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Gadkari Calls Mumbai-Goa Highway Delays Shameful, Threatens Action
Nitin Gadkari is India’s Union road transport minister.
He said the Mumbai-Goa highway is taking far too long to finish.
He said this made him feel ashamed.
Gadkari blamed the contractors working on the project.
He called the delay unfortunate.
He said many contractors might be banned from future work.
He also said officials might be suspended.
However, the headline and article differ about whether he attended an inauguration in Goa.
Nitin Gadkari said he felt “ashamed” over the prolonged delay in completing the Mumbai-Goa highway.
He said the highway contractors had failed and described the situation as unfortunate.
Gadkari indicated that contractors could be blacklisted or debarred in large numbers.
He also warned that officials could face suspension within a single year.
The headline says Gadkari would not attend an inauguration, while the article says he spoke at the Porvorim corridor inauguration.
- Who
- Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, along with contractors and officials involved in the highway project.
- What
- Gadkari criticized delays on the Mumbai-Goa highway and indicated that contractors and officials could face penalties.
- Where
- At the inauguration of a six-lane elevated corridor in Porvorim, North Goa, according to the article body.
- When
- Wednesday.
- Why
- Because the Mumbai-Goa highway had been significantly delayed and Gadkari said its contractors had failed.
Key facts
- Project
- Mumbai-Goa highway
- Minister
- Nitin Gadkari, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister
- Main concern
- Prolonged delay in completing the highway
- Contractor action
- Possible blacklisting and debarring
- Officials’ action
- Possible suspensions within a single year
- Location
- Porvorim, North Goa
- Related project
- Six-lane elevated corridor
Quotes
Nitin Gadkari
Union minister criticizing delays and contractor performance on the highway project
“The Mumbai-Goa Highway has been quite delayed, and the contractors have failed. What has happened is very unfortunate. My department has set over seven world records for various works, but now I wish my department will have the record for blacklisting and debarring the single largest number of contractors and suspensions of officials within a single year”
timesnownews.com
indianexpress.com
“From my point of view, what has happened is very unfortunate.”
timesnownews.com
Sources
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