Nagpur: The ministry of road transport and highways (Morth) plans to lay a network of green highways stretching to 12,000 kms in the next three to four years in India. Under Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari, Morth launched the ‘Green Highways (Plantation, Transplantation, Beautification and Maintenance) Policy, 2015’ which promotes greening of highway corridors with participation of the community, farmers, private sector, NGOs and government institutions. In an exclusive chat with TOI on board his aircraft to an election rally at Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh, the Nagpur MP explained the various green energy projects he is pursuing and plans to make the country pollution free.
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Q. In what way will a green highway be beneficial?
A. It would help the country in achieving zero pollution. It would be a completely new road, which would be starting from zero and straight in…
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