Around 3,400 km of roads were constructed in FY19 up from 3,071 kms built in FY18. Gadkari asserted that the central government was aiming to award work for around 6,000 kms under the Bharatmala initiative. It will be umbrella programme for all roads ending all existing highway projects, including the flagship NHDP (National Highway Development Project). "HG Infra Engineering Limited, a leading player in the road construction sector is declared L-1 bidder by NHAI for new EPC (engineering, procurment and construction) project in Rajasthan under Bharatmala Pariyojana. The cost of the project is about Rs 6.92 lakh crore. Bharatmala project is an umbrella programme undertaken by the Modi government. 2020The Indian Express [P] Ltd. All Rights ReservedEarlier, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that Prime Minister Bharatmala project 5700 km of projects awarded under the ambitious infrastructure project The construction phase of some of the road projects will commence by the end of 2018 or early 2019. I. Gadkari in December last stated that 1.31 lakh km of National Highways was created till that point of time.EAM Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi meet in Moscow amid border tensions in LadakhIndia-US trade deal: Have given very good and balanced offer to America, says Piyush GoyalIndia's overall jobs growth rate slips to 3.5% in FY20: ReportCovid crisis: IMF says further fiscal stimulus warranted in IndiaInvestments by PE, VC funds more than halve to USD 1.9 billion in August: EYRafale can be deployed at short notice, says defence minister Rajnath SinghAsset reconstruction companies facing slowdown in loan recoveries due to pandemic: IcraInvestor wealth rises by Rs 2.20 lakh crore on market rally on ThursdayBS6 Hero Maestro Edge 110 launched with these changes: Priced at Rs 60,950EAM Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi meet in Moscow amid border tensions in LadakhIndia-US trade deal: Have given very good and balanced offer to America, says Piyush GoyalIndia's overall jobs growth rate slips to 3.5% in FY20: ReportCovid crisis: IMF says further fiscal stimulus warranted in IndiaInvestments by PE, VC funds more than halve to USD 1.9 billion in August: EYRafale can be deployed at short notice, says defence minister Rajnath SinghAsset reconstruction companies facing slowdown in loan recoveries due to pandemic: IcraInvestor wealth rises by Rs 2.20 lakh crore on market rally on ThursdayBS6 Hero Maestro Edge 110 launched with these changes: Priced at Rs 60,950Copyright ©
Bharatmala Project is the second largest highways construction project in the country since NHDP, under which almost 50,000 km or highway roads were targeted across the country. Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari also informed the Lok Sabha during Question Hour that the total investment for Bharatmala is expected to be around Rs 7.50 … Bharatmala project: Roadblocks ahead, expect delays Land acquisition and lack of funding hold up work as government barely meets a quarter of its target under the Bharatmala project … II. A mega plan, including Bharatmala project, was envisaged under which 83,677 km of highways will be created in five years. The National Highways Development Programme (NHDP) was launched by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government in the year 1998. Sinha has underlined that there was an abundance of capital as fund availability was not an issue for land acquisition.Earlier, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government would focus on building a ‘world-class expressways’ network. The cost of the project stands at Rs 7 lakh crore.
India is getting connected through highways! Around 3,400 km of roads were constructed in FY19 up from 3,071 kms built in FY18. Detailed Project Report (DPR) of several proposed road corridors has been completed. Gadkari asserted that the central government was aiming to award work for around 6,000 kms under the Bharatmala initiative. The Bharatmala project is the second largest highways construction project in India since the National Highways Development Programme (NHDP). Economic Corridor – As per the guidelines of the road construction project, the construction of 9000 kilometers of Economic Corridors will be undertaken by the central government. The total investment for 83,677 km (51,994 mi) committed new highways is estimated at ₹5.35 lakh crore (US$75 billion), making it the single largest outlay for a government road construction scheme (as of December 2017). The Centre has been working closely with ruling dispensations in states to address and resolve issues pertaining to the land acquisition under the multi-crore Bharatmala project, a Ministry of Road Transport & Highways official has said.