**Policy Summary: Upgrading of Badhada to Gavadka Highway**
On August 21, 2025, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways addressed Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4603 regarding the Badhada to Gavadka highway. The response confirms that the Badhada to Gavadka section of National Highway NH 351 already exists as a two-lane carriageway with paved shoulders. A Detailed Project Report (DPR) is currently being prepared to examine the potential upgrade of this section to four-lane National Highway standards. The decision to upgrade NH 351 will be contingent upon the DPR's findings, traffic volume analysis, Right of Way (RoW) availability, prioritization relative to other projects, and alignment with the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP). The Minister of Road Transport and Highways responsible for the response is Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari. The question was raised by Shri Bharatbhai Manubhai Sutariya.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: A ministry of the Government of India responsible for the development and maintenance of national highways.
Shri Bharatbhai Manubhai Sutariya: A member of Lok Sabha who asked the question related to the Badhada to Gavadka highway.
Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari: The Minister of Road Transport and Highways who provided the answer to the question.
Badhada: A location mentioned as the starting point of the highway stretch in question.
Gavadka: A location mentioned as the ending point of the highway stretch in question.
National Highway NH 351: The specific national highway section that includes the Badhada to Gavadka stretch.
Detailed Project Report DPR: A report being prepared to examine the requirements for upgrading the NH 351 section.
PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan NMP: A national master plan for multi-modal connectivity infrastructure project.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4603
ANSWERED ON 21ST AUGUST, 2025
UPGRADING OF BADHADA TO GAVADKA HIGHWAY
†4603. Shri Bharatbhai Manubhai Sutariya:
Will the MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री
be pleased to state:
(a) whether the approval for a two lane Badhada to Gavadka highway
stretch has been accorded, if so, the details thereof; and
(b) whether the said highway stretch would be upgraded to four lane
and if so, the comments of the Government in this regard?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)
(a) to (b) Badhada to Gavadka section of National Highway (NH) – 351 is
already having two-lanes with paved shoulders carriageway.
Preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) for examining the
requirement of upgradation of this section of NH – 351 to four-lane NH
standards has been taken up. The upgradation of this section of NH –
351 shall be subject to the outcome of DPR, traffic requirements,
availability of Right of Way (RoW), inter-se-priority of works and synergy
with PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP).
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