The Indian Express (Delhi Edition)
Amphibious planes to e-cable buses: Gadkari outlines vision for city
WITH A pitch for an electric cable bus, amphibious planes on the Yamuna and a promise to make Delhi one of the top five cities in the world, Union Minister and senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari Wednesday addressed a public meeting in support of BJP candidate from Chandni Chowk Praveen Khandelwal.
Gadkari said the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways had provided Rs 1.10 crore for various infrastructure projects in Delhi, including for the construction of highways and flyovers to improve the Capital’s connectivity with other cities like Jaipur, Dehradun and Haridwar.
“A scheme has been prepared and amphibious planes will arrive in Delhi that will take off from the Yamuna front to go to any other destination in the country,” Gadkari said.
“We have undertaken a plan to start an electric cable bus from Delhi to Jaipur. Work on the project is underway for three interconnected buses running at a speed of 120 km per hour that will cover Delhi-jaipur distance in 2.15 hours,” he added.
The electric cable buses will be air-conditioned with business-class facilities like aeroplanes and the tickets of these buses will cost 30% less than those of the diesel buses, he said.
Khandelwal, a first-time Lok Sabha candidate who replaced incumbent MP Harsh Vardhan, will go up against old Congress hand JP Agarwal.
“I promise that if you give the seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi to help the BJP and NDA to gain majority and make Modi ji Prime Minister again, we will work to ensure that Delhi becomes one of the top five cities of the world,” Gadkari said.