Construction target for the year roughly translates into 12-13 km a day
The Centre has approved 28 highway projects worth Rs 1,210.17 crore in Uttarakhand, union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday.
Adani Enterprises on Friday said it has won a Rs 1,169.10 crore highway project in Odisha from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
The government on Thursday approved highway projects worth more than Rs 6,176 crore. These projects pertain to seven states and union territories, including Maharashtra, Assam and Ladakh. "Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has accorded approval to upgradation, rehabilitation and reconstruction of a number of projects, across the country," it said in a statement. These include Rs 2,801.33 crore-worth projects in Maharashtra and RS 1,259 crore-worth projects in Assam. According to the ministry, projects worth Rs 779 crore have been approved for Ladakh while Rs 810 crore projects have been approved for Andhra Pradesh.
Close to 8,500 km of road, highway projects being planned to be awarded by March 2022
Expressing commitment to augment the country's infrastructure, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said projects for building 8,500 km of highways will be awarded by March 2022
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari will on Thursday inaugurate and lay foundation stones for highway projects worth Rs 8,341 crore in Rajasthan, an official statement said.
NHAI may consider floating another set of contracts in the next fiscal year
Govt identifies 70,000 km of roads that will be offered to private companies
Under the new proposal, firms will give bank guarantees every year against anticipated govt payment for that year
These pertain to 16 projects comprising over 1,400 kms of highways
In addition, the Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs minister will inaugurate a 27 km highway project - Kazhakoottam to Mukkola, built at a cost of Rs 1,121 crore
Starting next month, government targets bidding out six projects by April 2022
The projects include cost of civil work, land acquisition, and other pre-construction activity.
NHAI said it awarded projects for building 1,330 km of highways in April-September, up 60 per cent from the year-ago period despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic
PM Modi will lay the foundation stone of nine highway projects in Bihar through video conference on Monday and also inaugurate optical fibre internet services, the PMO said
Union minister Nitin Gadkari will lay foundation stone of and inaugurate 11 highway projects worth Rs 4,300 crore in Uttar Pradesh on September 1, the Road Transport and Highways Ministry said
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stones of Rs 3,000-crore highway projects in Manipur and said the government will soon take up additional projects worth Rs 16,023 crore in the state.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari will lay the foundation stone of highway projects worth Rs 3,000 crore for Manipur on Monday through a virtual ceremony, the government said on Friday.
The projects for laying foundation stone include 227 km 6-lane access controlled Greenfield expressway from Ismailpur to Narnaul on NH 152D in 8 packages costing Rs 8,650 crore