| भारतीय राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग प्राधिकरण National Highways Authority of India |
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| Abbreviation | भाराराप्रा NHAI |
| Formation | 1988[1] |
| Type | Autonomous Government Agency |
| Legal status | Active |
| Purpose/focus | Development and maintenance of National Highways |
| Headquarters | G 5&6 |
| Location | Sector-10, Dwarka New Delhi-110075 |
| Region served | India |
| Official languages | Hindi English |
| Chairman | Brijeshwar Singh |
| Main organ | Board of directors[2] |
| Parent organization | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways |
| Website | http://www.nhai.org/ |
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) (Hindi: भारतीय राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग प्राधिकरण) is an autonomous agency of the Government of India, responsible for management of a network of over 60,000 km of National Highways in India[3]. The Authority is a nodal agency of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
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Establishment
The NHAI was created through the promulagation of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988. In February 1995, the Authority was formally made an autonomous body.[1] It succeeded the erstwhile Ministry of Surface Transport.
It is responsible for the development, maintenance, management and operation of National Highways, totaling over 70,548 km in length.[4]
Projects
The NHAI has the mandate to implement the National Highway Development Project (NHDP). The NHDP is under implementation in Phases.[4]
- Phase I: Approved in December 2000, at an estimated cost of INR 300 Billion, it included the Golden Quadrilateral (GQ), portions of the NS-EW Corridors, and connecitivity of major ports to National Highways.
- Phase II: Approved in December 2003, at an estimated cost of INR 343 Billion, it included the completion of the NS-EW corridors and another 486 km of highways.
- Phase IIIA: This phase was approved in March 2005, at an estimated cost of INR 222 Billion, it includes an upgrade to 4-lanes of 4,035 km of National Highways.
- Phase IIIB: This was approved in April 2006, at an estimated cost of INR 543 Billion, it includes an upgrade to 4-lanes of 8,074 km of National Highways.
- Phase V: Approved in October 2006, it includes upgrades to 6-lanes for 6,500 km, of which 5,700 km is on the GQ. This phase is entirely on a DBFO basis.
- Phase VI: This phase, approved in November 2006, will develop 1,000 km of expressways at an estimated cost of INR 167 Billion.
- Phase VII: This phase, approved in December 2007, will develop ring-roads, bypasses and flyovers to avoid traffic bottlenecks on selected stretches at a cost of INR 167 Billion.
The progress of the NHDP can be tracked from the NHAI official website, which updates maps on regular basis.
See also
- Border Roads Organisation
- National Highways Development Project
- List of National Highways in India
- Transport in India
References
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