The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has to date floated tenders for 270 km of new road projects in Chhattisgarh and all the projects are likely to be awarded by the end of this fiscal. The nodal agency has invited bids for a length of 10,460 km across the country involving an investment of Rs.1,75,000 crore and the nodal agency is set to achieve a quantum jump in the road projects award in 2017-18. Further bids in another 1,000 km will be invited in a fortnight whereby the average length of road projects awarded by NHAI in the last 5 years was 2,860 km, with 4,335 km awarded in 2016-17. A list of the projects awarded and tendered and will be awarded in this fiscal itself included 1,900 km in Maharashtra; 1150 km in Rajasthan; 1,020 km in Uttar Pradesh; 880 km in Odisha; 745 km in Andhra Pradesh; 740 km in Madhya Pradesh; 650 km in Gujarat; 620 km in Karnataka; 570km in Tamil Nadu; 500 km in Bihar; 430 km in Jharkhand; 365 km in Telangana; 350 km in Haryana; 280 km in West Bengal; 70 km in Chattisgarh; and balance in other states (150 kms like in Punjab; 150 km in Himachal Pradesh;140 km in Delhi; 120 km in Kerala; 100 km in J&K). NHAI is also ramping up the pace of construction. In 2017-18, it is to complete construction in a length of 3,500 km against the average in last 5 years of 2,170 km.
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06 February 2018
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