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Green Highways
National Highway stretches will be made green corridors by planting trees, landscaping, and laying 
grass turfs & ornamental shrubs.
It is a part of the green highways policy to “tree-line” 96,000 km of NHs across the country.
Funding: A Green Highways Fund would be set apart utilising 1% of the civil work cost while 
arriving at total road project cost.
The funds to be transferred to National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) would be used 
exclusively for plantation and maintenance on all NH stretches being developed on the EPC and 
BOT mode.
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Green Highways
National Highway stretches will be made green corridors by planting trees, landscaping, and laying 
grass turfs & ornamental shrubs.
It is a part of the green highways policy to “tree-line” 96,000 km of NHs across the country.
Funding: A Green Highways Fund would be set apart utilising 1% of the civil work cost while 
arriving at total road project cost.
The funds to be transferred to National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) would be used 
exclusively for plantation and maintenance on all NH stretches being developed on the EPC and 
BOT mode.
Green Highway (Plantation, Transplantation, Beautification & Maintenance) Policy 
2015
Aims to help environment, help local communities, and generate employment
First year target to cover 6000Km
Green Highways Fund: 1% of total cost of highway projects
Benefits: the initiative will help (a) reduce the impact of air pollution and dust, (b) provide shade 
on glaring hot roads during summer, (c) reduce the impact of noise pollution and soil erosion, (d) 
prevent the glare from headlights of incoming vehicles, and (e) generate employment
There will be a strong monitoring mechanism in place by using 
ISRO’s Bhuvan and GAGAN satellite systems. The agencies performing well will receive annual 
awards
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Green Highways
National Highway stretches will be made green corridors by planting trees, landscaping, and laying 
grass turfs & ornamental shrubs.
It is a part of the green highways policy to “tree-line” 96,000 km of NHs across the country.
Funding: A Green Highways Fund would be set apart utilising 1% of the civil work cost while 
arriving at total road project cost.
The funds to be transferred to National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) would be used 
exclusively for plantation and maintenance on all NH stretches being developed on the EPC and 
BOT mode.
Green Highway (Plantation, Transplantation, Beautification & Maintenance) Policy 
2015
Aims to help environment, help local communities, and generate employment
First year target to cover 6000Km
Green Highways Fund: 1% of total cost of highway projects
Benefits: the initiative will help (a) reduce the impact of air pollution and dust, (b) provide shade 
on glaring hot roads during summer, (c) reduce the impact of noise pollution and soil erosion, (d) 
prevent the glare from headlights of incoming vehicles, and (e) generate employment
There will be a strong monitoring mechanism in place by using 
ISRO’s Bhuvan and GAGAN satellite systems. The agencies performing well will receive annual 
awards
BHARATMALA PROJECT
A road built along India’s vast west-to east land border, approx. 5300km, from Gujarat to 
Mizoram
Linking it to a road network in coastal states, from Maharashtra to Bengal
This is a road network that will, as it were, garland the territory of India
The Bharat Mala plan has a strong strategic component. It’s India’s attempted answer to improve 
reach and connectivity in border areas, right across a large part of which lies China’s impressive 
road infrastructure
Rashtriya Rajmarg Zila Sanjoyokta Pariyojna – Roads will be developed to connect 100 
district HQs across the country
Setubharatam – Govt to build 210 rails over bridges in the next two years and about 400-500 
bridges would be built as standalone projects.
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Green Highways
National Highway stretches will be made green corridors by planting trees, landscaping, and laying 
grass turfs & ornamental shrubs.
It is a part of the green highways policy to “tree-line” 96,000 km of NHs across the country.
Funding: A Green Highways Fund would be set apart utilising 1% of the civil work cost while 
arriving at total road project cost.
The funds to be transferred to National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) would be used 
exclusively for plantation and maintenance on all NH stretches being developed on the EPC and 
BOT mode.
Green Highway (Plantation, Transplantation, Beautification & Maintenance) Policy 
2015
Aims to help environment, help local communities, and generate employment
First year target to cover 6000Km
Green Highways Fund: 1% of total cost of highway projects
Benefits: the initiative will help (a) reduce the impact of air pollution and dust, (b) provide shade 
on glaring hot roads during summer, (c) reduce the impact of noise pollution and soil erosion, (d) 
prevent the glare from headlights of incoming vehicles, and (e) generate employment
There will be a strong monitoring mechanism in place by using 
ISRO’s Bhuvan and GAGAN satellite systems. The agencies performing well will receive annual 
awards
BHARATMALA PROJECT
A road built along India’s vast west-to east land border, approx. 5300km, from Gujarat to 
Mizoram
Linking it to a road network in coastal states, from Maharashtra to Bengal
This is a road network that will, as it were, garland the territory of India
The Bharat Mala plan has a strong strategic component. It’s India’s attempted answer to improve 
reach and connectivity in border areas, right across a large part of which lies China’s impressive 
road infrastructure
Rashtriya Rajmarg Zila Sanjoyokta Pariyojna – Roads will be developed to connect 100 
district HQs across the country
Setubharatam – Govt to build 210 rails over bridges in the next two years and about 400-500 
bridges would be built as standalone projects.
NHIPC
NHAI has created National Highways Investment Promotion Cell
Government’s target - Construct 35,000 km of National Highways in the 
next five years 
Involving investment of Rs. 5,35,000/- crores under ‘Bharatmala Pariyojana’
Scale of investment requires involvement from both foreign and 
domestic partners from both public and private sector
NHIPC will promote foreign and domestic investment in road 
infrastructure