Narendra Modi government to build 950 kilometres of highways at whopping Rs 30,000 crore cost under PPP

The Narendra Modi government is eyeing the construction of 950 kilometres of highways at a staggering cost of Rs 30,000 crore. Modi government has said that the National Highways Authority of India(NHAI) has identified stretches cover 950 km of highway projects. These will be done under the public-private partnership (PPP) mode, the central government said, according to a PTI report.

The various identified stretches are spread across eight states in India. The projects will fall in Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Haryana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh. The pan-India basis projects will be constructed through the PPP mode on the build-operate-transfer (toll) basis, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said in a statement. About 950 km of stretches were selected on the basis of consultation with the prospective bidders.