Government Planning Electric Highway From Delhi To Mumbai: Nitin Gadkari
NDTV
An electric highway generally refers to a road which supplies power to vehicles travelling on it, including through overhead power lines.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said the government is planning to construct an electric highway between Delhi and Mumbai.
Addressing an event organised by the Hydraulic Trailer Owners Association, the road transport and highways minister said "Our planning is to make electric highway from Delhi to Mumbai. Just like trolley bus, you can run trolley trucks also," he said, without providing more details.
He also said the government is constructing tunnels worth Rs 2.5 lakh crore.
A trolleybus is an electric bus that draws power from overhead wires. An electric highway generally refers to a road which supplies power to vehicles travelling on it, including through overhead power lines.
