With reference to Bharatmala project consider the following statements It is an umbrella program for...........

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With reference to Bharatmala project, consider the following statements.

It is an umbrella program for the highways sector that focuses on optimizing the efficiency of road traffic movement across the country.
It is an entirely private, both domestic and foreign, funded road project being supervised by NHAI.
It envisions the creation of various economic corridors throughout the country connecting several districts with national highways.

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Explanation:

Statement 1: It will do so by bridging critical infrastructure gaps. The project includes construction of feeder routes alongside national highways.

Statement 2: Around 80% of Bharatmala will be based on a government funded, engineering procurement and construction (EPC) model while the rest will be a hybrid-annuity public private partnership.

Statement 3: Bharatmala envisions 44 economic corridors across the country at a cost of at least Rs 5 lakh crore. With this, 70 – 80 percent of freight will move along NH as against the 40 percent Bharatmala project will help to connect 550 Districts in the country through NH linkages. Currently, only around 300 Districts have NH linkages. Bharatmala is also expected to have a positive impact on the Logistic Performance Index (LPI) of the country. Special attention has been paid to fulfill the connectivity needs of backward and tribal areas, areas of economic activity, places of religious and tourist interest, border areas, coastal areas and trade routes with neighbouring countries under the programme.