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NHAI on track to award Rs 2.25-trillion projects this fiscal: Chairman

Construction target for the year roughly translates into 12-13 km a day

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Megha Manchanda New Delhi

3 min read Last Updated : May 18 2021 | 6:10 AM IST

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), undeterred by the second wave of the pandemic, has firmed up plans to award projects worth Rs 2.25 trillion in the current fiscal year.

“For FY22, the NHAI has set a highway construction target of 4,600 km. We also plan to award projects worth around Rs 2.25 lakh crore (trillion) in the current fiscal year,” NHAI Chairman Sukhbir Singh Sandhu told Business Standard.

The construction target for the year roughly translates into 12-13 km a day.

Asked whether the targets will be revised in view of the current situation, Sandhu said: “Like last year, we are

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