210 NH projects delayed due to land acquisition issues, poor performance by developers: Centre

NEW DELHI: The government on Saturday said as many as 210 national highway projects are delayed due to various reasons such as poor performance by developers and problems in land acquisition besides regulatory hurdles.
It also said there are some hybrid annuity model (HAM) projects which are yet to secure financial closure.
“210 nos. of National Highway projects are delayed under NHAI due to various reasons. The delays are due to multiple reasons, such as poor performance of Contractors/Concessionaires, delays in various activities and clearances such as utility shifting, environment/forest clearance, land acquisition and law & order problems etc,” Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways V K Singh told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply.