NEW DELHI: While a few under-construction National Highway (NH) projects will spill over into 2027-28, most of the projects delayed beyond one year are expected to be completed in the current financial year and FY 2026-27, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari told the Parliament on Wednesday.

According to Gadkari, there are 348 under-construction projects that have spilled beyond one year of their original completion schedule as per contract, without attaining any of the various stages of project completion and excluding projects for termination or foreclosure.

Replying to a question in Rajya Sabha, the minister said cost overrun have been incurred in some of the National Highway (NH) projects due to various factors, like enhanced cost of compensation for land and st

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