Now, 10-15 years of experience a must for NHAI's contractor staff

This decision comes after the ministry faced criticism over the quality of highways, especially in sensitive areas like the hills

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has now mandated a minimum of 10-15 years of experience in infrastructure projects for professionals engaged by national highway contractors under engineering procurement construction (EPC).

This decision comes after the road transport and highways ministry faced criticism over the quality of highways, especially in sensitive areas like the hills, where entire sections were destroyed during monsoon-induced floods.

On November 12, 40 workers were trapped after an under-construction tunnel — part of the Char Dham all-weather road project — collapsed at Silkyara in Uttarakhand. They were doing reprofiling work 260-265 meters inside the tunnel. Rescue efforts