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according to the Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways V K Singh who told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply, as many as 210 national highway projects are delayed due to various reasons such as poor performance by developers and problems in land acquisition besides regulatory hurdles. It also said there are some hybrid annuity model (HAM) projects which are yet to secure financial closure.

However, he said since land is a state subject, a number of steps have been taken to coordinate with the States and solve the land acquisition issues for expediting the availability of land.

The steps include the constitution of High Powered Committee under Chief Secretary to monitor the pre-construction activities, strengthening of Land Acquisition Units by way of providing manpower and resources and effective formal public consultations at the time of the project preparation to address the concerns of the public, he added.

The minister also added that there are some HAM projects which are yet to secure financial closure.