New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- Addressing the stakeholder consultation workshop in New Delhi, organised by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari said that National Highways are national assets, and we have put a lot of emphasis on enhancing their quality and safety.

He added, speaking on the occasion on Thursday, "We have taken measures to fix contractors' responsibility to enhance the quality of construction and also to improve transparency in our system."

Gadkari said that technology is a great enabler and adoption of Automated & Intelligent Machine-Aided Construction is a step in the right direction.

He stated, "We have achieved success in the Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway ...