India to lay 15,000km of roads in 2016/17

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has set a target to lay 15,000km of roads during 2016/17, according to a government source. The target means that around 40km of roads will be paved each day - two times the current figure, according to the business magazine Steel Guru. The National Highways and Industrial Development Corporation’s target is 7,000km and that of the National Highways Authority of India is 8,000km. The NHIDCL will award national highway contracts covering 10,000km and the N
May 9, 2016 Read time: 1 min
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has set a target to lay 15,000km of roads during 2016/17, according to a government source.

The target means that around 40km of roads will be paved each day - two times the current figure, according to the business magazine Steel Guru.

The National Highways and Industrial Development Corporation’s target is 7,000km and that of the National Highways Authority of India is 8,000km.

The NHIDCL will award national highway contracts covering 10,000km and the NHAI will award contracts for 15,000km in the next 12 months.

In 2015/16, the ministry awarded highways contracts worth around $15 billion covering 10,000km.
Finance & Funding

Related Content

  • Funding secured for Philippines road projects
    February 15, 2019
    A loan package has been sourced for the Cebu Cordova Link Expressway project in the Philippines.
    Read More
  • Doka feels the heat in Qatar orbital highway project
    September 19, 2019
    The FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar is getting closer so completing major infrastructure projects on time has been a priority for the government. The Gulf state is also in the midst of its Qatar National Vision 2030, launched in 2008 with the aim to "transform Qatar into an advanced society capable of achieving sustainable development" by 2030. Improving infrastructure will help the country of just under 3 million people attain greater social and economic levels, according to the government. Finishing critic
    Read More
  • Sri Lanka and India have toughened enforcement on drink driving
    January 8, 2013
    The authorities in India and Sri Lanka are targeting drink driving in a bid to cut crashes. Both countries have high road accident levels and with high annual fatality rates. In a bid to reduce the annual death toll, similar actions are being taken in both nations that focus on tackling drink driving. Data from Sri Lanka show that in 2012, there were 2,190 reported road-related fatalities and of these, negligence and drunk-driving were the main causes of crashes. But despite increased enforcement of traffic
    Read More
  • Colombia’s ANI agency is driving forward the 4G PPP programme
    April 4, 2016
    Andrade Moreno is a man on a mission. The head of Colombia's infrastructure agency ANI explains how the organisation is giving foreign companies increasing confidence to invest time and money in the country. David Arminas reports Change, especially when it touches the highest levels of South American business and politics, can bring with it personal danger. Luis Fernando Andrade Moreno, president of Colombia's National Infrastructure Agency - ANI - was aware of this when he took on the role in 2011. B
    Read More

Highlighted Content