Over Rs1,200 cr to be spent for safe movement of wildlife on National Highway
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- Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has said that over 1,200 crore rupees will be spent by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to create infrastructure for safe movement of wildlife on the National Highway.
- Mr Javadekar said, this includes construction of underpasses on the Nagpur-Jabalpur National Highway which passes through the Pench National Park and also at highways including Gadchiroli-Chandrapur and Chimur-Vadodara.
Source: AIR
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Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
- The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is a ministry of the Government of India, that is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules, regulations and laws relating to road transport, transport research and in also to increase the mobility and efficiency of the road transport system in India.
- Founded: July 1942
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- Annual budget: 91,823 crores INR (US$13 billion, 2020-21 est.)
- Officeholders: Nitin Gadkari (Union Minister)