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Zojila Tunnel Project

Zojila Tunnel Project consists of construction of a tunnel of 13.153 km and approach roads to tunnel of length 17.030 km, totaling a total length of 30.18 km. The total Project cost (TPC) of the Project is Rs. 6,809.69 crore. The physical progress of the project as on date is …

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Eco-Friendly Technology

Adoption of eco-friendly green & sustainable materials and cutting edge construction practices & technology for road construction is a continuous process. Based on international best practices and outcome of indigenous research, new standards/guidelines are framed by Indian Roads Congress (IRC) and existing standards/guidelines of IRC are amended from time to …

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Stability and Progress of Infrastructure

Total 58,635 km National Highways (NHs) has been constructed over the last five years and the current year. The Ministry is primarily responsible for the development and maintenance of NHs. There have been a few incidents of collapse of bridges/ tunnels in the country during last five years and in …

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Toll Collection Operations

For reviewing the fee collection records and ensuring collection of fees as per provision of NH Fee Rule/ Concession Agreement, independent audits are conducted such as Internal Audit, Thematic Audit and Forensic Audit. Further, to overcome the issue of fraudulent practice and to ensure transparency, Toll Management and Control Centre …

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Collapse of Silkyara Tunnel

National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) has included the clause to construct escape passage in the Contract Agreement of construction of 2-lane bi-directional Silkyara bend–Barkot tunnel on NH-134 (Old NH-94) as mandated by the Cabinet Committee. The tunnel being constructed is a single tube tunnel with a partition …

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