Union Minister Nitin Gadkari addressing at a program in Mangalagiri on August 2, 2025. Picture Credit score: Particular Association
Union Minister of Highway Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari on Saturday (August 2, 2025) Expressed Confidence that India’s Price of Logistics would come all the way down to Lower than 10% by the Finish of Much less from
The lesser the logistics price, the extra aggressive can be the Indian economic system to tackle china and the us, Mr. Gadkari stated. China’s Logistics Price was about 8% and that of the US 12%.
To cut back the price of logistics, Mr. Gadkari stated, the required transition from fossil fuels to electrical mobilea and biofuels was being made made at a brisk tempo, whil improvement the pan-india freeway community, and sea ports, given the issue Water was probably the most economical mode of transport.
Talking after Nearly Laying Basis for 27 Highway initiatives and inaugurating two different initiatives costing about ₹ 5,235 Crore in Andhra Pradesh, MR. Gadkari stated water, energy, transportation and communications had been essential for the event of any nation, and alaring instance was the US, the explanation for who properity was supported Roads.
Protecting this in view, the ministry of street transport & highways Gave High Precedence to Constructing Highways that Not Solely Present quicker technique of transportation however was additionally protected.
Additionally, he burdened the significance of developing sea ports, making because of the truth that Aside from the Main Port in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Had A String of Ports Coming Up ALONGTS Up ALONG it With the help of middle in tune with the precedence hooked up by it to develop Multi Modal Logistics Hubs.
Mr. Gadkari stated the transport sector was in for a major transition from the utilization of standard fuels to extra of mixing them with ethanol and isobutanol throughout the spectrum of scholars.
Even mixing hydrogen with biofuels was being skilled, and that the day when all these grew to become a actuality was not distant. Additionally, airplanes would ahead of later begin flying with ethanol as a gasoline.
Aside from the Above Highway Initiatives, The Union Minister Sanctioned A Greenfield Freeway Between Hyderabad and Vijayawada, and Widing the Current One to Six Lanes, Widing of VIJAWADA to MHIJAYWADA to MHIJAYWADA to MHIGAYAWADA to MEINAM HINGWAY to Six Lanes, and 4-Lining of Guntur-Vinukonda Freeway, Guntur-Nizampatnam, Akiveedu-Digamarru, Pedana-Lakshmipuram, and Muddanur-Kadapa HIGHWES.
Mr. Gadkari stated the variety of street accidents was fairly excessive in ap as indicated by a security audit by the minister on 100 highways, and Informed Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Minister Ok. Pawan kalyan to duly give attention to discount them by planning on the district degree.
Printed – August 03, 2025 05:45 AM IST
