The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has announced the winners of the Green Highways Excellence Awards 2026. The awards were instituted in 2025.
In the ‘Avenue Plantations’ category (Category I), the Chilakaluripet Bypass on NH-16 (Vijayawada) secured the first position. The Hyderabad-Yadgiri section of NH-163 (Hyderabad) was ranked first in the ‘Median Plantations’ category (Category II). The Jamtha Clover Leaf on NH-44 (Nagpur) received the top award in Category III, which pertains to ‘Plantation in Land Parcels’.