Nitin Gadkari plans for the blueprint of India’s Mega Mobility and Green Transport future

RANCHI : Union Minister of Road, Highways and Transport Shri Nitin Gadkari has unveiled an ambitious roadmap for next-generation mass mobility in the country, which includes electric rapid transport, hyperloop in urban areas and ropeways, cable buses and funicular railways in inaccessible terrains.

In an interview with PTI, the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways said India’s transport sector is undergoing a major transition, with initiatives like tree bank, mobile-based driving tests, and flex-fuel engines by 11 leading automakers in the pipeline.

Also on the agenda are plans to upgrade 25,000 km of two-lane highways to four lanes, establish an electric mass rapid transport network across major routes and scale up road construction to 100 km per day.

“We are driving innovation. A revolution in mass mobility is underway,” Mr Gadkari said.

“Work is progressing at a war footing to transform how India travels, with a focus not just on metropolises but also on remote, inaccessible rural areas. We’re building ropeways, cable cars and funicular railways across 360 locations, including Kedarnath. Work has already started on 60 of these projects,” he said.