Overview

• Gadkari inaugurated the 4.18-km Ratu Road elevated corridor in Ranchi, built at a cost of ₹558 crore with bulletproof and sound-dampening barriers to cut travel time from 30 minutes to about five
• In Garhwa, he opened a 23-km four-lane highway from Shankha to Khajoori and laid the foundation stone for a ₹1,330 crore project to four-lane a 32-km stretch of NH 39
• A total of 11 national highway initiatives worth ₹6,350 crore were either inaugurated or marked for launch in Ranchi and Garhwa to tackle chronic congestion and boost connectivity
• Since 2014 the state’s national highway network has expanded from 2,600 km to over 4,470 km, linking 19 aspirational districts and lowering logistics costs
• Heavy rain forced Gadkari’s helicopter to divert to Gaya, but he remained on schedule to oversee the rollout of new projects