The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is an autonomous agency of the Government of India, responsible for management of a network of over 70,000 km of National Highways in India.It is a nodal agency of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. NHAI has signed a memorandum of understanding MoU with the Indian Space Research Organisation for satellite mapping of highways. Mr Raghav Chandra, IAS is the current Chairman while Dr. Yogendra Narain was the first Chairman of NHAI. The NHAI was created through the promulgation of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988. In February 1995, the Authority was formally made an autonomous body. It is responsible for the development, maintenance, management and operation of National Highways, totaling over 92,851.05 km (57,694.97 mi) in length. The NHAI is also responsible of the toll collection on several highways.
The Golden Quadrilateral is a highway network connecting many of the major industrial, agricultural and cultural centres of India. A quadrilateral of sorts is formed by connecting Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai, and hence its name. The largest highway project in India and the fifth longest in the world was launched in 2001 by Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee and was completed in 2012. It is part of the first phase of the National Highways Development Project NHDP and consisted of building 5,846 km (3,633 mi) four/six lane express highways at a cost of ₹600 billion US$8.9 billion.
Name : National Highways Authority of India
Post : System Operator
Salary : 28000/- To 32000/-
Location : Delhi/Banglore
Last Date : 21-12-2016
Apply Mode : Online
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