SEP 03: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari, chaired a Consultation Workshop in New Delhi on innovative policy interventions for sustainable national highway development. The workshop brought together key stakeholders including Union Minister of State Shri Ajay Tamta, Shri Harsh Malhotra, senior state government officials, and municipal commissioners.
Focusing on seamless urban mobility, the workshop highlighted the government’s commitment to developing world-class, sustainable, and future-ready transport infrastructure. Shri Gadkari emphasized the urgent need for constructing ring roads and bypasses around major cities to reduce congestion on urban stretches of National Highways and improve travel efficiency.
One of the major policy priorities discussed was the integration of transport infrastructure with city master plans, ensuring better alignment with urban growth. The workshop also explored value capture financing (VCF) models as a sustainable way to fund large-scale highway projects. These models aim to leverage the increase in land value around infrastructure zones to finance construction without overburdening public resources.
Participants noted that such infrastructure, especially ring roads and bypasses, would decongest city centres, streamline traffic, and open avenues for planned urban expansion in peripheral areas. This will contribute to economic development, environmental sustainability, and improved quality of life in urban regions.
With this initiative, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) reinforces its vision of fostering inclusive, eco-friendly, and well-integrated infrastructure that supports India’s long-term mobility and development goals.
