NHAI project consultant killing: Ministry takes note, says officials must be ensured of safety

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has taken a serious view of the killing of an NHAI project consultant in Jaipur on August 26, and is planning to send a strong warning to contractors about the serious consequences if their functionaries came to harm in the course of work.

Officials said such an attack could “directly impact the sector” as the whole Engineering, Procurement and Construction model of road-making has independent engineers built in as a vital tool for quality monitoring and accountability, and they should be reassured that they were not on their own.