Bhubaneswar, Nov. 29 -- The Jagatsinghpur administration has issued show-cause notices to senior officials of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), and ARSS Infrastructure Projects Ltd over prolonged delays in two national highway projects in Odisha.

As reported by The New Indian Express, the Jagatsinghpur Sub-Collector issued the notices over the Masakani-Paradip stretch of NH-53 and the Cuttack-Nuagaon segment of NH-55, both of which have missed the approved timelines.

Reports stated that the Masakani-Paradip portion, executed by RVNL as part of the eight-laning of the Paradip-Chandikhole corridor, remains incomplete despite the lapse of its scheduled deadline. Field inspections recorded ina...