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National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)

  • December 5, 2021
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)

Subject – Economy

Context – NHAI gets new chairperson

Concept –

  • National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) was set up under NHAI Act, 1988. It is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
  • It has been entrusted with the National Highways Development Project, along with other minor projects for development, maintenance and management.
  • National Highways Development Project (NHDP) is a project to upgrade, rehabilitate and widen major highways in India to a higher standard. The project was started in 1998.
  • NHAI maintains the National Highways network to global standards and cost effective manner and promotes economic well being and quality of life of the people.
  • It has completed construction of 3,979 km of national highways in the financial Year 2019-20.
  • NHAI has mandated development of about 27,500 km of national highways under Bharatmala Pariyojna Phase-I.
  • HAI has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Space Research Organisation for satellite mapping of highways.
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