NHAI announces Green Highways Excellence Awards 2026
On 3 September 2026, the National Highways Authority of India announced the winners of the Green Highways Excellence Awards 2026 for plantation and landscaping along National Highways.
Summary
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) announced the winners of the Green Highways Excellence Awards 2026 on 3 September 2026, recognising best practices in National Highway landscaping and plantation. The awards had three categories: avenue plantations, median plantations and plantation in land parcels. The six-laning of the Chilakaluripet Bypass on NH-16 in Andhra Pradesh won first prize for avenue plantation, the Hyderabad–Yadgiri section of NH-163 won for median plantation, and the Jamtha Clover Leaf Oxygen Bird Park on NH-44 near Nagpur won for plantation in land parcels.
Key facts
- Awards
- Green Highways Excellence Awards 2026 (NHAI)
- Categories
- Avenue; Median; Plantation in land parcels
- Avenue – 1st
- Chilakaluripet Bypass, NH-16, Andhra Pradesh
- Median – 1st
- Hyderabad–Yadgiri, NH-163
- Land parcels – 1st
- Jamtha Clover Leaf Oxygen Bird Park, NH-44, Nagpur
Practice MCQs 1 questions
Which project won first prize in the 'Plantation in Land Parcels' category of NHAI's Green Highways Excellence Awards 2026?
Show answer
Correct answer: C — Jamtha Clover Leaf Oxygen Bird Park, NH-44 (Nagpur)
The Jamtha Clover Leaf Oxygen Bird Park on NH-44 under RO Nagpur won first prize in the land parcels category.