<p>Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said stalled highways projects worth Rs 1.8 lakh crore will be rolled out in a month's span after clearing the issues.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Projects initiated by the previous UPA government are stuck due to issues in land acquisition and securing green clearances. The NDA would address these issues on priority, Gadkari said, addressing a summit on highways by PHD Chamber here. <br /><br />“As many as 189 projects with a cost of Rs 1,80,000 crore are stuck due to problems in land acquisition, delays in forest and environment clearances, non-transfer of defence land and hurdles in rail over bridges.....hurdles will be removed by August 15 and work will start on these,” Gadkari said. For projects worth Rs 2 lakh crore, Detailed Project Report will be prepared soon, after which the government would take steps to get environment and forest clearances and land acquisition, the minister said.</p>
<p>Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said stalled highways projects worth Rs 1.8 lakh crore will be rolled out in a month's span after clearing the issues.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Projects initiated by the previous UPA government are stuck due to issues in land acquisition and securing green clearances. The NDA would address these issues on priority, Gadkari said, addressing a summit on highways by PHD Chamber here. <br /><br />“As many as 189 projects with a cost of Rs 1,80,000 crore are stuck due to problems in land acquisition, delays in forest and environment clearances, non-transfer of defence land and hurdles in rail over bridges.....hurdles will be removed by August 15 and work will start on these,” Gadkari said. For projects worth Rs 2 lakh crore, Detailed Project Report will be prepared soon, after which the government would take steps to get environment and forest clearances and land acquisition, the minister said.</p>
