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• NARCL makes binding bid for Essel Infra's road project debt

  The National Asset Reconstruction Company of India (NARCL) has offered to acquire ₹271 crore in debt from the Ludhiana Talwandi Toll Road (LTTRPL), a road project awarded to Subhash Chandra's Essel Infraprojects in Ludhiana. The project is a 78-kilometre four-lane stretch of the National Highway-95 between Ludhiana and Talwandi Bhai in Ferozepur district via Moga in Punjab.

  

• NHAI identifies 33 highway stretches for monetisation in FY25

  ​​ The identified stretches include Lucknow-Aligarh, Kanpur-Ayodhya-Gorakhpur, and Bareilly-Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh, Gurugram-Kotputli-Jaipur bypass and Jaipur-Kishangarh in Rajasthan, Panikoili-Rimuli in Odisha, Chennai bypass in Tamil Nadu, and Muzaffarpur-Darbhanga-Purnia highway in Bihar.

  

• NHAI holds workshop on eco-friendly measures in NH development

  In his inaugural address, Anurag Jain, Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, said that it is important for different departments to have a collaborative approach using PM Gati Shakti framework to efficiently develop sustainable National Highway infrastructure across the country.

  

• Country's widest e-way a truck parking lot at night

  The Delhi-Meerut Expressway grapples with nightly congestion as trucks line up near the toll plaza, affecting Delhi-bound commuters. No-entry rules for commercial vehicles in Delhi contribute to this issue, leading to persistent traffic problems.

  

• NCLAT directs NHAI not to terminate concession agreement of IL&FS group

  The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) not to terminate the concession agreement of Baleshwar Kharagpur Expressway Ltd, an IL&FS group entity, and take appropriate measures for its insolvency resolution.

  

• Dedicated unit proposed in NHAI to focus on maintenance of highway

  Road transport ministry has made a proposal to the PMO for setting up of a dedicated Corridor Management Unit (CMU) in the NHAI to focus on operation and maintenance of highway stretches as length of widened NH has doubled in the past 10 years.

  

• NHAI spends record ₹2.07 lakh cr in 2023-24, builds 6,644 km of roads

  The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) spent a record ₹2,07,000 crore on national highway construction in 2023-24, marking a 20% increase from previous years.

  

• New toll rates on highways to be effective after Lok Sabha elections

  NHAI to calculate new user fee rates annually, post Lok Sabha elections, affecting over 850 user fee plazas. ECI defers toll fee hike linked to wholesale price index inflation.

  

• IRB Infra Trust SPVs make payment of Rs 6,111 cr to NHAI for TOT projects

  IRB Infrastructure Trust, an affiliate of IRB Infrastructure Ltd, announced on Monday that its special purpose vehicles (SPVs) have made an upfront payment of Rs 6,111 crore to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for toll operate transfer (TOT) projects. This payment includes Rs 4,428 crore for TOT12 and Rs 1,683 crore for TOT13.

  

• 'One Vehicle, One FASTag' norm comes into force

  The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has implemented the 'One Vehicle, One FASTag' rule to deter the use of a single FASTag for multiple vehicles. Effective from April 1, users with multiple FASTags for one vehicle won't be able to use them all. FASTag ensures seamless toll payments using RFID technology.

  

• MoRTH issues SOP for digitising sanction of projects across India

  The ministry of road transport and highways has made it mandatory to sanction all road projects digitally by NHAI, BRO, NHIDCL and state governments with effect from April 1, 2024. This, it says, will help in a paperless, informative, transparent and accountable sanction process.