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NHAI Restricts Engineers to 10 Projects to Strengthen Highway Oversight

The policy takes effect in August to improve quality assurance through dedicated oversight by an engineer on no more than 10 projects.

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Overview

  • NHAI’s June 10 circular limits each consultant engineer to supervising no more than 10 national highway projects at any given time.
  • Firms now have a 60-day window to reallocate staff before the cap takes effect in early August.
  • Designated engineers must conduct monthly site inspections and contribute to progress reports under the new oversight rules.
  • The guidelines also specify appointments for independent or authority engineers and detail delegation protocols for HAM and EPC projects.
  • The measures follow a May 19 collapse of an NH-66 stretch in Kerala that led to the suspension of a project director and a site engineer.