Road projects worth Rs 7.89 lakh crore underway.
Highway projects worth Rs 7.89 lakh crore are under construction across the country and a number of steps have been taken to expedite work that was delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
This was informed by Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs Minister Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.
These 2,084 projects pertain to construction of 63,523 km of national highways in the country.
The cost of these projects for construction of 63,523 km of highways is Rs 7.89 lakh crore, he said.
Stating that delay in projects has been noticed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Minister said that the government took "proactive action to initiate an imperative relief under Aatmnirbhar Bharat for Contractors / Concessionaires /Developers of Road Sectors whereby inter-alia extension of time for 03 months to up to 06 months without penalty...".
Cash flow was eased to ensure completion of projects with least possible delay, he added.
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