{"data": {"schema": "publicfeed.update.v1", "id": "PIB-2320896", "url": "https://publicfeed.in/orders/PIB-2320896", "headline": "NHAI releases framework for wildlife conservation along National Highways", "summary": "The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) announced on 8 October 2026 that it has released a document titled ‘Wildlife Mitigation Measures & Structures’. This framework details how NHAI balances highway connectivity with environmental sustainability to reduce habitat fragmentation and animal-vehicle collisions. Over the last five years, the agency has invested around Rs 19,700 crore in wildlife mitigation and environmental safeguards. The release does not say when the framework takes effect, but it serves as a reference for National Highway projects across the country.", "key_points": ["Around Rs 19,700 crore invested in wildlife mitigation and environmental safeguards in last five years", "More than 2,150 wildlife mitigation structures constructed or proposed nationwide", "Rs 8,300 crore spent on viaducts and Rs 4,600 crore on animal underpasses", "Guide fencing and noise barriers provided at over 300 km of highway alignments", "Framework includes structural measures like overpasses and non-structural measures like signage"], "issued_date": "2026-10-08", "listing_date": "2026-10-08", "document": {"form": "Press release", "number": "2320896", "type": "Press release", "legal_character": "informational_communication", "functions": ["announces"], "cites": []}, "issuer": "National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)", "department": "Ministry of Road Transport & Highways", "source": {"key": "pib", "name": "Press Information Bureau", "site": "pib.gov.in", "official_url": "https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=2320896"}, "topics": ["wildlife conservation", "highway infrastructure"], "reader_topics": ["Transport & roads"], "intent": "updates", "states": [], "national": true, "places": [], "applies_to": [], "dates": [{"kind": "event", "date": "2026-10-02", "wording": "2 nd - 8 th October 2026", "what": "National Wildlife Week", "counts_from": null}], "revision": "bba0ffd020f2c6e4", "recorded_at": "2026-10-08T13:31:38.834661+00:00", "provenance": {"method": "ai_summary", "automated_check": "pass", "human_review": "pending"}}, "meta": {"schema": "publicfeed.update.v1", "count": 1, "next": null, "plan": "free", "feed_updated_at": "2026-10-25T02:43:54.687916+00:00", "generated_at": "2026-10-25T03:08:37+00:00"}, "attribution": "Data: PublicFeed (https://publicfeed.in), summarising official documents linked in each record. Summaries are AI-generated and not legal advice; the official original is the authority.", "license": "https://publicfeed.in/terms#data-licence"}