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Cover Story Sankalp years
Shakti of

The phenomenal HIGHWAYS
rise in budget
India currently has the second-largest
Infrastructure: increased road network in the world with 63.73
4 times in 9 years
lakh km.
10
10
8 lakh crore
12 km 29 km
6 of roads road is being
were built constructed
4
daily in the daily now
2
2.5 year 2014-15
lakh crore
0
2015-16 2023-24
50 roads are the per-day
Transport: increased target set by the central
5 times in 9 years km government

600000 5,17,000
crore 1,45,155
500000
150000 km
400000
120000
300000 91,287
km
90000
200000
85,000
100000 crore 60000
0
2015-16 2023-24 30000
0
2014 2023
National Highway: increased
length of national highway
7 times in 9 years
200000
1,62,000
crore India's longest 1386 km Delhi-
150000
Mumbai Expressway is being
developed in the Bharatmala
100000
project. Prime Minister Narendra
50000 23,000 Modi has dedicated its portion till
crore Delhi-Dausa-Lalsot to the nation.
0
2015-16 2023-24
RURAL ROAD CONNECTIVITY

55% 99%

2014 2022

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