‘All weather terrain’ might well be a befitting description for the country’s road sector. Weathering the pandemic-induced twists and turns, the sector will see more stretches of national highways, completion as well as awarding of multiple projects and fund raises in 2022, making it a “better” year than the passing one.
Connectivity with remote and tough terrains, decongesting major points in the road network, an integrated multi-modal national network of transportation and logistics, and steering ahead with the ambitious voluntary vehicle scrappage policy are also on the 2022 radar.
“Next calendar year is going to be better (in terms of national highways construction) than the current year… next year, we are hoping that many of the projects which are being bid out,