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NHAI to make PPP projects transparency

Updated: Jun 04, 2014 11:52:31am
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New Delhi, Jun 4 (KNN) In an effort to bring transparency to private public partnerships (PPP), the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has proposed to assign all the information relating to projects taken up by them in the public domain to be available on a link.

Information about NHAI projects will be available on www.nhai.org.in.

“Specific project details can be obtained by typing the name of the particular stretch/Project Implementation Unit (PIU) along with this link. Most Project Specific Websites have already been launched and the remaining will be launched by July 15, 2014,” said an official statement.

The project details will be given about all stages of the project development like construction, operation and maintenance. Each project implementation unit (PIU) will have a separate link.

Information for the each project will include name of the concessionaire, independent engineer and safety consultant, project location details, location of toll plaza, availability of ambulance and emergency telephone numbers of nearest police station, trauma centre etc.

A complete database of the correspondence exchanged between the independent engineer (IE), the concessionaire and NHAI on all aspects of the project, along with details of court cases and arbitration awards etc. will be uploaded on the website.

Report of IE on important parameters like quality of construction, quality of maintenance, road safety, tolling, correspondence between IE and the concessionaire of these projects will also be available. (KNN/ST)

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