New Delhi: The Centre has pulled up state governments for not investing in the upkeep of state roads that have been given “in-principle” approval to be declared as national highways (NHs).
“The responsibility for maintenance of any such state road approved in-principle as new NHs rests entirely with state governments until they are notified as NHs and entrusted with implementing agencies (such as NHAI, NHIDCL, state PWDs, etc) after state governments conveyed their no objection for handing over assets thereof pursuant to notifying roads as NHs,” the road transport and highways ministry said in a letter, a copy of which has been reviewed by ET.
