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UP govt to raise Rs 9,000 crore bank loan for two highway projects

The 296-km Bundelkhand Expressway and the 91-km Gorakhpur Link Expressway are estimated to cost Rs 14,849 crore and Rs 5,876 crore

Highway road map: Bidder selection criteria for BOT projects may ease

The revision or tweaking of documents for BOT becomes essential in the current scenario as the government moves the focus away from the HAM model

Govt plans to fund highways by issuing bonds with attractive returns

Gadkari said the government might raise funds by issuance of bonds and proposed an attractive rate of return of around 7.5-8 per cent

Ficci panel urges govt to pay interest of delayed road projects to banks

Many highway projects under the BOT and EPC mode are turning into NPAs due to heavy interest burden on account of delays in projects

Highways sector can help nation achieve $5 trillion economy: Nitin Gadkari

The Road Transport and Highways Minister was addressing the media after the signing of an MoU between NHAI and NIIF

Budget 2019: NHAI fundraising plan raised by 21% to Rs 75,000 crore

This financial year, allocation has been made to the NHAI for major works under the Bharatmala Pariyojana, entrusted to the organisation for execution

Govt to offer 10-20% of national highway projects on BOT basis for bidding

The focus on BOT means the project mix in highway construction will change from what it was in the past few years, when BOT formed 2-3 per cent of the mix

Can more highway fuel pumps significantly boost road ministry revenues?

Gadkari said last week that a revenue-sharing model for these outlets could be worked out under which the road ministry earns Rs 1.25 on the sale of every litre of petrol and diesel from those outlets

Highways cancelled from road monetisation to be on bidding table again

NHAI is yet to set a timeline for fresh rounds of auction since the announcement of dates for general elections is likely to happen any time

65,000-km highways worth Rs 5.35 trillion to be built by 2022, says Gadkari

Already, 137 road projects having an aggregate length of about 6,530 kms have been awarded and are in various stages of implementation

Govt shifts to new formula: To show highway construction in better light

Lane-km to replace linear length method in line with international norms

Better fund flow boosts margins in highways' hybrid-annuity model projects

A highway contract that earlier took 24 months for completion is being completed in about 14 months

Govt funding still rules highways

Nitin Gadkari said government would continue with its focus on EPC because it helps contracting companies to increase liquidity

Highway projects gain momentum as ministries meet

Nitin Gadkari met Manohar Parrikar to discuss issue of transfer of defence land for highways

Removing the roadblocks to building highways

Business Standard looks at how govt will revive investment in highways sector

Gadkari meets bankers to get up highway projects

Gadkari met the chairmen and managing directors of banks including ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, SBI and Axis Bank

Investment pick-up in highways slipping on legal wrangles

The National Highway-24 project has been delayed by at least five years

Govt urges farmers to join hands for greening of highways

Mansukh Lal Mandaviya urges for greater public participation, especially of farmers, in development and maintenance of highways

Reforms cut risk, drive up highway construction: CRISIL

High-risk projects decline 13%, pace of execution to double in two years

22 highway stretches across country may double up as airstrips

Nitin Gadkari said his Ministry is shortly going to convene a meeting with the Defence Ministry to firm up the proposal