Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh: Union Road and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has apologized for the bad road being built in Madhya Pradesh. He said, “If a mistake has been made, then an apology should also be made for it. I am not satisfied with the 63 km two-lane road being built from Barela to Mandla at a cost of Rs 400 crore. The officials have been told to suspend the road work that is pending. Repair old work. Invite a new tender. Make this road well constructed and complete it soon. I apologize for the trouble I have caused you so far.”
Gadkari said these things while addressing the gathering in Mandla. He laid the foundation stone of 5 National Highways of 329 km in length at Mandla at a cost of Rs 1261 crore. He had come to Mahakaushal to lay the foundation stone and inaugurate 543 km of roads to be built at a cost of Rs 5,315. He reached Jabalpur directly from Mandla to give a gift of Rs 4054 crore. It consists of 214 km long 8 National Highways.
Highlights of Gadkari’s speech
- The road projects will well connect Mandla with Jabalpur, Dindori, and Balaghat districts. With the construction of these routes, religious places like Pachmarhi, Bhedaghat, and Amarkantak as well as traffic from Jabalpur via Amarkantak to Bilaspur, Raipur, and Durg will be easy.
- The natural beauty of Mandla and Kanha National Park have always attracted tourists. With the construction of these road projects, this area and its forest dwellers will get better facilities.
- Industrial areas will be built on both sides of Narmada Express:
- 8 road projects are to be started in Jabalpur. Of these, the foundation stone of 7 roads to be built at a cost of Rs 3,332 crore will be laid.
Gadkari said that roads should be good for development. Kanha National Park is famous all over the world. The connectivity here will be improved. The development of forest dwellers who are socio-economically-educationally backward is the priority of the state and central governments. For this, the road should be good.
On this occasion, MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, “I have requested Gadkari Ji to directly connect Kanha National Park with road and build a National Highway so that a large number of tourists come here and our people can get employment in large numbers.”