Malaysia seeks for role in India's highway construction

Malaysia is offering a solution package to India to help the South Asian country build its major expressways, local media said Saturday.

Malaysian Works Minister Samy Vellu Friday made the offer to Indian contractors and government officials. The package includes highway network planning, construction, and management services.

Malaysia's intention was only to complement the activities of the National Highway Authority of India, Samy Vellu said.

Malaysia's offer came after Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's announcement that India's infrastructure development would involve investment worth 150 billion US dollars in the next ten years.

India is going to implement the North-South and East-West highway construction projects linking four major cities in the country, with a total length of 7,000 kilometers.

Source: Xinhua