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INDIA WILL HAVE ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE
AMERICA BY 2024
Road: The central government has resolved to bring
India's road infrastructure up to the level with that
of the United States by the end of 2024. Better road
infrastructure in the country will not only increase
employment, but will also boost tourism.

Before Now
The rate of Now it is about 37 km per day.

construction of The government is now aiming to
highways was 12 km build 50 km of national highways
per day in 2014-15. per day in the country.

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on a

Thousand crore project to The national highway's length has increased
mitigate pollution and build road from 91,287 km in April 2014 to approximately
infrastructure in the National Capital 1,41,000 km by December 2021. There has been
Territory of Delhi is underway and a more than 50% increase during this time. At the
the Zojila tunnel is expected to be same time, the ministry built 5,407 kilometres of
completed by highway in fiscal year 2021-22.

2024

ensure that within 60
rather than 2026, 60 Work is being done to
as originally kilometres, there is only one
planned. toll naka.

With safety in mind, it has
been mandated that every
vehicle have six airbags.

More than a thousand
contractors will be ready to
ensure that no trees are cut down
for construction work.

On 28 national highways,
650 650 roadside facilities,

facilities including trauma centres
and emergency landing
roads, are being built.

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