LUMBERING ALONG
Trouble in acquiring land and delay in preparing project reports, appointing concessionaires and physical construction work has delayed one of government’s key road projects Targeted length of construction under Bharatmala Phase 1:
24,800
km (additional 10,000km under National Highways Development Project) ~5,35,000 cr Cost Total length of projects awarded under Bharatmala till September, 2018: 6,361
km (4,383km under Bharatmala, 1,978km under NHDP) NHAI’s FY2019 status
8,134 km
Targeted project length under Bharatmala
268 km
Project length awarded till September, 2018