Gadkari launches 29 National Highway projects worth over ₹5,233 crore in Andhra Pradesh
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, with Andhra Pradesh CM N. Chandrababu Naidu, inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for 29 National Highway projects covering 272 km and worth over ₹5,233 crore at Mangalagiri on 2 August 2025.
Summary
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for 29 National Highway projects covering 272 km, with an investment of over ₹5,233 crore, at Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh, on 2 August 2025, along with Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan. Gadkari said the projects aim to eliminate accident-prone black spots and railway crossings, strengthen last-mile connectivity in rural and tribal areas and decongest Tirupati, Nellore and Rayachoty. He said improved road infrastructure has brought India's logistics costs down from 16% to 10%, projected to reach 9% by December 2025.
Key facts
- Date/place
- 2 Aug 2025, Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh
- Projects
- 29 National Highway projects
- Length
- 272 km
- Investment
- Over ₹5,233 crore
- Decongestion
- Tirupati, Nellore, Rayachoty
- Logistics cost
- From 16% to 10%; 9% projected by Dec 2025
Practice MCQs 2 questions
At which place in Andhra Pradesh did Nitin Gadkari launch 29 National Highway projects worth over ₹5,233 crore on 2 August 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Mangalagiri
The 29 National Highway projects covering 272 km were inaugurated and their foundation stones laid at Mangalagiri.
Consider the following statements about Nitin Gadkari's Andhra Pradesh event of 2 August 2025: 1. The 29 projects cover 272 km with an investment of over ₹5,233 crore. 2. Gadkari said India's logistics costs have come down from 16% to 10%. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both statements are correct. The 29 projects cover 272 km with over ₹5,233 crore of investment, and Gadkari said logistics costs have fallen from 16% to 10%, projected to reach 9% by December 2025.