Till now, funding from the World Bank for the National Highway Development Project has been confined to EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) projects costing over Rs 4,000 crore. In an EPC project, the government gives a contract for road construction on an outright payment to whoever quotes least cost.

NHAI to award 7,994-km highway projects in the current financial year; steel, cement and bitumen companies to benefit most.

Consumption of cement, steel, and bitumen is to get a boost of Rs 42,000 crore, as the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has announced to award 7,994 km of highway projects in the current financial year.

To expedite acquisition, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) wants land with environmental issues to be handled separately.

Meticulous C P Joshi is triggering comparisons with his predecessor, Kamal Nath, a man of the world.
Early morning last Friday, in a post timed at 7.44 am, one Ramesh Jain wrote a rant against overloading.

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