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FOCUS ON USING GREEN ENERGY

POWERED CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT:

NITIN GADKARI

oad making companies should switch to using alternative Gadkari said he was open to the idea of encouraging international
fuel power construction equipment and save costs companies in making DPRs for Indian road projects to reduce
Raccording to Minister for Road Transport and Highways, accidents and speed up decision making. Speaking later in the day
Nitin Gadkari. at the Annual Flagship Infrastructure Conference and Awards
organised by Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of
Speaking at the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & India (ASSOCHAM), he said that there should be efforts to reduce
Industry (FICCI's) International Conference on Tunnel Construction the use of steel and cement. "The cost of highway construction
on Wednesday, he said, "Diesel machinery should be discouraged. should come down with use of modern technologies," Gadkari said.
Electricity, methanol, and ethanol powered construction equipment
can save costs." "We are making logistic parks worth Rs 2 lakh crore. That is an
Gadkari estimated that around a tenth of the cost of construction in investment avenue. Development of road side smart cities, villages,
highways is used just in running diesel powered equipment. He also and logistic parks is being planned. Joint venture partners are being
spoke about the substandard detailed project reports (DPRs) sought for setting up industrial clusters," he added.
prepared by Indian companies and called for improving them.

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