It is announced that the Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I is expected to be completed by 2027-28. The project entails a total length of 34,800 km in 31 states and UTs and more than 550 districts. It envisages the development of about 26,000 km length of economic corridors, which – along with the Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) and North-South and East-West (NS-EW) Corridors ...
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EV-ready highways on GQ
As part of the proposed Vision 2030: PM Public Transport Sewa, the government is working on building electric vehicle-ready highways on the Golden Quadrilateral. It would be a major effort towards reducing fuel consumption and vehicular emissions through electrification of intercity public transport over the next seven years. E-highways would be powered with green energy-enabled charging infrastructure. The Ministry of ...