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Govt's focus on reducing road construction costs without compromise on quality: Gadkari

Govt's focus on reducing road construction costs without compromise on quality: Gadkari

New Delhi, Sep 10 (UNI) Union Minister for Road, Transport, Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said the policy of the government is to ensure reduction in road construction costs and improve it's quality.
Addressing the two-day Virtual Conference and Exhibition for the Bitumen and Road Construction - 'BITU-CON 2020,' organised by FICCI, Mr Gadkari said the government is working on it, but more needs to be done.
The Minister urged the industry to increase the use of plastic and rubber wastes in road construction, which also helps the environment. Apart from this, the use of waste products like oil slags from steel plants and flash should also be encouraged.

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