Congress laid foundation of road network Cong MP
New Delhi Mar 21 PTI The previous UPA governments laid the foundation of developing road connectivity in the country which has led to its road network becoming the second largest globally Congress Lok Sabha member M K Vishnu Prasad said on MondayParticipating in the discussion on the Demands for Grants of Road Transport and Highways Ministry for 2022-23 in the House Prasad sought to know from the government the reason for escalation in the allocation to about Rs 2 lakh croreThe treasury benches are very proud of the 635 lakh km of road coverage which is the second longest globally after the US But this expansion did not happen overnight It was the previous Congress governments under Jawaharlal Nehru Rajiv Gandhi which laid the foundation and that is why today India has the second largest road network he saidQuestioning the 68 per cent hike in allocation to the road transport and highways ministry for the next fiscal Prasad said the quality of road is pathetic and only Rs 356 crore has been allocated towards road safetyBJP MP from Arunachal Pradesh Tapir Gao hailed road construction under the Modi government and said top car companies including Ferrari Porsche Mercedes and Lamborghini now participate in car rallies because of good roads in the stateThe road network has even reached Kalapani in Uttarakhand Like Spider-Mans web Nitin Gadkari too is putting in place a network of road connectivity Gao saidMargani Bharat YSRCP said that the government should distribute to states the funds collected from levying cess on petrol and diesel and called for a stringent law to check road accidents PTI JD ANB ANB
New Delhi Mar 21 PTI The previous UPA governments laid the foundation of developing road connectivity in the country which has led to its road network becoming the second largest globally Congress Lok Sabha member M K Vishnu Prasad said on MondayParticipating in the discussion on the Demands for Grants of Road Transport and Highways Ministry for 2022-23 in the House Prasad sought to know from the government the reason for escalation in the allocation to about Rs 2 lakh croreThe treasury benches are very proud of the 635 lakh km of road coverage which is the second longest globally after the US But this expansion did not happen overnight It was the previous Congress governments under Jawaharlal Nehru Rajiv Gandhi which laid the foundation and that is why today India has the second largest road network he saidQuestioning the 68 per cent hike in allocation to the road transport and highways ministry for the next fiscal Prasad said the quality of road is pathetic and only Rs 356 crore has been allocated towards road safetyBJP MP from Arunachal Pradesh Tapir Gao hailed road construction under the Modi government and said top car companies including Ferrari Porsche Mercedes and Lamborghini now participate in car rallies because of good roads in the stateThe road network has even reached Kalapani in Uttarakhand Like Spider-Mans web Nitin Gadkari too is putting in place a network of road connectivity Gao saidMargani Bharat YSRCP said that the government should distribute to states the funds collected from levying cess on petrol and diesel and called for a stringent law to check road accidents PTI JD ANB ANB
