New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) As India embarks on an infrastructure-led growth, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has emerged as a key enabler, creating structured pathways that connect engineering education with meaningful professional opportunities in the national highway sector, it was announced on Tuesday.Fuelled by the infrastructure growth, engineering has seen a resurgence of interest among the budding engineers.As opportunities to contribute to nation-building through large-scal…
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Shillong, July 6 (IANS) The CBI arrested a Project Director of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Shillong, and two private persons for demanding a bribe of Rs 12 lakh from a contractor in exchange for clearing his outstanding bills worth Rs 13.38 crore, an official said on Monday. Project Director Aanand Singh Chouhan was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the complaint of Mohd. Matlebuddin Ahmed, Director, Purvanchal Buildtech.Chouhan’s accomplice, Punit, …
Jaipur, July 3 (IANS) In the wake of the deadly bus-trailer collision on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Dausa that claimed eight lives, the Rajasthan government on Friday ordered a comprehensive road safety audit of the expressway within 15 days and directed authorities to identify accident-prone black spots across the state for immediate corrective action. Chairing a high-level road safety review meeting via video conference, State Chief Secretary V. Srinivas said that passenger safety must rem…
Jaipur, July 2 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Secretary V. Srinivas on Thursday chaired a high-level review meeting at the Government Secretariat to assess the circumstances surrounding the recent fatal accident on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Dausa district.Reviewing the findings of the state-level inspection team’s site visit and analysis, he described the tragedy as a wake-up call for all departments concerned and stressed the need for comprehensive corrective measures to prevent similar incidents….
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) In a bid to make commuting on the busy Delhi-Jaipur section of NH-48 and barrier-free, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has successfully launched Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) based tolling system at the Manoharpura Toll Plaza in Rajasthan, it was announced on Wednesday.Last month, NHAI rolled out Rajasthan’s first Multi-Lane Free Flow Tolling System at Daulatpura Toll Plaza on the Delhi-Jaipur Section.“Following the launch at Manoharpura, NHAI is also p…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the construction of a 117.7 km Kanpur–Kabrai access-controlled greenfield highway — a four-lane access-controlled corridor with structures designed for future six-laning. The project will form a key segment of the Bhopal–Kanpur Economic Corridor under the National Highways Programme.The project will be implemented by the National Highways Authority of Ind…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the construction of a 6-lane road tunnel for NH-148AE, connecting the Dwarka Expressway with Nelson Mandela Marg, Vasant Kunj, in Delhi, with a total project length of 8.1 km and a total capital cost of Rs 6,969.67 crore on hybrid annuity mode (HAM).The project will provide faster connectivity between west and south Delhi, connecting the Dwarka Expressway with Vasant…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The National Highways Authority of India has commenced Multi‑Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling at Gharaunda Toll Plaza on the Panipat–Jalandhar section of National Highway‑44, enabling toll collection without vehicles stopping and promising faster, fuel‑saving journeys, an official statement said on Thursday.The MLFF system uses advanced electronic toll collection technology, high‑performance sensors and cameras on overhead gantries to automatically identify vehic…
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has intensified efforts to curb unauthorised parking and encroachments along National Highway corridors, identifying 595 critical locations across the country as part of a nationwide road safety drive, the government said on Wednesday.The initiative is being undertaken in compliance with directions of the Supreme Court and is aimed at ensuring safer and obstruction-free movement on National Highways, according to an offici…
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) to establish India’s first permanent and independent research centre dedicated to the economics of transportation, mobility and logistics.The proposed NHAI Centre for Economics of Transportation, Mobility and Logistics will be set up at NCAER with a founding contribution from NHAI. The initiative aims to strengthen…