Articles tagged under: Nitin Gadkari

Wake Up Gadkari: Perilous Highway Conditions Force Parsis to Halt Pilgrimage to Sacred Udvada Shrine

September 15, 2025

Valsad: Leaders of the Parsi community have advised devotees to suspend their pilgrimage to the holy town of Udvada, home to the revered Iranshah Atash Behram due to the deplorable and hazardous condition of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad national highway, the primary route for thousands of pilgrims traveling from Mumbai. The Parsi Punchayet, a prominent representative body, has escalated the issue by sending a strongly-worded letter to Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways....Read More

NHAI to carry out major repairs on Surat-Vapi stretch of NH-48 post monsoon

August 07, 2025
NHAI to carry out major repairs on Surat-Vapi stretch of NH-48 post monsoon

Surat: The Union Government on Tuesday acknowledged the severe deterioration of the National Highway 48 stretch between Vapi and Surat in Gujarat. In response to a question raised by Rajya Sabha MP Shaktisinh Gohil, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, informed that major maintenance and periodic renewal works for a 58-km stretch have been provisioned and will begin immediately after the monsoon. "Surat-Vapi stretch of NH-48 is maintained by the National Highways Autho...Read More

69 National Highway projects worth over ₹55,000 crore underway in Gujarat: Union Govt

July 29, 2025
69 National Highway projects worth over ₹55,000 crore underway in Gujarat: Union Govt

Ahmedabad: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Jairam Gadkari, stated in the Lok Sabha that a total of 69 National Highway (NH) projects worth ₹55,614 crore are currently at various stages of implementation in Gujarat. These projects are planned to be completed in phases, with targets extending up to the financial year 2029-30. In a written response to the question raised by Rajkot MP Parshottambhai Rupala, Gadkari mentioned that the Rajkot bypass is part of the ongoing si...Read More

Centre shares progess update on Ahmedabad – Rajkot Six-Lane Highway

July 28, 2025
Centre shares progess update on Ahmedabad – Rajkot Six-Lane Highway

New Delhi: Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari today shared an update on the progress of the Ahmedabad–Rajkot six-lane highway project, which is being developed by the Government of Gujarat. According to details provided by the state government, significant portions of the highway have been completed, while a few sections remain under construction. In a reply to a question during the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament, Gadkari stated that the project, divided into f...Read More

Gadkari announces ₹3,000 FASTag Annual Pass for private vehicles; launch on August 15

June 18, 2025
Gadkari announces ₹3,000 FASTag Annual Pass for private vehicles; launch on August 15

New Delhi: Starting August 15, 2025, India will introduce a FASTag-based Annual Pass to simplify highway travel, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari announced today. The pass, priced at ₹3,000, will be valid for one year from activation or for 200 highway trips, whichever comes first. Meant exclusively for non-commercial private vehicles like cars, jeeps, and vans, the pass can be activated via the Rajmarg Yatra App or through the official websites of NHAI and MoRTH. T...Read More

Centre approves Rs. 825.72 crore highway project in Gujarat

April 12, 2025
Centre approves Rs. 825.72 crore highway project in Gujarat

Gandhinagar: A 37.08 km stretch of National Highway 848, which connects Pardi to Kaprada in South Gujarat, has been approved for upgradation to a four-lane road with a divided carriageway and paved shoulders at a cost of ₹825.72 crore. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari made the announcement in a social media post, stating, “Upgradation of the 37.08 km section from Pardi (NH-48) Junction–Sukesh–Nana Pondha–Kaparada to a four-lane road with a divided carriageway and paved shoulders on NH-848...Read More

Centre Announces Rs. 1271.02 crore Highway Project in Gujarat

April 09, 2025
Centre Announces Rs. 1271.02 crore Highway Project in Gujarat

Gandhinagar: The entire 119.50 km stretch of Porbandar-Bhanvad-Jam Jodhpur-Kalavad of National Highway-151K in Porbandar, Jamnagar and Devbhoomi Dwarka districts of Gujarat has been approved for upgradation to 2-lane with paved shoulder at a cost of Rs.1271.02 crore. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari made this announcement in his social media post. The project road starts from its junction with National Highway-51 near Porbandar and connects Bhanavad, Jam Jodhpur and terminates at its junction...Read More

Por and Jhabua bridges at national highway in Vadodara to be widened

November 28, 2024

Vadodara: Lok Sabha member representing Vadodara, Dr. Hemang Joshi called on the union Road and Transport minister Nitin Gadkari in national capital and made representation regarding need to widen the narrow bridges at Por and Jambua near Vadodara on the Ahmedabad- Mumbai national highway. Currently 4-lane wide in size, the bridges of Por and Jambua will be widened, Gadkari assured in the meeting. The bridges witness traffic problem regularly as the form 4-lane narrow portions on the 6 lane ...Read More