National Highways Authority of India to Combat HIV/AIDS

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Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways, NHAI PLANS TO COMBAT

HIV/AIDS

National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is implementing HIV/ AIDS

awareness campaign through Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs).

Accordingly, NHAI is implementing HIV/ AIDS awareness campaign along

NH-2 (Delhi- Kolkata), NH-28 (Lucknow- Muzaffarpur), NH-26 and NH-7

(Lalipur to Anantpur- Andhra Pradesh/ Karnataka Border) and on NH-76

& NH-25 (Chittorgarh - Jhansi). Presently, four NGOs have been

awarded contracts for implementing HIV/ AIDS awareness campaign along

NH-28 (Lucknow-Muzaffarpur).

The NHAI has set up one HIV/ AIDS Prevention and Control Unit with

experts for assisting NHAI in implementing this programme.

Presently, the NHAI's HIV/ AIDS Prevention and Control Programme is

being implemented as part of loan commitments to the World Bank and

the Asian Development Bank (ADB) along the identified stretches as

mentioned above. NH-5 is not covered under this mission.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Shipping,

Road Transport and Highways, Shri K.H. Muniyappa in a written reply

in the Rajya Sabha today.

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