Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply informed Lok Sabha that Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on October, 2017 had approved Phase-I of Bharatmala covering 24,800 km of roads under Bharatmala Pariyojana in addition to 10,000 km of residual NHDP, at an financial outlay of Rs. 5,35,000 Crores. Apart from above highways projects, CCEA also mandated MoRT&H to develop 35 Multi Model Logistics Parks (MMLP) across the country.
35 MMLPs being implemented by MoRTH are to be developed under Public Private Partnership (PPP) on Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) mode. The bidding documents (The Model Concession Agreement and Request for Proposal) for these 35 MMLPs is under finalization. Based on outcome of DPR/Feasibility Studies and approved bidding document, the tender will be invited from companies.

