Agartala, Apr 17, 2023, TRIPURA TIMES Desk

Agartala, Apr 17: Tripura Transport minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Monday attended a meeting with Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi.

In the meeting of Transport Ministers of all States and Union Territories, discussions were held on various problems related to road transport. 

With mutual consultation and cooperation with the Ministers of States and UTs, a range of innovative solutions were also discussed, Chowdhury mentioned in a social media post.

Keeping up with technological advancements, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has taken several measures with a view to develop future-ready road transport in India, with safety and sustainability being the key driver of all such measures.

According to Chowdhury, the Union Minister stressed on promoting renewable energy and decarbonization including incentives for electric vehicles, adoption of alternate fuels like hydrogen, ethanol blends, bio CNG etc., development of green highways etc.

In the meeting, the Union Minister assured support for development of road connectivity in the whole North-eastern region, the Tripura Transport minister mentioned.