Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has expressed satisfaction at the way the Government of Andhra Pradesh has come forward to join hands with the Centre to usher in development. He has stated that development projects worth ₹2 lakh crore are in various stages of progress in the State.
Speaking after laying the foundation stone for national highway projects worth ₹2,900 crore in Tirupati on Thursday, he said the length of national highways in Andhra Pradesh had almost doubled from 4,193 km when he took over the Ministry in 2014 to a whopping 8,744 km now.