Transport Ministry is finalizing the policy of using waste in road construction: Nitin Gadkari

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said his ministry is finalizing a policy for the use of municipal waste in road construction. Let us tell you, on this Nitin Gadkari further said that the government is considering incentivizing construction equipment manufacturers to not use fossil fuels. “We are finalizing the policy of using municipal waste in road construction,” he said.

On this, Gadkari said that his ministry has taken several initiatives to decarbonise the transport sector and the government is also working on developing an electric highway between Delhi and Jaipur.

Electric highways accomplish electric traction for vehicles in much the same way as it does for railways. It is based on technology from countries like Sweden and Norway. This includes the provision of electric cables that can be used by a vehicle that meets this type of technology. The vehicle will use electricity from this cable for its traction. At present, the Ministry is evaluating various technologies.