. >>: that's all set to change, according to india's new highways minister kamal nath. he wants a fivefoldincrease in the length of roads built each year. >>nath: we are looking at building 7,000 kilometres per year, starting from next year. because if you want to make a visible difference you have to have a quantum jump. that translates to 20 kilometres per day. it will be one of the biggest road-building programmes ever undertaken. at the moment we're doingabout 2 kilometres a day. >>reporter: this is a huge task and the government department entrusted with this, the national highways authority, is already struggling to add the capacity required to meet the minister's ambitious target. >>singh: we're going to get there by stages - it takes about 3 years to construct a road. so if you're aimingat 20 kilometres a day, it means you've got project reports ready at 20 kilometres a day, it means you do land acquisition at the rate of 20 kilometres a day. so these are very formidable pre-construction targets as well. i think it will be possible to reach there over a period o