Can i get more information on construction of highways in hilly states

Q: I need updates on construction of highways projects in hilly states.

Rishi Dev,

19th April 2016

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Hi,
Seeing the current pace of construction work on highways, the target for these states is more than double of that in 2015-16, when the government managed to award projects adding to a little less than 1000 km. Do you remember that last year, govt. was awarded projects worth Rs.10000 in hill states which was considered only 10% of the total projects awarded in the country.

Ravindra Singh,

19th April 2016

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Hi Ravindra,
But this year, govt. is focusing more on hill states as they border with China, Nepal and Pakistan, and for high strategic importance of India.

As per the sources, it is found that the ministry has planned to award projects of about 300 kms in Arunachal Pradesh, 256 in Mizoram, close to 250 km each in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, 100 km in Manipur and the remaining in Uttarakhand, Assam, Sikkim, Nagaland and West Bengal.

Shivshankar, Delhi-NCR

19th April 2016

It's true Shiv.....for the current year, the target is to construct nearly 10000 kms that will speed up the pace of road construction to 28 kms per day. In the budget for the current fiscal, the road transport and highway ministry got an allocation of Rs. 57000 crore and the National Highways Development Authority has been allowed to raise tax-free bonds worth Rs. 15000 crore.

Amreesh Murugan,

19th April 2016

At the same time, most of these projects will be undertaken by the newly constituted National Highways and Industrial Development Corporation. In all these states, they will be dividing their road contracts into small packages so that they can be awarded to local contractors to generate road building capacity at local level and increase local employment.

Shivshankar, Delhi-NCR

19th April 2016

Hi Rishi,
It is came to know that the government is preparing a Rs 25000crore plan for construction of about 2000 kilometres of highways in 12 hill states in the country. The Prime Minister's Office has also asked the road transport and highways ministry to increase the pace of road development in Arunachal Pradesh,Jammu and Kashmir, Mizoram, Himachal Pradesh and Manipur.

Ravindra Singh,

19th April 2016

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Hi Ravindra,
It sounds really good that development is happening all over India. And earlier these states were awarded for highest number of kilometres. Majority of these projects will be awarded as per the government funded model of engineering, procurement and construction or EPC while a few high traction projects that connect religious places in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir will be taken up in accordance with the newly considered mixed annuity model.

Amreesh Murugan,

19th April 2016