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Covid-19: NHAI's asset monetization to take a hit, InvITs face delays

NHAI invited bids for the fourth TOT contract in October 2019 and expected to raise over Rs 4,000 crore by offering a total of 7 road stretches, with a cumulative length of 400 km

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The central government felt monetisation of public-funded highways would create a framework for attracting long-term institutional investment on the strength of future toll receivables

Megha Manchanda New Delhi
The National Highways Authority of India’s ongoing asset monetization drive is likely to fall victim to the Covid-19 crisis along with the Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvITs), as the former may see lukewarm response from investors and the latter could be delayed.

“Toll-Operate-Transfer (TOT) projects are expected to take a hit. Both bundle 4 and 5, and InvITs could be delayed,” Akshay Purkayastha - Director - CRISIL Risk & Infrastructure Solutions, said in a teleconference.

NHAI invited bids for the fourth TOT contract in October 2019 and expected to raise over Rs 4,000 crore by offering a total of 7 road stretches, with