<p><img title="Nitin Gadkari" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/may/30Nitin-Gadkari.jpg" alt="Nitin Gadkari" width="670" height="557" /><em style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>Nitin Gadkari</strong></em></p>
<p>Union minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, on Monday announced his ambitious plans of constructing a structure taller than Dubai's iconic 163-floor Burj Khalifa in Mumbai.</p>
<p>"In Mumbai, we are the number one landlord. The iconic Taj Hotel, the Ballard Estate, the Reliance building, we (MbPT) are the owners. There are beautiful plans to develop the huge land with the port," Gadkari told PTI. The plans are ready and we are awaiting Centre's nod, the Minister said.</p>
<p>Here's how Twitter reacted to the news</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">My expectation for 2x18 is higher than burj khalifa dont let me down sg writers :P</p>
&mdash; Cophine-Supercorp (@CophineWorld) <a href="https://twitter.com/CophineWorld/status/853933926976372736">April 17, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Skyscaper taller than Burj Khalifa in Mumbai?Construct &amp; provide all materials by himself is sure short formula to get rich <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FoolUs?src=hash">#FoolUs</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Gadkari?src=hash">#Gadkari</a></p>
&mdash; Sandeep Tiwari (@sandeep_tiwari) <a href="https://twitter.com/sandeep_tiwari/status/853939513248305152">April 17, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/TimesNow">@TimesNow</a> Dubai already started taller Tower than Burj Khalifa! Think more!</p>
&mdash; Milestone (@rafeeq66) <a href="https://twitter.com/rafeeq66/status/853914842440368128">April 17, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">We still can't get 1 km of tarred road right in Mumbai, but we want a building taller than Burj Khalifa. Skewed development. <a href="https://t.co/0PrYtIlCli">https://t.co/0PrYtIlCli</a></p>
&mdash; Suresh Mathew (@Suresh_Mathew_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Suresh_Mathew_/status/853912724597862401">April 17, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/bkRaHuL">@bkRaHuL</a> Nitin Gadkari is planning a landmark taller than Dubai's Burj Khalifa, a new waterfront in Mumbai...</p>
&mdash; Shweta Dubey (@_WishKey) <a href="https://twitter.com/_WishKey/status/853898664070324224">April 17, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Harsh goenka should be dropped from Burj khalifa <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dhonidropped?src=hash">#Dhonidropped</a></p>
&mdash; shubham .. (@subham_perky) <a href="https://twitter.com/subham_perky/status/852812236548481024">April 14, 2017</a></blockquote>
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