Hang photos of people who delayed project, says Nitin Gadkari while inaugurating NHAI building

"We say with pride that we will complete the Delhi-Mumbai expressway in two to three years. It is worth Rs 80,000 to 1 lakh crore. But it took so many years to complete this project of Rs 250 crore. This is shameful," he added.

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has expressed his displeasure over the ‘delayed’ work culture in the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). Inaugurating the new headquarter of the NHAI on Sunday, Gadkari mentioned how it took 12 years to complete the building and said that it was time to show exit door to ‘non-performing assets’ complicating and delaying projects by creating obstacles.

In a video, Gadkari can be heard saying the photos of people who delayed the construction of the building should be put up on the wall.

“It was a matter of shame that the Rs 250 crore-project was finalised in 2008, had its tender awarded in 2011 and took another nine years to build. The current chairman and members are unrelated to it. But the great personalities like CGMs and GMs who worked on it from 2011 to 2020 and delayed the project, If possible, their photos should be put up in the building, so that people know their history. They delayed decisions for nine years,” he said.

“We say with pride that we will complete the Delhi-Mumbai expressway in two to three years. It is worth Rs 80,000 to 1 lakh crore. But it took so many years to complete this project of Rs 250 crore. This is shameful,” he added.

Gadkari further said, “We have been unable to identify performance bottlenecks. Many committees were formed, they gave their report. But these corrupt and inept and lazy people of NHAI are so powerful that despite orders, they take wrong decisions.”

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