The Centre has decided to develop on its own national highways that are outside the ambit of national highway development programme (NHDP) and other centrally-sponsored road projects, instead of relying on the Public Works Departments (PWDs) of the states, in a bid to speed up the development of road projects. Join discussion...

The state Cabinet on Friday fixed the toll for over 200 new district roads and state highways which will be taken up under the publicprivate partnership (PPP) model. Briefing reporters on the decisions, Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Shobha Karandlaje said the public works department (PWD) had already notified the roads but the toll was not finalised. Join discussion...