Gadkari said apart from cleaning the Ganga river, work is also undertaken to clean the tributaries and nallas that flow into the main river.

Gadkari said that the work on the proposed Rs 1-trillion expressway connecting Delhi with Mumbai will begin from December and will be completed within three years.

Rahul's questioning Gadkari's 'Where are the jobs' remark on behalf of all the citizens.

Gadkari made the remarks, responding to reporters' questions on the ongoing agitation by the Marathas for reservation and similar demands by other communities in Maharashtra.

Gadkari urged people to maintain peace and said Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis was trying to resolve the Maratha quota demand by holding talks.

The foundation-laying ceremony of the Rs 3,900-crore Shivpuri-Devas four-lane project was held on July 23.

The strike has been called the All-India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC), which calls itself the apex body of transporters in the country, and supported by other transport organisation.

Gadkari also stressed on the need to change the crop pattern.

"The benefit of these alternative fuels is that its raw material is available in the country and can be sourced in large quantities from the agricultural sector. It will help farmers increase their income too," Gadkari said. 

Sushma Swaraj was targeted by the Twitterati after an officer was transferred for questioning the discrepancies in documents relating to the name of Tanvi Seth, wife of Mohammad Anas Siddiqui, who had applied for passport.

Gadkari said the government is coming up with an initiative to lift road crash victims to hospitals through helicopters to provide emergency medical care and in case of death to specialised hospitals for organ harvesting.

Nitin Gadkari also outlined major initiatives of his ministry for de-congestion of Delhi-NCR. A total of ten projects are underway costing Rs 35,600 crore.   

In two separate letters, filed along with joint applications for the closure of defamation complaints, Kejriwal "regretted" his remarks.

The proceedings against lawyer Prashant Bhushan and BJP leader Shazia Ilmi will, however, continue in the defamation case lodged by Amit Sibal.

Following the apology, Kejriwal and Gadkari have reportedly filed a joint application for seeking to withdraw the defamation case in Delhi's Patiala House Court.

Nitin Gadkari said that it is ‘irresponsible and anti-national’ to allege corruption in the Euro 7.5 billion fighter aircraft contract with France.

The 48-year-old leader was the frontrunner for the chief ministerial post following his party's victory in Tripura.

Nitin Gadkari's assertion comes in the backdrop of speculation that he may be sent back to Maharashtra as Chief Minister, replacing incumbent Devendra Fadnavis.

"This is a start of a new age in transport sector," said Gadkari after inaugurating three electric vehicle charging stations at Niti Aayog.

Replying to questions from Rajat Sharma at the daylong India TV Budget Conclave here, Gadkari promised to clean up the river Ganga by 80 per cent by March 2019.