ent ▁and ▁cor rupt ▁practices ▁were ▁being ▁followed ▁by ▁Indian ▁contract ors ▁working ▁on ▁national ▁highway ▁projects ▁fund ed ▁by ▁it , ▁and ▁sought ▁a ▁thorough ▁investigation ▁into ▁the ▁matter . ▁The ▁report ▁also ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁contract ors ▁paid ▁b rib es ▁and ▁g ifts , ▁including ▁gold ▁co ins , ▁to ▁" infl u ence ▁the ▁actions " ▁of ▁officials ▁and ▁consult ants ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁High ways ▁Author ity ▁of ▁India . ▁ ▁Local ▁bodies ▁and ▁major ▁road ▁own ers ▁- ▁including ▁P WD ▁and ▁National ▁High ways ▁Author ity ▁of ▁India ▁( N HA I ) ▁- ▁were ▁critic ized ▁for ▁depending ▁on ▁old ▁techn ologies ▁and ▁out dated ▁specific ations ▁for ▁building ▁and ▁relay ing ▁roads . ▁ ▁New ▁Number ing ▁System ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Government ▁of ▁India ▁issued ▁a ▁new ▁list ▁of ▁number ed ▁routes ▁with ▁rational ized ▁and ▁system atic ▁number ing . ▁The ▁odd ▁number ed ▁routes ▁are ▁drawn ▁hor izont ally , ▁with ▁numbers ▁increasing ▁from ▁western ▁to ▁eastern ▁parts ▁of ▁India . ▁The ▁even ▁number ed ▁routes ▁are , ▁similarly , ▁drawn ▁vert ically ▁going ▁north ▁to ▁south , ▁with ▁numbers ▁increasing ▁from ▁eastern ▁to ▁western ▁parts ▁of ▁India . ▁ ▁National ▁Green ▁High ways ▁Program ▁ ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Transport ▁and ▁N HA I ▁has ▁launched ▁the ▁green ▁high ways ▁program . in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁National ▁High ways ▁in ▁India ▁ ▁In land ▁Water ways ▁Author ity