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ARTICLE · 21 AUGUST 2024

NHAI Establishes DPR Cell For National Highway Projects

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NHAI, vide policy circular dated May 24, 2024, proposed the establishment of a dedicated cell at its headquarters for reviewing of DPRs ("DPR Cell") related to national highways to ensure safety, reliability and quality of national highways.

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Vishnu Sudarsan
Vishnu Sudarsan
Ashish Suman
Ashish Suman
Kartikeya G.S.
Kartikeya G.S.
Ayan Sinha
Ayan Sinha
Shruti Maheshwari
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NHAI, vide policy circular dated May 24, 2024, proposed the establishment of a dedicated cell at its headquarters for reviewing of DPRs (“DPR Cell”) related to national highways to ensure safety, reliability and quality of national highways. DPR Cell was established on June 27, 2024. The said policy circular, inter alia, lays down the roles and responsibilities of DPR Cell, structure of DPR Cell, the roles and responsibilities of DPR experts, procedure for selection of such DPR experts and the governance mechanism and the process flow of DPR Cell. Some of the important aspects of DPR Cell are discussed below:

  1. Roles and responsibilities of DPR Cell DPR Cell is performing the following key functions:
    1. develop mechanisms for and undertake: complete monitoring of DPR; uniformity in review of DPR; and preparation of quality and accurate DPRs to enable development of world class national highways;

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