In a significant step towards strengthening quality assurance and transparency in India’s national highway projects, the National Test House (NTH) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). The collaboration aims to reinforce scientific testing, third-party inspection and quality control mechanisms in highway…
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Govt Tightens Road Arbitration Rules to Curb NHAI Delays
The Union government has taken decisive steps to prevent long-pending arbitration cases from derailing India’s highway development projects. With claims against the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) now nearing ₹1 trillion, authorities are moving to cap arbitration extensions and introduce stricter oversight mechanisms to reduce delays and financial losses….
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Telangana Govt to Take Over Hyderabad Metro Phase 1
The Telangana government has finalized an agreement to take over Hyderabad Metro Rail Phase 1 from Larsen & Toubro (L&T) in a landmark ₹15,000-crore deal. The move ends the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model that governed the metro’s first phase and sets the stage for rapid approval of the long-awaited Phase…