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629 of 1,191 Highway Projects Behind Schedule, Gadkari Says

What happened

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said 629 of 1,191 National Highway projects under construction have missed their original deadlines.

Delayed highways mean longer intercity bus and car journeys and higher travel costs, including popular weekend routes such as trips to Goa.

The facts

1Gadkari told the Rajya Sabha that 629 of 1,191 under-construction National Highway projects have slipped beyond their original schedules
2Gadkari said he will skip the Mumbai-Goa Highway inauguration because he felt ashamed of its prolonged delay
3Gadkari said he will land in Mumbai in October and travel to Goa by road to inspect the highway

Sources

News18 Karnataka

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Track Gadkari's October road inspection of the Mumbai-Goa Highway for updates before planning any long road trip.