Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari met Nitin Gadkari, and discussed highway development in Rajasthan

Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari met Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi on Wednesday. She thanked him for the continuous development of highways in Rajasthan. In the last ten years, the central government has approved works worth about one lakh crore to strengthen the road network in Rajasthan.

Diya Kumari assured him that the state government will provide all possible support for the timely implementation of various schemes approved to strengthen the road network in the state. She also demanded that Rajasthan be sanctioned more roads from the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund CRIF.

Referring to various important works related to Rajasthan, Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari demanded from Union Minister Nitin Gadkari that Brij-Chaurasi Parikrama Marg be declared a national highway and developed. Along with this, he demanded that the Central Government should issue approval for the construction of ropeways at places of religious and tourist importance by the Tourism Department of Rajasthan under the 'Parvatmala Yojana' of the Government of India.

He also sought approval from the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways for constructing 9 Greenfield Expressways in the state. Diya Kumari said that out of nine Greenfield Expressways to be constructed in Rajasthan, the DPR of Jaipur-Kishangarh-Jodhpur has been sent to NHAI, and the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has also been requested for approval of works of the remaining eight expressways.