AgenciesThe government is working on developing electric highways powered by solar energy that will facilitate the charging of heavy-duty trucks and buses, road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said on Monday.
The government is also proposing to install an intelligent traffic system (ITS) on 15,000 km of national highways by 2024 to enhance road safety, he said, speaking virtually at a conference organised by the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce.
"The government is strongly encouraging solar and wind energy-based charging mechanisms for electric mobility," he said.
On electric highways, usually overhead power lines supply electricity to moving vehicles.
A technical trial run for e-vehicles on the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway, covering 278 kilometres, began last week. An earlier technical trial run was conducted last year between Delhi and Agra, covering 210 kilometres, on the Yamuna Expressway.
A well-developed infrastructure enhances economic activities, creates new businesses and promotes job creation, Gadkari said.
"We are constructing 26 greenfield expressways," he said.
With the launch of the PM Gati Shakti Master Plan, he said, projects would get faster clearances and it would cut down logistic costs.
The minister observed that India and the US were natural partners and invited US private investors to invest in India's logistics, ropeways and cable-car sectors besides roads projects.
The government is also proposing to install an intelligent traffic system (ITS) on 15,000 km of national highways by 2024 to enhance road safety, he said, speaking virtually at a conference organised by the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce.
"The government is strongly encouraging solar and wind energy-based charging mechanisms for electric mobility," he said.
On electric highways, usually overhead power lines supply electricity to moving vehicles.
A technical trial run for e-vehicles on the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway, covering 278 kilometres, began last week. An earlier technical trial run was conducted last year between Delhi and Agra, covering 210 kilometres, on the Yamuna Expressway.
A well-developed infrastructure enhances economic activities, creates new businesses and promotes job creation, Gadkari said.
"We are constructing 26 greenfield expressways," he said.
With the launch of the PM Gati Shakti Master Plan, he said, projects would get faster clearances and it would cut down logistic costs.
The minister observed that India and the US were natural partners and invited US private investors to invest in India's logistics, ropeways and cable-car sectors besides roads projects.
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