- Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari participated in the conference via video conference.
- It was held by India Infrastructure Publishing, which is a provider of information about the infrastructure sector.
- The conference was held to discuss rising trends in roadways, with the major focus on import substitution, cost-effectiveness, pollution-free alternative fuel.
- While addressing the conference, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that he has set a goal to construct 60,000 km of the world-class national highway by 2024, at the rate of 40 km per day.
- He also mentioned that India has about 63 lakh kilometres of the road network, which is the second-largest in the world.
- He highlighted that GOI has decided to invest 1.4 trillion dollars in infrastructure development through National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP).
Question:
Q.1 Who participated in the 16th Annual Conference on 'Road Development in India'?
a. Piyush Goyal
b. Dharmendra Pradhan
c. Mansukh Laxmanbhai Mandaviy
d. Nitin Gadkari
a. Piyush Goyal
b. Dharmendra Pradhan
c. Mansukh Laxmanbhai Mandaviy
d. Nitin Gadkari
