INDIA TO GET NEW HIGHWAYS REGULATOR – BUT PROGRESS ON ROAD BUILDING SLOWED BY RED TAPE AND FUNDING SHORTAGES
March 1st, 2013
INDIAN highway developers have welcomed the government’s decision to set up a regulatory authority for country’s roads network, which is widely regarded as being of insufficient scope and quality.“Bringing in a regulator is going to be a good move as it can settle many disputes and policy issues,” said Mr M Murali, [NOTE – HE WOULD NOT SHARE HIS FULL NAME – THIS IS NOT UNUSUAL IN INDIA] director general of India’s National Highways Builders Federation.When delivering the government’s 2013 budget on February 28, India’s finance minister ...
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