Alka Upadhyaya appointed as NHAI Chairperson

Alka Upadhyaya appointed as NHAI Chairperson

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: December 06 2021

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Alka Upadhyaya, a bureaucrat, has been named Chairperson of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
Upadhyaya is a Madhya Pradesh-based IAS officer from the 1990 batch.
Updhayaya is currently an Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Rural Development and the Department of Rural Development.
In addition, Sanjay Bandopadhyay has been appointed Chairman of the Inland Waterways Authority of India.

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About NHAI

NHAI: National Highways Authority of India
Founded: 1988
Minister of Road Transport & Highways: Shri Nitin Gadkari
Longest national highway in India: National Highway 44 (Srinagar to Kanyakumari)
Shortest national highway in India: NH 47A (Kundanoor Junction to Kochi port at Willingdon Island)

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