Traffic on Indian roads is growing at 7 to 10 percent per year, rapidly overtaking economic growth, and the construction of new roads is part of a massive development agenda announced by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.

A key message that will be going out to the British investment and construction business community will be the profitability of the roads infrastructure sector in India.

'The number of vehicles using toll roads is shooting up by the day, and there is also a much greater acceptability of toll roads,' said an Indian business official in London.

'Today, the public in India is ready to pay for such services.'

Kamal Nath will be accompanied by a number of Indian business figures, including Hindustan Construction Company chairman and managing director Ajit Gulabchand, Feedback Ventures chairman Vinayak Chatterjee and JCB India managing director Vipin Sondhi.