As the first phase of Bharatmala project is facing huge time and cost overruns, the government is planning to subsume the yet-to-be -awarded projects under the programme in the 2047 Vision Plan of the ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH).
The first phase of Bharatmala Pariyojana was launched in 2017 to build 34,800 km of highways at the cost of Rs 5.35 trillion by 2022. The projected cost has now risen to Rs 10.95 trillion and only 15045 km of highways of 42% of the target have been constructed.
