| Highways programme 30% costlier |
| Utpal Bhaskar & KP Narayana Kumar / New Delhi April 15, 2006 |
| The national highways development programme has suffered a capital cost escalation of Rs 50,500 crore, nearly 30 per cent of the initially estimated Rs 169,500 crore, according to the Planning Commission. The projects are spread over seven phases, three of which are now being implemented. The Planning Commission has informed the Prime Minister |
