Post on 08-May-2023
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Initiatives in Light of Covid-19
Roads
NHAI extends project deadlines for road developers
• The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will allow highway developers an additional three-month leeway till December 31, 2020, to meet completion deadlines that are running late owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• The deadline extension will be granted without the imposition of any additional costs or penalties but only on a case-to-case basis. This is among a host of decisions taken by the authority to speed up roadbuilding as part of new policy guidelines.
NHAI agrees to suggestions by NHBF to ease highway construction
• NHAI has agreed to most of the suggestions made by the National Highways Builders Federation (NHBF) related to project delivery, to resolve issues and increase the pace of construction of highway projects.
• In order to enable the bidders to have an assessment of road condition at the time of bidding, NHAI will provide the detailed project report (DPR) along with the Network Survey Vehicle (NSV)/LIDAR data as per availability to the bidders. All survey data collected by DPR consultants will be made available to agencies under one platform through the Data Lake.
• Apart from this, in order to ensure timely payments to vendors and their monitoring, submission of bills related to project payments will be done through PMS/Data Lake Portal.
MoRTH releases Rs 103.39 billion under Aatma-Nirbhar Bharat scheme
• A sum of Rs 103.39 billion has been released by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) during the COVID-19 period, under the simplified payment process as envisaged in the ambitious Aatma-Nirbhar Bharat scheme.
• Besides, another sum of Rs 24.75 billion is being processed and is likely to be released soon.
• The ministry has simplified the payment process under the Aatma-Nirbhar Bharat scheme, and contractors’ payments are being made every month instead of milestone achievement basis.
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Initiatives in Light of Covid-19
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NHAI accepts suggestions by CEAI to simplify business in national highways sector
• NHAI has agreed to most of the suggestions made by the Consulting Engineers Association of India (CEAI), in order to further improve the ease of doing business in the national highways sector.
• Suggestions regarding omnibus bank guarantee system has been accepted by NHAI and guidelines have been issued on the matter. Besides, suggestions regarding the use of innovative technology/material have been accepted by the authority.
• NHAI has also assured that the approval process of various stages of DPR shall be expedited. Meanwhile, under technical capacity provisions, cap on the number of projects awarded to a consultant will be linked to the consultant’s performance and its rating on the Vendor Performance Evaluation System.
NHAI withdraws TOT Bundle IV
• NHAI has withdrawn the fourth bundle of its toll-operate-transfer (TOT) programme, as it tests new models for its asset monetisation
programme to take off.
• The authority has finally withdrawn the tender, to tune it to its recent policy change of not disclosing the base price for TOT tenders. Further,
the fresh tender will see revised model concession agreement and request for proposal documents.
NHAI invites bids for TOT Bundle V
• NHAI has invited bids for the TOT Bundle V without a base price as the authority looks for better price bids for its operating assets. Separate bids have been invited for the two bundles, each consisting of one national highway stretch in Gujarat. The total length of the bundles is 159.5 km.
• Bundle V comprises of Palanpur- Radhanpur-Samkhiyali section of NH-27 in Gujarat, which has been divided into two bundles: TOT Bundle-5 (A-1) and TOT Bundle-5 (A-2). The last date for bid submission for both bundles has been set at December 23, 2020.
• The concession period for the bundle is 20 years. The Initial Estimated Concession Value (IECV) of the projects on offer will be disclosed after receipt of technical bids and after declaring the selected bidder.
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Initiatives in Light of Covid-19
Roads
Permit requirements waived for transport vehicles carrying oxygen
• MoRTH has issued an order to waive off permit requirement for vehicles carrying oxygen following the COVID-19 pandemic. The ministry has specified that the provisions of sub-section (1) of the section 66 shall not apply to a transport vehicle, used exclusively for the carriage of oxygen during the period of COVID-19 pandemic, upto March 31, 2021.
• The decision has been taken in view of certain issues brought to notice of the ministry about problems being faced by transport vehicle operators for the carriage, transportation and delivery of oxygen cylinders or oxygen tanks across the states or within a state.
E-way bill generation inches closer to pre-COVID levels
• E-way bill generation is inching closer to pre-COVID levels with August 2020 clocking 49.4 million, higher than July numbers of 48.3 million,
but slightly lower than August 2019 numbers of 51.2 million.
• E-way bills clocked a daily average of 1.5 million in August 2020, similar to that in July 2020, but higher than 1.4 million in June 2020. The daily
average numbers are inching closer to the 1.8 million per day recorded during the pre-COVID period, between January 25-March 24, 2020.
Meanwhile, over 10.4 million e-way bills have already been reportedly generated in the first six days of September 2020.
Green Highways Mission remains halted despite green signal
• The National Green Highways Mission plans to create green corridors along national highways. With plantation, transplantation, beautification and maintenance as its mainstay, the project, flagged off in 2015, is yet to take off fully.
• While the initial target for the first year was to plant trees along 6,000 km of highways, only 3060 km of roads have been greened at a cost of Rs 1.21 billion from 2016-2019. During 2016-2020, 1,186,525 trees out of a target of 3,089,857 trees have been planted on 3597.39 km of national highways.
Other Policy Developments
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Key Recent Developments
Highway Construction and Award Performance
• MoRTH has successfully completed construction of road length of 3,951 km during April-September 2020. It has achieved a construction pace of 21.6 km per day, despite the COVID-19 difficulties. Besides, the ministry has set an ambitious target of constructing 11,000 km road length during the current fiscal year.
• NHAI has awarded 40 projects for a total cumulative length of 1,330 km during April-September 2020. The authority has reported that projects awarded so far in first half of the current financial year are 1.6 times higher than 828 km awarded in 2019-20 and 3.5 times higher of 373 km awarded in 2018-19, during the same period.
• For the awarded projects, NHAI has already completed at least 80-90 per cent of the land acquisition, actioned utilities shifting and has obtained required clearances from various forest and environment authorities.
• Capital cost of these 40 projects stands at Rs 472.89 billion, which includes cost of civil work, land acquisition, and other pre- construction activities. Meanwhile, NHAI has set a target of awarding 4,500 km of projects during current financial year and is likely to exceed the same.
• A total of 322 projects, spanning a length of 12,413 km have been awarded under Bharatmala Pariyojana till August 2020. Further, 2921 km roads have been constructed under the project till the same date.
• MoRTH has taken up detailed review of national highways network and has given overall investment approval for Phase I of Bharatmala Pariyojana for development of about 34,800 km (including 10,000 km residual NHDP stretches).
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• MoRTH has plans for construction of over 50,000 km highways, a majority of which will be four and six lanes wide.
• The ministry has also called upon the investors to consider that the upcoming Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) has scope for broad basing the investor groups. The InvIT is set to be an attractive vehicle for mobilising funds for road development.
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Grants/Allocations
• The central government has released funds worth Rs 2.03 billion as the first installment for the construction of 600 km long roads in three districts in Bihar.
• The project involves construction of 51 roads with total length of 600 km and 34 bridges in three districts of Rohtas, Nawada and Jamui in Bihar at an estimated cost of Rs 10.34 billion under the road connectivity scheme for the Left Wing Extremism affected areas.
• NHAI has received financial approval of about Rs 32 billion for the two packages under the Delhi-Dehradun highway project (NH-709B). The project involves six-laning of 155.42 km Delhi-Saharanpur section of NH-709B in Uttar Pradesh.
• The project has been proposed as a new highway which will serve as an alternate between Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, and is likely to shorten the travelling distance by about 70 km.
• The Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) has released funds worth Rs 2.75 billion for the Gorakhpur Link six-lane expressway project (NH-27, SH-5). The funds have been allocated for speeding up the process of land acquisition under the project. The project involves construction of 91.34 km six-lane access-controlled expressway in Uttar Pradesh and is being implemented in two packages.
• The Bihar State Cabinet has accorded administrative sanction worth Rs 4.2 billion for the Kargil Chowk-NIT Mor elevated road project. The scope of work involves construction of 2.07 km four-lane elevated road from Kargil Chowk to NIT Mor on Ashok Rajpath in Bihar at an estimated cost of Rs 3.15 billion.
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• The Andhra Pradesh government has sanctioned funds worth Rs 1 billion to acquire land for the Amaravati-Anantapur expressway project in the current financial year. The total cost of the land acquisition has been estimated at Rs 22.31 billion.
• The sanction will be deposited with NHAI as soon as the award for compensation under Section 3(G) of National Highways Act is finalised by the competent authority for land acquisition.
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Key Recent Developments
Grants/Allocations
• The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has granted approval to the funding proposal of Punjab National Bank (PNB)-led consortium for the 91.35 km Gorakhpur Link expressway project.
• The PNB-led consortium includes Union Bank of India (UBI), UCO Bank, Canara Bank, Indian Bank, Bank of Maharashtra and Bank of India (BoI). The project is being implemented at an approved cost of Rs 58.77 billion.
• MoRTH has enhanced the allocation of funds for expenditure under Special Accelerated Road Development Programme in North Eastern Areas (SARDP-NE) related works during the current financial year.
• Against the earlier Rs 3.9 billion expenditure envisaged to be incurred from National Investment Fund during 2020-21, a sum of Rs 7.6 billion has been set aside for the same period. Of this, Rs 3 billion is specifically marked for the Arunachal Pradesh package.
• Under SARDP-NE (Phase –A and Arunachal Pradesh), 6,418 km (5,998 km actual design length) has already been identified for development at an estimated investment of about Rs 304.5 billion, of which 3,356 km has been completed and 1,961 km is under construction.
• The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to tap Reserve Bank of India (RBI)-licensed private banking entities for funding the 628 km Ganga expressway project, which is estimated to cost about Rs 300 billion.
• However, the private sector lenders will be expected to offer credit on the same terms and conditions, as the nationalised and public sector banks.
• Telangana government has urged the central government to provide Rs 5 billion for development works on the Hyderabad - Vijayawada section of NH-65.
• The State Public Works Department (PWD) has prepared DPRs for about Rs 5 billion for construction of flyovers, grade separators, service roads, and augmentation of lane capacity. The state government has also requested the central government to sanction the funds in the 2020-21 annual plan.
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Loans/Bonds
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Key Recent Developments
• Cube Highways III Private Limited has acquired 100 per cent stake in KNR Walayar Tollways Private Limited (KWTPL), a subsidiary of KNR Constructions Limited.
• The enterprise value of the assets for this transaction stands at Rs 5.12 billion (comprising debt of Rs 1.27 billion and an equity valuation of Rs 3.85 billion), excluding claims payable by NHAI and other governmental instrumentalities, which will be passed through to KNR Constructions as and when realised.
• KWTPL operates a 53.5 km four-lane toll road connecting Walayar on the Kerala/Tamil Nadu border and Vadakkancherry in Kerala.
Asset Sales/Stake Dilution
• HCC Concessions Limited, the infrastructure development arm of HCC Group, has completed the sale of 100 per cent stake in Farakka-Raiganj Highways Limited (FRHL) to Cube Highways and Infrastructure II Private Limited.
• FRHL is a public-private-partnership (PPP) project with an enterprise valuation of Rs 15.08 billion, comprising debt of Rs 9.05 billion and an equity valuation of Rs 6.03 billion.
• The total expected pay-out of Rs 6.03 billion to HCC Group includes a cash pay-out of Rs 2.70 billion which combines equity consideration and contractor payments and Rs 2.33 billion of hold backs to be released on the completion of dispute resolution with NHAI, while upto Rs 1 billion of earnout is payable in 2023 contingent on traffic projections.
• Additionally, as part of the agreement with Cube Highways, HCC Group will be entitled to a revenue share from FRHL over the entire concession period.
• The enterprise value of Rs 15.08 billion also excludes a structure section of the project, which had been descoped by NHAI, and for which Cube Highways has offered a contingent pay-out.
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Key Upcoming Projects
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Key Upcoming Projects
Project name Cost
(Rs billion) Length
(km) State
Current Status
Detailed status
Mumbai-Nagpur Communication expressway
553.35 701.00 Maharashtra Under Construction
The project is now expected be completed by May 2022, as against the earlier target of December 2021. The 520 km stretch between Nagpur and Shirdi is expected to be thrown open for vehicular movement on May 1, 2021, and will be followed by it getting extended further to Bhiwandi in December 2021, to take the length to 623 km. The delay however, will not lead to a cost escalation.
Delhi-Vadodara expressway
424.80 845.00
Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat
Under Construction
As of September 2020, about 26 packages have either been awarded or are under construction. The remaining five packages are under bidding.
Vadodara-Mumbai expressway
400.33 447.00 Gujarat and Maharashtra
Under Construction
As of September 2020, 7 packages have been awarded where construction has started or is about to commence. Meanwhile, six packages are under bidding.
Ganga expressway
299.24 628.00 Uttar Pradesh Announced
Currently, UPEIDA is in the process to prepare the DPR for the project, which will be put before the cabinet for approval. The government is planning to tap private lenders to fund the project. Recently, Recently, the UPEIDA Board had approved the proposal to raise Rs 29 billion from HUDCO for land acquisition costs of the project.
Delhi - Amritsar - Katra expressway
309.36 600.00 Delhi, Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir
Under Bidding
Recently, NHAI invited bids for five packages under the project. Due date for bid submission for all packages stands at December 3, 2020.
Source: India Infrastructure Research
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Key Upcoming Projects
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Key Upcoming Projects
Project name Cost
(Rs billion) Capacity
(km) State
Current Status
Detailed status
Amaravati-Anantapur expressway
276.25 384 km
(approx.) Andhra Pradesh
Approved
In September 2020, the Andhra Pradesh government gave administrative sanction for Rs 1 billion to acquire land for the project. The alignment of the proposed access-controlled expressway has been approved by the Land Acquisition Committee and the total cost of the land acquisition has been estimated to be Rs 22.31 billion. The state government will provide the land owned by it free of cost and bear 50% of the cost to be incurred for acquiring additional land.
Purvanchal expressway
224.95 340.82 Uttar Pradesh
Under Construction
As of September 2020, over 57% construction work has been completed on the project. So far, UPEIDA has raised funds worth about Rs 113 billion for the construction of the expressway.
Bundelkhand expressway
148.49 296.07 Uttar Pradesh
Under Construction
As of September 2020, about 16% construction work has been completed on the project. In August 2020, UPEIDA signed a loan agreement of Rs 59 billion with a consortium of six banks for timely project execution.
Chennai-Bengaluru expressway
207.99 272.00 Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Under Bidding
Recently, bids have been invited for two packages under the project. The due date for bid submission for the packages stands at November 19,2020, and November 23, 2020, respectively.
Surat-Ahmednagar-Solapur highway
205.53 300.00 Gujarat, Maharashtra
Announced The project is still in the announced stage. Construction work on the Surat-Ahmednagar highway is expected to commence by April 2021.
Mumbai Trans Harbour Link
178.43 21.80 Maharashtra
Under Construction
As of August 2020, 100% work for a temporary jetty for MTHL has been completed, 54% pile foundation work has been finished, 64% of open foundation has been completed, 30% pile caps, 27% piers, 8% pier caps, and 7% precast segments have been completed.
Source: India Infrastructure Research
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Key Upcoming Projects
Roads
Key Upcoming Projects
Project name Cost
(Rs billion) Capacity
(km) State
Current Status
Detailed status
Amritsar- Bhatinda- Jamnagar highway
176.77 762.00
Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat
Under Construction
It is one of the greenfield expressways being constructed under the Bharatmala Pariyojana. Currently, the project is under construction and is expected to be completed by FY23.
Raipur-Vishakhapatnam expressway
163.43 464.00
Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh
Approved It is one of the greenfield expressways being constructed under the Bharatmala Pariyojana. As of June 2020, land acquisition is ongoing on the project. The project is expected to be completed by FY24.
Solapur-Kurnool highway
104.30 279.00 Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh
Announced Currently, the project is in the announced stage and is expected to be completed by FY2025.
Bengaluru Satellite Town Ring Road
144.04 281.00 Karnataka Announced
First approved in 2005, the project had stalled due to lack of funding, but is now picking up pace as the central government has announced to bear entire land acquisition cost for Phase I of the project. It is being implemented under the Bharatmala Pariyojana and is expected to be completed by FY24.
Mumbai Coastal Road Project
140.00 29.20 Maharashtra Under Construction
The Supreme Court has directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) not to undertake reclamation beyond the 90 hectare (ha) area for the coastal road project, as mandated by the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearances in 2016. However, BMC intends to reclaim a total of 111 ha for the project and has applied for fresh clearances for the 21 ha before the state’s coastal authority.
Source: India Infrastructure Research
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Key Upcoming Projects
Roads
Key Upcoming Projects
Project name Cost
(Rs billion) Capacity
(km) State
Current Status
Detailed status
Delhi-Saharanpur-Dehradun expressway
123.09 169.00 Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Under bidding
Bids have been invited for the Delhi and Uttar Pradesh portions of the Delhi-Saharanpur highway in two packages. Due date for bid submission for both packages stands at November 2, 2020. Besides, bids have also been invited for two packages under the Ganeshpur-Dehradun stretch, with submission due date of October 28, 2020 and December 1, 2020, respectively.
Ambala-Kotputli expressway
113.75 227.00 Haryana, Rajasthan
Under Construction
Currently, the project is under construction and is expected to be completed by FY23.
Versova-Bandra Sea Link
113.33 17.17 Maharashtra Under Construction
The project has been impacted by shortage of manpower amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The project, being implemented by MSRDC, is expected to be delayed by more than six months. So far, 68% piling work has been completed and one pier construction work has been attained.
Bengaluru Peripheral Ring Road (PRR) (Phase I)
200.00 68.50 Karnataka Approved
The Karnataka government has given a go-ahead for acquiring additional land to complete the ‘ring’ so that the proposed PRR can be connected directly to NICE ring road. Hence, as per the new proposal, BDA will acquire 172 acres of land. The preliminary notification is likely to be issues shortly and the government would need additional Rs 30 billion for the new acquisition. Now, with additional land, the project will span 68.5 km, and the cost has been pegged at Rs 200 billion and a further delay would add 5% of appreciation cost each year.
Source: India Infrastructure Research
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Key Upcoming Tenders
Roads
Implementing agency
Scope of the project Cost (Rs billion)
Bid Issue Date
Bid due date
NHAI Appointment of contractor for six-laning of Azhiyur-Vengalam section of NH-17 (New NH-66) from design chainage 189.2 to 232.1 in Kerala. The HAM project is being implemented under Bharatmala Pariyojana.
13.83 August 21, 2020
November 2, 2020
NHAI
Appointment of EPC contractor for construction of eight-lane access-controlled expressway starting from MP-Gujarat Border near Chhayan village and ending after bridge over hadaf river near Hathiyavan village (chainage 696.92 to 729.76) section of Delhi-Vadodara greenfield alignment (NH-148N).
14.18 June 23, 2020
November 26, 2020
NHAI
Appointment of contractor for six-laning of Ramanattukara Junction - start of Valanchery bypass section of NH-66 from design chainage 258.82 (existing km 27.84 of Kozhikode bypass) to design chainage 298.5 (existing km 304.25) in Kerala on hybrid annuity model under Bharatmala Pariyojana.
19.45 October 15, 2020
December 1, 2020
NHAI
Appointment of contractor for construction of four-lane Delhi-Amritsar-Katra greenfield expressway from Jussur Kheri on KMP Expressway to Junction with Rohtak-Panipat road (NH-709) near Rukhi Paani village (km 0 to km 34) on hybrid annuity model in Haryana. The project is being implemented under Bharatmala Pariyojana.
10.53 September 29, 2020
December 3, 2020
NHAI Appointment of EPC contractor for construction of six-lane NH-344M (Package II) from Karala-Kanjhawala road (km 15) to Nangloi Najafgarh road (km 28.45) in Delhi.
11.21 December 26, 2019
November 3, 2020
NHAI Appointment of EPC contractor for construction of six-lane NH-344M (Package I) from NH-1 (km 0.7) to Karala-Kanjhawala Road (km 15) in Delhi.
15.52 December 26, 2019
November 3, 2020
NHAI
Appointment of contractor for four-laning of Puducherry-Poondiyankuppam section of NH-45A from km 29 to km 67 (Design Chainage) on hybrid annuity model in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. The project is being implemented under Bharatmala Pariyojana.
10.45 December 16, 2019
November 5, 2020
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Implementing agency
Scope of the project Cost (Rs billion)
Bid Issue Date
Bid due date
NHAI
Appointment of contractor for four-laning of Poondiankuppam to Sattanathapuram section of NH-45A from km 67 to km 123.8 (Design Chainage) on hybrid annuity model in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. The project is being implemented under Bharatmala Pariyojana.
17.77 December 16, 2019
November 5, 2020
NHAI Appointment of contractor for six-laning of Thaliparambha-Muzhapilangad section of NH-17 (New NH-66) from km 137.9 to km 170.6 in Kerala on hybrid annuity model under Bharatmala Pariyojana.
14.59 October 8, 2020
November 6, 2020
NHAI
Appointment of contractor for construction of eight-lane access-controlled expressway from km 154.6 to km 190 of Vadodara-Mumbai expressway (Jujuwa to Gandeva section) in Gujarat on HAM under Phase I of Bharatmala Pariyojana (Package VIII).
14.07 November 14, 2019
November 2, 2020
NHAI
Appointment of contractor for construction of four-lane Delhi-Amritsar-Katra greenfield expressway from Junction with Ambala-Kaithal-Hissar road (NH-152) to Junction with Patiala-Samana Patran road (SH-10) (km 120.25 to km 157.92) on hybrid annuity model in Haryana. The project is being implemented under Bharatmala Pariyojana.
11.00 September 29, 2020
December 3, 2020
NHAI
Appointment of EPC contractor for development of six-lane access controlled in Uttar Pradesh portion of Delhi Saharanpur Highway from Delhi/UP Border to EPE Junction (chainage 14.75 to 31.2) in Uttar Pradesh. The project is being implemented under Phase I of Bharatmala Pariyojana.
17.03 January 25, 2019
November 2, 2020
NHAI
Appointment of EPC contractor for development of six-lane access controlled in Delhi portion of Delhi-Saharanpur Highway from Akshardham NH-9 Junction to Delhi-UP border (chainage 0 to 14.75) in Delhi. The project is being implemented under Phase I of Bharatmala Pariyojana.
11.12 January 24, 2019
November 2, 2020
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Implementing agency
Scope of the project Cost (Rs billion)
Bid Issue Date
Bid due date
NHIDCL
Appointment of EPC contractor for construction of about 2.64 km uni-directional tunnel and its approach road from km 6.41 to km 12.85 including one viaduct, three viaducts cum bridge on Sudhmahadev-Daranga section of NH-244 in Jammu and Kashmir (Package II).
12.41 May 28, 2020
December 9, 2020
NHIDCL
Appointment of contractor for construction of about 5.45 km uni-directional tunnel and its approach road from km 0 to km 6.41 including one viaduct cum bridge and one major junction at start of the project on Sudhmahadev-Daranga section of NH-244 in Jammu and Kashmir (Package I).
18.96 May 28, 2020
December 9, 2020
NHAI
Appointment of contractor for six-laning of Valanchery bypass - Kappirikkad section of NH- 66 (old NH-17) from design chainage km 298.5 (existing km 304.25) to design chainage 335.85 (existing km 349.26) in Kerala on hybrid annuity model under Bharatmala Pariyojana.
17.06 October 14, 2020
December 1, 2020
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Awarded/Completed Projects
Roads
Awarded/Completed Projects
Source: India Infrastructure Research
Project Status Length
(km) Cost (Rs billion)
Contractors Details
Package VII of Vadodara-Mumbai expressway
Awarded 27.50 17.55
IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited
VM7 Expressway Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited has signed concession agreement with NHAI for Gandeva-Ena section of Vadodara-Mumbai expressway project.
Arrah-Pararia highway Awarded 54.30 7.00 Ashoka Buildcon Limited
Ashoka Buildcon Limited has received letter of award (LoA) for from NHAI for two EPC road projects in Bihar, being implemented under Bharatmala Pariyojana.
Pararia-Mohania highway Awarded 60.80 6.90 Ashoka Buildcon Limited
Atal tunnel project Completed 9.02 NA Border Roads Organisation (BRO)
The central government inaugurated the Atal Tunnel at Rohtang on October 3, 2020, at an altitude of above 3,000 metres in Himachal Pradesh.
Sattanathapuram-Nagapattinam highway
Awarded NA NA Welspun Enterprises Limited
Welspun Enterprises Limited has received October 5, 2020, as the appointed date from NHAI for the project.
Oddanchatram - Madathukulam highway
Awarded 45.38 9.20 KNR Constructions Limited
KNR Palani Infra Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of KNR Constructions, has received October 5, 2020, as the appointed date for the project.
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Awarded/Completed Projects
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Awarded/Completed Projects
Source: India Infrastructure Research
Project Status Length
(km) Cost (Rs billion)
Contractors Details
Rapallewada-Telangana/Maharashtra border highway
Awarded 52.60 11.41 Dilip Buildcon Limited
Dilip Buildcon Limited has received LoA from NHAI for the project.
Gwalior-Morena flyover Completed 1.42 1.08 NA The Central government has inaugurated the Gwalior-Morena four-lane flyover project.
Yedsehi-Aurangabad road project
Completed NA NA IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited
Yedeshi Aurangabad Tollway Limited, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) of IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited, has received completion certificate for the Yedeshi Aurangabad road project in Maharashtra.
New Mahatma Gandhi Setu bridge project
Awarded 5.63 17.94 S.P. Singla Constructions Limited
S.P. Singla Constructions Limited has emerged as the lowest (L-1) bidder for implementation of the four-lane New Mahatma Gandhi Setu bridge project.
NH-131A project in Bihar Awarded 49.00 19.05 Dilip Buildcon Limited
Dilip Buildcon Limited has received letter of acceptance (LoA) for the project entailing construction and upgradation of NH-131A from km 34.6 (design chainage km 6) near Narenpur to km 79.97 (design chainage km 53) near Purnea to four-lane standards and from km 79.97 to km 82 (design chainage 55) near Purnia to two-lane with paved shoulders standards in Bihar.