17 highway stretches on borders to double up as airstrips

After decades of neglect, India is building roads, including 17 highway stretches, in areas near its international borders that will double up as airstrips, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said.

While the previous UPA government had sanctioned construction of 73 strategic roads along the border, Gadkari is scaling it up with timely completion.

"People residing in border areas need highway network and better infrastructure. We are building 17 such highways which can be converted into airstrips," he told

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