NHAI awards 1,330 km projects during April-September 2020

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has awarded 40 projects comprising a cumulative length of 1,330 km during April-September 2020. The authority has reported that the projects awarded in the first half of the current financial year are 1.6 times higher than the 828 km awarded in the first half of 2019-20 and 3.5 times more than the 373 km awarded in the first half of 2018-19. For the awarded projects, NHAI has already completed 80-90 per cent of the land acquisition, actioned utility shifting and obtained the requisite clearances from various forest and environment authorities. The capital cost of these 40 projects stands at Rs 472.89 billion, and includes the cost of civil work, land acquisition and other pre-construction activities.