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Government seeks foreign investment in roads

Last updated on: July 8, 2009 
Government seeks foreign investment in roads

India's Transport Minister Kamal Nath said on Tuesday that India wants foreign investors to fund as much as half of the $20 billion in a year it has earmarked for building roads.

Building roads has become a priority for the new Congress-led government as it aims to generate demand across the country.

Nath's appointment is seen by analysts as an attempt to push that agenda.

Source: ANI