New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) India’s road network has expanded at a rapid pace in the last 11 years to become the world’s second-largest, with national highways spanning across a length of 1,46,560 km in the country, according to official data.The government has constructed 57,125 km of National Highways during the last five years, with an average construction of 34,215 lane-km per year. This leads to an average annual employment generation of about 33 crore person-days, including direct and i…
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New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The government on Friday said that the NHAI is contemplating to completely discontinue cash transactions at the National Highway fee plazas across the country from April 1, 2026.The move will develop a fully digital National Highway tolling ecosystem.Post implementation, all toll payments at National Highway fee plazas will be processed exclusively through digital modes using FASTag or Unified Payments Interface (UPI).According to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highw…
Lucknow, Jan 13 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday gave a detailed account of the state’s transformation from a “bottleneck to breakthrough” province, elucidating how big-ticket projects and focussed governance has spurred it on a fast growth track.Addressing a special press conference, the Chief Minister hailed the Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation (PRAGATI) platform for serving as a powerful example of the new work culture of a ‘New India’.He tol…