Petrol price will be at ₹15 per litre if says Union minister Nitin Gadkari

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said that if an average of 60% ethanol and 40% electricity is taken then petrol will be available at the rate of ₹15 per litre and the people will be benefitted.

While addressing the public here in Pratapgarh, Rajasthan, Gadkari said, “If an average of 60% ethanol and 40% electricity is taken then petrol will be available at the rate of ₹15 per litre and the people will be benefitted. Pollution and import will reduce. The import is of ₹16 Lakh Crores, this money will go to the homes of farmers instead."

Union Minister emphasized that the government's vision of transforming farmers into both "annadata" (food providers) and "urjadata" (energy providers).Earlier on Tuesday, Nitin Gadkari marked the inauguration and commencement of construction for 11 national highway projects in Pratapgarh, Rajasthan, with a combined worth of ₹5600 crore. Among them, four national highway projects spanning 219 km and costing ₹3,775 crore were officially inaugurated.

The construction of a four-lane railway overbridge on National Highway 162A at Fatehnagar will solve the problem of traffic jam at a railway crossing," a release by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said.Construction of high-level bridge on Chambal river in Mandrayal under CRIF was inaugurated today. With the construction of this bridge, connectivity will be maintained between Mandrayal, Karauli in Rajasthan and Sabalgarh in Madhya Pradesh."