Bharatmala Pariyojana will double the speed of road freight movement
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Bharatmala Pariyojana will double the speed of road freight movement

As a part of a major bureaucratic reshuffle, Alka Upadhyaya – a 1990 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre was appointed as the Chairperson of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). Of all the projects that she has been associated with, she shares insights on what she considers most noteworthy.

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In 2017, Government of India launched India’s largest highway infrastructure programme till date, Bharatmala Pariyojana, to develop 34,800 km of National Highway corridors at an investment of Rs 5.35 lakh crore under Phase-I. As a part of this programme, 22 flagship greenfield corridors of length 7,700 km have been envisaged at Rs 3.3 lakh crore, in addition to capacity augmentation of existing roads through brownfield projects to cater to the increasing traffic volumes in major corridors. Bharatmala Pariyojana will also move the logistics needle in the country by doubling…

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As a part of a major bureaucratic reshuffle, Alka Upadhyaya – a 1990 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre was appointed as the Chairperson of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). Of all the projects that she has been associated with, she shares insights on what she considers most noteworthy. Excerpts: In 2017, Government of India launched India’s largest highway infrastructure programme till date, Bharatmala Pariyojana, to develop 34,800 km of National Highway corridors at an investment of Rs 5.35 lakh crore under Phase-I. As a part of this programme, 22 flagship greenfield corridors of length 7,700 km have been envisaged at Rs 3.3 lakh crore, in addition to capacity augmentation of existing roads through brownfield projects to cater to the increasing traffic volumes in major corridors. Bharatmala Pariyojana will also move the logistics needle in the country by doubling…To read more, CLICK here.

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