PPPAC gives nod for 21 highway projects

New Delhi: The Nineteenth Public-Private Partnership Appraisal Committee (PPPAC), in a meeting on November 21, approved infrastructure projects worth Rs 28,303 crore, an official release said.

The PPPAC, chaired by the Secretary of Economic Affairs department, approved 21 highway projects to be taken up under NHDP Phase III and V, the release said. Since its constitution in January 2006, the PPPAC has granted approval to 87 projects that will cost over Rs 89,891 crore, including 77 highway projects, six ports, two airports, one related to tourism infrastructure and one railway project, the release added.