(PIB NEWS) The Union Government has made an allocation of Rs 55,533.04 crore for development of NHs across the country during the last three years, i.e. since 2006-07 onwards to the current financial year, (up to 28-2-2010). Against the above allocation, an expenditure of Rs 51,783.67 crore has been incurred. 1869 NH projects are on going (as of 28th Februray, 2010) across the country. The highest number of projects are being executed in Karnataka(178),followed by Uttarakhand(174), UP(150), Maharashtra(133), Andhra Pradesh(119), Jammu & Kashmir(119) and Orissa(104).All NH works are being carried out as per Ministry’s Standard Specifications for Road & Bridge Works and as per relevant Indian Roads Congress (IRC) guidelines. Where consistent non-performance of contractor is observed, the contractors are placed in the list of non-performing contractors. 20 contracting firms (13 Indian & 7 foreign contractors) stand identified by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) as non-performing contractors as on date. In a few cases, due to consistent non performance, existing contracts have been terminated. So far, 27 contracts have been terminated by NHAI. This information was provided by Shri R P N Singh, Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways in the Lok Sabha today.
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