Gadkari Not Happy With Steel, Cement Companies' Approach in Road Const

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said one of his missions is to reduce the usage of steel and cement in road construction as these companies indulge in cartelisation. Road Transport and Highways Minister Gadkari said that he is not very happy with the approach of steel and cement companies and stressed that there was a need to encourage new materials like carbon steel and steel fibre. "So, we need to initiate and encourage new materials (like) carbon steel and steel fibre. If we use steel fibre, we can reduce the use of steel and we can also reduce the cost of construction," Union Minister Nitin Gadkari added. In India, there are no expiry dates for bridges and as a result, there have been a lot of accidents and deaths. It is the time for the country to decide the life of the bridges, the minister said. Repairing the bridge is equally important, the minister said. He added that however, in India, there is a small number of people who are involved in repair work.