Bengal govt. gives nod for handover of seven national highway stretches to NHAI, NHIDCL
The West Bengal government has approved the handover of seven national highway stretches to the NHAI and NHIDCL, facilitating long-awaited infrastructure projects. These stretches were previously managed by the state's Public Works Department and had been awaiting transfer for nearly a year. The approval is expected to enhance connectivity to Sikkim, Bhutan, and Bangladesh, while also improving local infrastructure in north Bengal.
- ▪The handover includes 329.6 km of NH-312 and other key routes.
- ▪Development works had been stalled due to the lack of formal handover.
- ▪The projects aim to strengthen connectivity and improve local infrastructure.
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The West Bengal government gave in-principle approval for handing over seven stretches of national highways to the NHAI and the NHIDCL, paving the way for long-pending infrastructure works on key road corridors in the State.These stretches were under the national highway wing of the State's Public Works Department (PWD), and the handover proposals had been pending for nearly a year despite repeated requests from the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, according to an official statement. TMC sends fact-finding teams across Bengal, alleges attacks and killings after poll defeatThe press note issued by the chief secretary's office on Saturday (May 16, 2026) said: "Development works on these stretches stood stalled in the absence of a formal handover.
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