The Government proposes to generate wind power from Tuticorin, Kandla and Paradip ports at low cost.
Delivering his address at the 34th Annual Convocation of Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore on September 28, 2019, Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport, Highways and MSME, said that he had already had discussions with the Power Minister in this regard. This will also establish desalination plants to solve the drinking water problems besides producing power at a low cost of Rs 2.50.
He said that during his tenure as Water Resources Minister he had solved several inter-state water problems including Polavaram project between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It was unfortunate that he was unable to solve the Cauvery water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka due to lack of political will between the leaders of both States.
Nitin Gadkari said that due to realignment of Delhi-Mumbai express highway through the help of Google Maps the cost had come down considerably. The project will connect the rural and tribal areas of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. The project would be completed in two years ahead of the schedule.
Asking emerging engineering graduates to have an out of the box solution, the Minister said they should also develop entrepreneurship skills to become leaders. They should not think of getting jobs but provide jobs as entrepreneurs.
