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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 Jagatsinghpu r 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 inadequate diversions, damaged link roads, poor signage and continuing dust from earthwork, all of which have affected local traffic movement. NH-55 Section Also Under Scrutiny The TNIE reports added that the Cuttack –Nuagaon stretch of NH-55, being developed by ARSS Infrastructure Projects Ltd, has also fallen behind target.