NHAI may cancel 20 projects over delays

L&T Infrastructure, HCC, Essel Infra, MBL Infra and Soma Enterprises, among others, stare at termination of contracts

As many as 20 highway contracts, including those of L&T Infrastructure, HCC, Essel Infra, MBL Infra, and Soma Enterprises are staring at termination from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) over delays in implementation by the contractors.

The NHAI has fixed November 6 as the last date for making their representation over the delay.

Besides the big players, the NHAI has terminated a contract, executed in April 2012, given to Transstroy Ltd for four-laning of the Obedullaganj-Betul section on NH-69 in Madhya Pradesh, due to the extremely slow pace of work on the project.

An NHAI official said, “No new project has