Seeking alternatives to steel, cement in road construction: Nitin Gadkari
Gadkari said after a record year in highway construction, the focus is now on strengthening the conciliation mechanism of public-private partnership contracts.
Synopsis
A committee has been formed in the ministry of road transport and highways to look at such alternatives and best international practices in construction. The minister is considering approaching the Prime Minister to form a regulatory commission to rein in companies in these sectors.
The government is finding alternatives to reduce the use of cement and steel in highway construction in a bid to check rising costs, transport minister Nitin Gadkari said.
A committee has been formed in the ministry of road transport and highways to look at such alternatives and best international practices in construction. The minister is considering approaching the Prime Minister to form a regulatory commission to rein in companies in these
