The authority which comes under union ministry of Road Transport headed by Nitin Gadkari has presented its report card of roadworks completed and awarded in the financial year ended on March 31. It has called the developments as ‘historical’ to the previous year in terms of works carried out.
The authority which comes under union ministry of Road Transport headed by Nitin Gadkari has presented its report card of roadworks completed and awarded in the financial year ended on March 31. It has called the developments as ‘historical’ to the previous year in terms of works carried out.
“In 2017-18, NHAI has awarded 150 road projects of 7,400 km worth Rs1,22,000 crore. In last 5 years, the average length of road projects awarded by NHAI was 2,860 km with 4,335 Km awarded in the last financial year. In comparison, the length of projects awarded in FY 2017-18 is an all-time high and a record achievement by NHAI since its inception in 1995,” said authority in its statement.
The desert state which saw the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Gadkari last year in Udaipur where they inaugurated works to the tune of Rs15000 crores emerges as the top beneficiary of roadworks sanctioned. The authority claims 0ut of the total projects awarded, 3,791 km length was awarded on EPC mode at a cost of Rs. 43,000 crore; 3,396 km was awarded on Hybrid Annuity mode at a cost of Rs. 76,500 crore and 209 km on Toll mode at a cost of Rs. 2,500 crore.
“The projects awarded include 1,234 km in Rajasthan; 739 km in Maharashtra; 747 km in Odisha; 725 km in Uttar Pradesh; 511 km in Tamilnadu; 504 km in Andhra Pradesh; 468 km in Karnataka 449 km in Gujarat; 389 km in Madhya Pradesh; 331 km in Haryana; 232 km in Bihar; 201 km in Jharkhand; 189 km in Telangana; 126 km in West Bengal; 120 km in Punjab; 100 km in J&K; and balance in other states,” says the NHAI.
The sources with the NHAI say that lion share of the projects awarded fall under Bharatmala Pariyojana which the center started in October 2017. The central government has prepared 10 packages for Rajasthan, under which eight in Barmer and two in Jodhpur would connect these districts with other border districts. The package includes road connectivity to Tanot from Jaisalmer, Munabao to Tanot, Pokran to Uttarlai, Ganganagar to Suratgarh and Baap to Ramdevra. All packages will have four-lane paved shoulders.
Last month the NHAI has already awarded Rs 1,134-crore highway project in Rajasthan to GHV (India) Pvt Ltd. For NH-925 and NH-925A fall under Barmer and Jalore.
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