Roads In Madhya Pradesh Will Be Developed Like US By 2024: Nitin Gadkari
NDTV
The Union minister has launched several road projects during his multiple visits to the state where the Assembly elections are due later this year.
Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday assured Ayodhya-like facelift for Orchha town in Madhya Pradesh associated with Lord Ram and said the road infrastructure in the state would be developed on par with the USA by 2024.
The Union minister has launched several road projects during his multiple visits to the state where the Assembly elections are due later this year.
"Orchha (called Ayodhya of impoverished Bundelkhand region) where Lord Ram lived and where the famous Ram Raja temple is located will be beautified on the lines of Ayodhya, which is being decked up (for a grand temple of Lord Ram)," the Road Transport and Highways minister said.
He inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for 18 projects, including the Rs 1,500 crore six-lane Indore-Hyderabad road, collectively worth Rs 6,800 crore during his visit to Orchha in Niwari district.
