Road And Infrastructure Cess
Snowfall in Himachal Pradesh shuts 226 roads, including 3 highways
A total of 226 roads, including three national highways, were closed in Himachal Pradesh following snowfall in several districts, officials said on Wednesday. People shivered under piercing cold wave conditions as minimum temperatures dropped by a few notches in Jot, which received 10 cm of snow in the past 24 hours, followed by Khadrala (5 cm), Pooh (2 cm), Sangla (1.2 cm) and Keylong (1 cm). Tabo in the Lahaul and Spiti district was the coldest place in Himachal Pradesh, recording a night temperature of minus 10.6 degrees Celsius. A total of 226 roads, including three national highways including Attari and Leh, Sanj to Aut in Kullu district, Khab Sangam in Kinnaur district, and Gramphoo in Lahaul and Spiti district were closed for traffic, officials said. According to the state emergency operation center, a maximum of 123 roads were closed in Shimla district, 36 in Lahaul and Spiti and 25 in Kullu. Additionally, 173 transformers were disrupted, affecting power supply across the
 "Snowfall in Himachal Pradesh shuts 226 roads, including 3 highways")
NITI wants infra projects lagging for decades completed by FY23-end
Shortlists 494 projects, including 279 roads and highways worth Rs 1.92 trillion, petroleum projects worth Rs 1.11 trillion, almost a trillion rupees worth of railway projects
 "NITI wants infra projects lagging for decades completed by FY23-end")
Transporters may have to shell out more for toll on new port roads
The development comes at a time when the shipping ministry stares at under-utilisation of assets since there has been slow progress on road and railway connectivity projects
 "Transporters may have to shell out more for toll on new port roads")
States may lose Rs 120 bn in share of central taxes over road & infra cess
While excise revenues have broadly been kept unchanged, states don't get a share in new cess created by reducing excise on fuel
 "States may lose Rs 120 bn in share of central taxes over road & infra cess")
