Mission 300: MoRTH commits to commission 300 road projects
The ministry of road transport and highways has fast-tracked 300 road projects and named the initiative as Mission 300 and all these projects are to be commissioned in the next one year, said transport minister Nitin Gadkari, adding that ministry along with the NHAI will complete 300-400 road projects including expressways so that infrastructure becomes one of the biggest achievements of the current NDA government. In fact, the ministry is targeting 450 projects and ensure at least 300 are completed so that the government enable to highlight the achievements before the masses during their inaugurations. Besides, it would be a huge feat, given that so many projects have never been completed within such a short span of time. He will hold a review meeting with officials from the road ministry, NHAI and representatives of all state governments in Goa. At present, the state-run NHAI is working on 416 projects, while 800 are being implemented by the road transport ministry, he claimed.
