In Gist:
- National Highways Authority of India or NHAI is working towards the development of around 10,000 km of Digital Highways.
- They are targeted to be completed before the financial year 2024-25 ends.
- The National Highways Authority of India or NHAI is the nodal agency of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in India.
- They are working to build 10,000 kilometers of Optic Fibre Cables (OFC) infrastructure across the country.
- The National Highways Logistics Management Limited (NHLML), a fully-owned special purpose vehicle (SPV) of NHAI.
- It is through the portable network of тАЬdigital highwaysтАЭ developing integrated utility corridors along the national highways to develop OFC infrastructure.
- Two Highways have been identified as pilot routes for digital highway development:
- Delhi-Mumbai Expressway of around 1,367 kilometers
- Hyderabad-Bangalore Corridor of around 512 km
- The creation of Digital Highways will have a multifold positive impact on the digital transformation of our country
References:
https://byjus.com/free-ias-prep/upsc-pib-summary-analysis-apr19-2023/