National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited
The National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) is a fully owned company of the Government of India, set up in 2014 and is responsible for management of a network of over 5,500 km of National Highways out of 1,15,000 km in India. It is a nodal agency of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Chanchal Kumar (IAS) is the present Managing Director of NHIDCL since 18th January 2022. History. Highways Connectivity Company Ltd. was set up under Companies Act, 2013. The name of the company was subsequently changed to National  Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. and started functioning w.e.f. 18 July 2014. It was created to develop, maintain and manage the national highways, strategic roads and other infrastructure of India. It was dedicated to the task of promoting regional connectivity in parts of the country which share international boundaries. It is responsible for the development, maintenance and management of National Highways in hilly terrain of North-East part of India, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh and Uttarakhand. It works as a specialised agency in high altitude areas and border areas. Apart from highways, NHIDCL is constructing  logistic hubs and transport related infrastructures e.g. multimodal transport hubs such as bus ports, container depots, automated multilevel car parking etc. Sh. Anand Kumar (IAS) was the first Managing Director of NHIDCL in 2014. Projects. The NHIDCL (along with BRO) has the task to implement the Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for North Eastern Region (SARDP-NE) in National Highways portion. The SARDP-NE is under implementation in Phases. Tunnels. NHIDCL has been constructing tunnels in challenging conditions since its inception. Some of the big tunnel projects are as under: NHIDCL has also set up a Center of Excellence for  Tunnel Studies (CETS). International presence. NHIDCL is providing its services of highway and bridge construction in Nepal. Initiatives. Apart from maintaining national highways, NHIDCL has developed internet portals for smooth governance. These include followings: