NHAI collaborates with PFC under Adopt a Green Highway Program
National Green Highways Mission (NGHM) under NHAI has collaborated
with Power Finance Corporation Ltd. (PFC) for plantations work on NH 7 in
Nagpur region (Borkhedi – Wadner, & Khatara – Kelapur) covering 87 km
stretch. Power Finance Corporation Ltd. has provided
financial assistance of Rs. 13 crore for plantation and five year maintenance
under their CSR funds.
- This marks the first collaboration with the National Green Highways Mission – NHAI under their ‘Adopt a Green Highways’ Program.
Adopt a Green Highway Program is an initiative by NGHM to engage Corporates, Public Sector
Units, Governmental organizations, institutions and individuals under CSR and
Public Private Partnership for developing green corridor along NHs.
National Green Highways Mission:
NGHM was launched under the Green Highways Policy, 2015 to provide
a holistic vision of developing eco-friendly and green National Highways.
- The mission aims to provide a green canopy along 100,000km of highways and create jobs for 1 million youth.
- The government has made it mandatory to set aside 1% of the total project cost of any national highway contract to a Green Fund for plantation.
- Main motto of this mission is to help the environment, help local communities, and generate employment by planting trees along all the highways in the country.
