A robust road infrastructure will help in that direction. Mint reported on the government’s plan to kick off India’s most ambitious roads programme ever on 19 April. The road construction push includes the Bharatmala Pariyojana with a Rs5.35 trillion investment to construct 34,800km of roads. To give a boost to the ambitious plan, all future road projects such as economic corridors and coastal roads have been brought under its aegis. India needs massive funding to bankroll its new integrated infrastructure programme, which involves building roads, railways, waterways and airports.

Source: Mint October 24, 2017 08:48 UTC