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Detailed explanation-1: -Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari today inaugurated and laid foundation stones of 15 National Highway projects in Patna and Hajipur in Bihar with a total cost of Rs. 13, 585 crore.

Detailed explanation-2: -The NHAI has the mandate to implement the National Highways Development Project (NHDP). The NHDP is under implementation in Phases.

Detailed explanation-3: -National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) was constituted by an Act of Parliament in 1988 under the administrative control of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways NHAI has been set up as a Central Authority to develop, maintain and manage the National Highways entrusted to it by the Government of India.

Detailed explanation-4: -Raxaul-Haldia Greenfield Expressway The 6-lane, 692-km-long expressway from Raxaul in Bihar to Haldia Port in West Bengal is being built at a cost of Rs 40, 000 crore.

Detailed explanation-5: -The 4-lane Koilwar-Buxar highway has been opened for the public, bringing cheers to those travelling from South Bihar to national capital via Purvanchal Expressway in Uttar Pradesh. This 92-km-long highway has been constructed in two packages at a cost of Rs 3, 390 crore.