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Slow-Moving NHAI

  • After keeping the National Highways Authority of India headless for over two years, the government hasfinalised the criteria for selecting its chief.The post will be open not only for bureaucrats but also for private sector professionals. Despite being the crucial sector in the country's growth story, highway construction has slowed down.Surprisingly, the ministry, headed now by C. P. Joshi, couldn't decide the selection criteria for NHAI's chief for two years. But the big question is: Will the final clearance speed up construction work?

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