Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said the government is committed to provide world-class infrastructure in the country, with a target for execution of work worth 25 lakh crore Rupees,in five years. <br/><br/>Talking to AIR, the minister said that work is underway to build 13 world-class expressways in the country and Eastern Peripheral Expressway to decongest Delhi.<br/><br/>It is likely to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 15. He further added that a 12,000 crore Rupees project is underway for developing 900 km of National Highways in Uttarakhand, to improve connectivity to the Char Dham pilgrimage centres — Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri.<br/><br/>The minister added the work on the project is likely to be completed before 2018 . He said the government is constructing a highway through Uttarakhand for Kailash-Mansarovar to make it easy for people to visit the pilgrimage. <br/><br/>At present it can be reached only through Lipulekh Pass route and Nathu La route. Tune into the FM Gold Channel of AIR at 9.15 PM to listen to the complete interview.