status of National Highway projects covering 12,260 kilometres in Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal. The review covered 8,512 km of National Highways in Andhra Pradesh and 3,748 km in West Bengal. The assessment was based on feedback received through media reports and social media platforms. Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Harsh Malhotra, senior officials from the Ministry of ...

May 26, 2026 7:38 PM

Centre pushes timely completion and better maintenance of highways in Punjab, Delhi and Haryana

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday reviewed the progress, quality and maintenance of National Highway projects spanning 4,335 km in Punjab and 3,332 km across Delhi and Haryana. The review meeting, held in New Delhi, was attended by Union Ministers of State Ajay Tamta and Harsh Malhotra, along with senior officials from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), the National Highways Authority of India and project contractors. According to the Ministr...

May 26, 2026 7:13 PM

Centre approves Rs 1,427 crore for four-lane Thiruvarur bypass project in Tamil Nadu

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday approved ₹1,427.61 crore for the construction of a four-lane Thiruvarur bypass on the Nagapattinam–Thanjavur section of NH-83 in Tamil Nadu. The 14.9-km project also includes the construction of two additional Road Over Bridges (ROBs) on NH-129A and NH-134A. Announcing the approval in a post on X, Gadkari said the project would strengthen connectivity between key industrial centres such as Tiruchirappalli and Coimbatore an...

March 10, 2026 1:31 PM

Centre sanctions Rs 650.42 crore for upgrading NH-754K stretch in Gujarat’s Kutch district

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, on Tuesday approved a Rs 650.42 crore project to develop a key highway corridor in Kutch district aimed at improving connectivity across the remote region of Gujarat. The project involves the construction of the 165.58-kilometre Lakhpat–Gaduli–Jara–Hajipir–Khavda–Kandavan–Dholavira section of National Highway-754K as a two-lane road with paved shoulder configuration. The corridor runs through several sparsely populated areas...