Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Gadkari Urges Global Conduct Code for Infrastructure Sector
Nitin Gadkari spoke at an infrastructure conference in Nagpur.
He said better infrastructure can help India become a leading economy.
He asked people from different countries to create shared rules for building infrastructure.
He also suggested making a website where people can share ideas and research.
Gadkari said India has used municipal waste to help build roads.
He mentioned a highway stretch made with bio-bitumen.
He said new materials should be used carefully and meet quality standards.
He also highlighted the importance of technology and knowledge.
Nitin Gadkari said infrastructure development is crucial to making India a leading economy.
At a Nagpur conference, he called for an international code of conduct for the infrastructure sector.
He urged delegates to create a global website as a shared bank of ideas and research.
Gadkari said the National Highways Authority of India has used about 80 tonnes of municipal waste in road construction.
He cited a one-kilometre stretch of the Nagpur-Jabalpur Highway built with bio-bitumen and stressed maintaining quality when using alternative materials.
- Who
- Union minister Nitin Gadkari addressed conference delegates.
- What
- He called for an international infrastructure code of conduct and a global website to share ideas and research.
- When
- Saturday, October 3; the year is not stated.
- Where
- Nagpur, India, at the Asian Scenario on Infrastructural Development (ASID-26) conference.
- Why
- Gadkari said infrastructure development is crucial to India's economic progress and that shared ideas and standards could support the sector.
- Conference
- Asian Scenario on Infrastructural Development (ASID-26)
- Organiser
- Nagpur Centre of the Indian Concrete Institute
- Location
- Nagpur
- Municipal waste used
- About 80 tonnes, according to Gadkari
- Bio-bitumen example
- A one-kilometre stretch of the Nagpur-Jabalpur Highway
- Other materials under research
- Rubber tyre powder, plastic and other waste materials
- Proposed initiative
- An international code and a website serving as a global bank of ideas and research