SHILLONG: The decision of the state government to go ahead with the construction of the four lane from the existing road at Umsning has called for both applause and criticism from the local residen

KOLKATA, 27 SEPT: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has proposed offering better compensation package for landlosers to ensure that it gets the land needed for widening NH-34 that con

The stalled infrastructure projects in Mumbai and around, according to a PIL before the Bombay High Court, are a result of the lack of a reserved place for dumping construction waste.

New Delhi: The proposed land acquisition policy is expected to push up costs for the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) as the compensation it gives may rise significantly.

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has planned to construct 1,000 km of expressways on the BOT (toll; build-operate-transfer) model.

Expressway construction is part of the sixth phase of the National Highways Development Programme. The official said they would need to expand the ambit of the award structure, by adding more incentives for the developer in the concession agreements. NHAI estimates a km of expressway would cost around Rs 55 crore to build. It is discussing models to offer longer concession periods and land pockets for real estate development along the stretches, to attract developers for the project.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday called for complete transparency in awarding highway projects to eliminate the possibility of favouritism or crony capitalism.

New Delhi: The ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH) has asked the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to award 3,000 km of roads on a cash contract basis during the current fisca

Nurpur Bedi (Ropar): The lower Shivaliks are all set to disappear.

New Delhi The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has asked the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to create a bank of ready-to-award projects of 10,000 km of national highways.
It has told the NHAI to identify stretches and prepare detailed project reports (DPRs) for them by the year-end. This will be an additional obligation on the authority, which anyway has to meet its recently-revised annual target of awarding 8,000 km projects.

The government’s plan to fast track de-congestion of major cities is running in the slow lane for almost three years now.