Ministry officers tasked with purging encroachment on national highways

The project directors of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), managerial level officers of the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL), and executive engineers of the state public work departments (PWDs) have responsibility of highway administration, which includes prevention of squatting and their removal under their respective territory.The officials and agencies functioning under the ministry are required to carry out frequent inspection of the sites and upload their reports on the Project Monitoring Information System (PMIS).Last month, taking note of encroachment on national highways, the Supreme Court directed the NHAI to come up with a scheme for regular inspection of highways, for the establishment of grievance redressal mechanism and for taking prompt action on the basis of complaints.



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