Good Samaritan spends ₹1 cr for arranging oxygen tankers to Nagpur, Vidharbha
May 05, 2021
Pyare Khan, a transporter, helps to deliver LMO by tankers from multiple locations
“How can I charge for something like this,” remarked Pyare Khan, who has spent nearly ₹1 crore for arranging oxygen tankers to Nagpur, after a call from the Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari and from the local administration. Over 205 tonnes of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) was received on Sunday alone, which will be used to treat patients in Nagpur and Vidharbha region.
Khan, whose service has been tweeted about by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Anand Mahindra, Congress’ Digvijay Singh, actor Paresh Rawal, said that to move the cargo to Nagpur, they had to arrange a total of 19 tankers. “The oxygen to Nagpur is being moved from five locations in three States – Bellary (Karnataka); Bhillai and Raipur (Chhattisgarh); Angul and Rourkela (Odisha). By arranging two drivers for each tanker, we manag
Govt approves highway development projects worth ₹5,000 cr
April 03, 2021
Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari - PTI×
Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari announced the approval of several highway development projects, including six laning a part of Amritsar-Jamnagar economic corridor on hybrid annuity model in Punjab with a budget ₹2,029.17 crore, according to the Minister s tweet.
A hybrid annuity model is a method of project funding in which the amount is paid to the road developer over several years.
One more six laning project in Punjab approved was Jalandhar bypass from Kahiwan to Kang Sahbu via Sarmastpur as a part of North-South Corridor decongestion on hybrid annuity model with a budget ₹1,754.84 crore.
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Will construct 40km highways per day: Nitin Gadkari
Despite COVID, when every sector is facing problem, we have constructed highways at record pace of 37 km in a day, said Nitin Gadkari in his address during commemoration of construction of national highways at record speed in 2020-21
Ashutosh Kumar | April 1, 2021 | Updated 22:17 IST
Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari
Bullish on highway contracts worth Rs 9,22,404 crore under construction as on March 31, 2021, and total contsruction of 13,298 km in FY21 translating into an average of 36 km per day, Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday that the government will construct highways at pace of over 40 km per day in FY22.