NHA spent Rs 59,567.688 million collected as toll fee on maintenance of roads

An official of NHA told APP on Tuesday that Rs 5,861.999 million were spent on rehabilitation, Rs 36,630.58 million on periodic maintenance and Rs 17,075.126 million on routine maintenance during past seven years.

He said that revenue collected from toll plazas on highways and motorways during the period of 2013-2019 is expended through the heads of maintenance and rehabilitation as per annual maintenance plan.

The official said that in fiscal year 2012-13 a total of Rs 4.468.619 million were spent on the maintenance of NHA roads out of which Rs 1,300.89  million were spent on rehabilitation, Rs 833.919 million on periodic maintenance and  Rs 2,333.805 million on routine maintenance.

In fiscal year 2013-14,he said,  Rs  2,807.496 million were spent maintenance of roads  out of which  Rs 757.715 million were spent on rehabilitation,  Rs 463.414 million  periodic maintenance and  Rs 1,586.367 million were spent on routine maintenance, he informed.

In financial year fiscal year 2014-15, Rs   12,916.256 million were spent on maintenance out of which   Rs 742.703 million were spent on rehabilitation, Rs 9,547.897 million on periodic  maintenance while Rs   2,625.656 million were spent on routine maintenance.

He said that in fiscal year 2015-16,a total of  Rs 13,719.006 million were spent on maintenance out of which Rs  889.469 million were spent on rehabilitation ,Rs  10,371.000 million on periodic maintenance, Rs   2,458.537 million on routine maintenance.

In  fiscal year 2016-17,a total of  Rs 9,776 219 million were spent on maintenance of roads out of which  Rs 674.155 million were spent on rehabilitation, Rs  6,625.130 million on periodic maintenance and  Rs  2,476.934 million on routine maintenance.

In fiscal year 2017-18, a total Rs  8,890.462 million Rs  958.967 million for rehabilitation, Rs  4,274.253 million on periodic maintenance whereas  Rs 3,657.242  million were spent on routine maintenance.

He said that in fiscal year 2018-19, a total of Rs 6,989.630 million had been spent on maintenance of federal roads till  March 31 this year. He said that  Rs  538.100 million were spent on rehabilitation, Rs   4,514.945  million on periodic maintenance and  Rs 1,936.585 on routine maintenance .

He said that Rs 9,917.429 million were spent on the maintenance & rehabilitation of G.T Road ( N-5) Section from Lahore to Islamabad / Rawalpindi during 2012-13 to 2018-19 (Upto  March 31, 2019) .