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State-owned NHAI has set a 10-minute deadline for ambulances deployed on national highways to reach any accident site within a 10-km vicinity, to cut delays in emergency response. It said failure to meet the timeline could attract a penalty of Rs 10,000 per incident. NHAI, in its policy guidelines, further said that ambulances should bring accident victims to the nearest hospital within 1 hour from the time of ticket acceptance. Failure to meet the timeline will attract a penalty of Rs 10,000. With an aim to strengthen the Incident Management System through the use of the NHAI Care System, the state-owned agency on Wednesday came out with new norms to effectively manage the dispatch of on-road units, including ambulances, cranes and patrolling vehicles. Under the new norms, NHAI said, "Based on location of incident the ambulance should not take more than 10 minutes (from time of the ticket acceptance) for covering any accident within 10-km vicinity." "For incident locations beyond

NHAI has accepted National Highways Infra Trust's offer of Rs 6,220.90 crore for the asset monetisation of two highway sections of 310 kilometres. Asset monetisation has emerged as a strategic tool in NHAI's efforts to unlock the value of existing assets and attract private sector investment. By leveraging models such as Toll-Operate-Transfer (ToT) and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvIT), NHAI has successfully generated funds, which are being reinvested into new National Highway projects. The total National Highways assets monetised during the current financial year are around Rs 28,077 crores. The latest monetised assets span over two states, namely Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, an official statement said. "NHAI has accepted the offer of 'National Highways Infra Trust' (NHIT) amounting to Rs 6,220.90 crores towards asset monetization of two National Highway sections spanning over 310.35 km across two states," Union Ministry of Road Transport & Highways said on Monday. The

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