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NHAI's InvIT plans to raise Rs 2,000 cr to acquire road assets: Report

The Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) is planning to raise Rs 2,000 crore from investors to acquire two to three road assests from its parent firm

Two sweeping reforms likely in debt-ridden NHAI's HAM framework

Authority plans to slash developer upfront payment, reduce timeline for financial closure

CBI arrests NHAI officials, Ashoka Buildcon execs for bribery: Official

Busting a major corruption racket at the Patna regional office of the National Highways Authority of India, the CBI on Friday arrested four persons, including a chief general manager and a deputy general manager, in a Rs 5 lakh bribery case, officials said. Chief General Manager Sadre Alam and DGM Prabhanshu Shekhar posted at the NHAI regional office were arrested by the CBI for allegedly receiving a bribe of Rs 5 lakh from executives of the Nashik-based Ashoka Buildcon Limited -- Amit Kumar Gupta and Mukul Kumar -- they said. The arrests were followed by searches at eight locations, including the residences of the accused officials and the private executives and offices of the company. During the searches, the CBI recovered Rs 70 lakh in cash, including the bribe amount, and property documents from the residential premises of Alam. Gold jewellery and biscuits worth Rs 80 lakh and Rs 6 lakh in cash were recovered from Shekhar's premises, they said. It is alleged that Alam and Shekh

Gadkari bets on electric mobility, PPP, retail investors for infra growth

Gadkari called road accidents his biggest failure as the road minister

Govt won't sponsor roads sector InvITs; plans to bring retail investment

InvITs are collective investment vehicles that allow direct investments from individual and institutional investors in infrastructure projects, and give them a small portion of the income in returns

Army begins construction of Bailey Bridge on Bhopal-Nagpur highway: Officer

The Indian Army has started the construction of 90-feet-long Bailey Bridge over Sukhtawa river, which collapsed in April due to heavy vehicular traffic, an official said on Saturday. As per an official release, the engineers of Sudarshan Chakra Corps of the Southern Command, who were mobilised from Bhopal, commenced the construction of the bridge on Bhopal-Nagpur National Highway 46 near Narmadapuram. The 145-year-old bridge had collapsed in April due to heavy vehicle traffic, and the state administration had requisitioned the Army to construct bridge and restore traffic, it was stated. Meanwhile, a diversion built to sustain heavy traffic on Sukhtawa river also got submerged multiple times amid heavy rains, thus cutting off the crucial lifeline. Over the last three months, the Engineer Regiment from Sabse Behtar Brigade along with Madhya Pradesh authorities and the NHAI worked on war footing for early construction of the bridge, the release said. A heavy load class 90-feet-long .

India at 75: How strong infrastructure holds the key to unlock bight future

Ambitious plans like the bullet train, 5G telecom network, and several more will be instrumental in shaping a better future, covering a major portion of the population

NHAI violated contract sanctity, gave concessionaires undue perks: CAG

The top auditory body found that concessions in 20 projects led to deferments of Rs 9,296 crore premium payable to NHAI between 2014 and 2019

NHAI extended undue benefit to concessionaires, says CAG report

In its compliance audit report on 'Rationalisation/Deferment of Premium in BOT Projects in NHAI', the CAG noted that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) extended undue benefitS.

NHAI debt stands at Rs 3.49 trillion: Nitin Gadkari informs Parliament

Nitin Gadkari said the fund required by NHAI for debt servicing in 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 will be Rs 31,282 crore, Rs 31,909 crore and Rs 30,552 crore, respectively

SP Group sells entire stake in Jammu highway project to NIIF for $290 mn

SP Jammu Udhampur is the developer for the Jammu-Udhampur highway project under a concession from the National Highways Authority of India on a build-operate-transfer (annuity) basis

Nitin Gadkari pulls up NHAI officials for not visiting project sites

The road transport and highways minister said that on Monday, he held a meeting with NHAI and NHIDCL officials on issues related to road projects in Assam

NHAI pays Rs 308 cr arbitral award to IRB Infra SPV in payments dispute

Amount is 75% of total award for Pathankot-Amritsar told road project, matches union cabinet guideline.

Depts turning to GatiShakti to reduce execution time for infra projects

With this, the time taken for a project can be cut by at least 100 days

CBI raids multiple locations across states in NHAI corruption matter

The CBI on Monday conducted search operations at multiple locations in Shillong, Guwahati, Gurugram and Bengaluru in connection with alleged irregularities in a National Highway road project in Assam

NHAI sets new Guinness World Record, lays 75-km long highway in 105 hrs

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday announced that a new Guinness World Record was created by NHAI in laying 75 km of bituminous concrete in a single lane on NH53 in 105 hours and 33 minutes

NHAI offers three additional roads to its InvIT totalling 247 km

NHAI chairperson Alka Upadhyaya said with the success of NHAI InvIT, the state-owned agency has continued to deliver on its commitments under the National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP)

NHAI likely to award highways contracts for 6,500 kms this fiscal: Official

The authority also remained confident of achieving its goal of constructing 5,000 km of national highways during the current fiscal, NHAI chairperson Alka Upadhyaya said.

Will meet monetisation target of Rs 20,000 crore in FY23: NHAI Chairperson

The NHAI is optimistic about meeting the asset monetisation target of Rs 20,000 crore in the current fiscal amid ongoing economic uncertainties and geo-political instability, a top official said.

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