NHAI suffered ₹2,731.32 crore loss due to farmers’ protest, Parliament told

National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) suffered toll losses worth ₹2,731.32 crore in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan due to the farmers’ protest since last October, the government informed Parliament on Wednesday.

It added that the outstanding debt of NHAI increased by 176% to ₹338,250 crore in three years.

While Haryana incurred a loss of ₹1,319.61 crore, Punjab suffered a loss of ₹1,269.42 crore due to the farmers’ agitation. Rajasthan registered a loss of ₹142.29 crore, Union minister for road transport and highways (MoRTH) Nitin Gadkari told Rajya Sabha.