India's road network grows by 59% in 9 yrs to become second largest in world: Gadkari

New Delhi: India's road network grew by 59 percent to become the second largest in the world as part of the development work carried out by the government in the last nine years, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday. India's road network stood at 1,45,240 kilometres today as compared to 91,287 kilometres in 2013-14, the Road, Transport and Highways Minister said. He was addressing a conference on '9 years achievements of government' in the national capital.

'India's road network is the second largest in the world after the US'

In the last nine years, India made seven world records in the sector. India's road network is the second largest in the world after the US, he said. The minister further informed that the revenues from tolls rose to Rs 4,1342 crore from Rs 4,770 crore in 2013-14.

Govt aims to increase the toll revenue to Rs 1,30,000 cr

The government aims to increase the toll revenue to Rs 1,30,000 crore, Gadkari said. The usage of fastags has helped in reducing the waiting time at the toll plazas to 47 seconds. The government is taking various measures to reduce it further to below 30 seconds, he noted.

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