NHAI is planning to develop 57 stretches of national highway (1735 km) across the length and breadth of the country near each state capital, the agency said in a release. The aim is to exhibit the model stretches of National Highways and also use it as a platform to educate the highway engineers of the country, including state PWD engineers, NHAI said.

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Some of the NH sections identified for development as model stretches are Dausa to Jaipur, Jalandhar to Amritsar, Srinagar to Banihal, Varanasi Ring Road, Chennai Bypass, MP/MH border to Nagpur including Nagpur Bypass, Brahmputra Bridge to Guwahati.

"These model stretches will have all the required safety and aesthetic features like road signs, road markings, road furniture and safety items, proper junctions and entry/ exit, functional drains, pedestrian facilities, street lighting, plantation and landscaping, elegant toll plaza, user facilities and wayside amenities, CCTV cameras at all vulnerable locations, no black spots to avoid accidents and eco-friendly measures," the NHAI release said.

NHAI has issued policy guidelines to help its Regional Officers (ROs)/ Project Directors (PDs) identify and plan the development of Model Stretches and complete the activity in a timely manner. Sufficient financial powers have been delegated to take quick decision in the matter.

NHAI HQ will be monitoring the progress closely through online e-portal (Data Lake), where pictures/ videos of each model stretch would be uploaded apart from other related information.