Panaji, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said the Goa government should prepare a masterplan to improve transport facilities in the state, with works worth Rs 25,000-30,000 crore sanctioned over the next five years.
He was speaking after dedicating the six-lane access controlled elevated section from Manohar International Airport in Mopa to Dhargal in North Goa.
"The US government has decided to give licenses for drone taxis there. Four to six people can fly from one place to another. It will be a revolution. When I was the Union Shipping Minister, I did water taxis in Goa Had planned." But it was never completed. Under the plan, tourists coming to the airport will take the ropeway to the water taxi point and then reach the hotel."
“The hotels are located on the beach and they can build separate jetties to receive the tourists. A state like Goa should improve public transport. Special attention should be given to making a masterplan for public transport. This will reduce vehicle pollution in the state." Said the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways.
Gadkari said works worth an estimated Rs 22,000 crore sanctioned for Goa will be completed during this year, while works worth Rs 25,000-30,000 crore will be sanctioned in the next five years.
He said that such a situation will come when no minister from Goa will need to come to Delhi to complete the work quickly.
The minister also said that a Rs 3,500 crore bypass through Margao to the Karnataka border would be approved.
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Union Minister of State for Energy Shripad Naik were present in this program.
He was speaking after dedicating the six-lane access controlled elevated section from Manohar International Airport in Mopa to Dhargal in North Goa.
"The US government has decided to give licenses for drone taxis there. Four to six people can fly from one place to another. It will be a revolution. When I was the Union Shipping Minister, I did water taxis in Goa Had planned." But it was never completed. Under the plan, tourists coming to the airport will take the ropeway to the water taxi point and then reach the hotel."
“The hotels are located on the beach and they can build separate jetties to receive the tourists. A state like Goa should improve public transport. Special attention should be given to making a masterplan for public transport. This will reduce vehicle pollution in the state." Said the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways.
Gadkari said works worth an estimated Rs 22,000 crore sanctioned for Goa will be completed during this year, while works worth Rs 25,000-30,000 crore will be sanctioned in the next five years.
He said that such a situation will come when no minister from Goa will need to come to Delhi to complete the work quickly.
The minister also said that a Rs 3,500 crore bypass through Margao to the Karnataka border would be approved.
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Union Minister of State for Energy Shripad Naik were present in this program.
