The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has directed its Regional Officers (ROs) and Project Directors (PDs) to undertake maintenance of the National Highways ahead of the monsoon season.
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NHAI :- National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) was set up under NHAI Act, 1988. It is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
It has been entrusted with the National Highways Development Project, along with other minor projects for development, maintenance and management.
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National Highways Development Project (NHDP) is a project to upgrade, rehabilitate and widen major highways in India to a higher standard. The project was started in 1998.
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🔰NHAI maintains the National Highways network to global standards and cost effective manner and promotes economic well being and quality of life of the people.
🔰It has completed construction of 3,979 km of national highways in the financial Year 2019-20.
The NHs including Expressways constitute only about 1.7% of the length of all roads, they carry about 40% of the road traffic.
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