Opportunities and Challenges of Highway Projects in India
Current Scenario
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is responsible for the formulation of policies relating to regulation of road transport in the country, besides making/monitoring arrangements for vehicular traffic to and from the neighbouring countries. The Ministry is also responsible for evolving standards and specifications for roads and bridges in the country besides acting as a repository of technical information on roads and bridges.In addition to MoRTH, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), an autonomous body, has been set up by Govt. of India through an Act of Parliament, which is responsible for development, maintenance and management of National Highways entrusted to it.
India has the second largest roads network (4.9 million km) in the world. India's road network consists of National Highways (NHs), State Highways (SHs), Major District Roads (MDRs), and Rural Roads (RRs), which also includes district roads and village roads. All roads other than NHs in the states fall within the jurisdiction of respective State Governments. The NHs constitutes 2 per cent of India's road network but handle nearly 40% of the total traffic. Roads remain the most important means of transport, accounting for around 85% of the passenger traffic and 60% of the freight traffic.
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Published on:
07 March 2016
Published in: NBM&CW March 2016
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