(1) It shall be the function of the Corporation to develop, maintain and manage the roads or any stretches thereof vested in, or entrusted to, it by the Government.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions contained in sub-section (1), the Corporation may, for the discharge of its functions,-
(a) survey, develop, maintain and manage the roads vested in, or entrusted to it;
(b) raise resources for such development, maintenance and management of such roads;
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(c) construct offices and workshops and establish and maintain hotels, motels, restaurants and rest-rooms at or near the roads vested in, or entrusted to it;
(d) regulate and control the use of the roads vested in, or entrusted to it for the proper management thereof;
(e) develop and provide consultancy and construction services and carry on research activities in relation to the development, maintenance and management of roads or any facilities there at;
(f) provide such facilities and amenities for the users of the roads vested in, or entrusted to it as are in the opinion of the Corporation necessary for the smooth flow of traffic on such roads;
(g) advise the Government on all matters relating to roads and assist the Government in formulation and implementation of schemes for road development;
(h) collect such fees and charges including toll fee for services and benefits rendered in relation to the use of the roads vested in, or entrusted to it at such rates and in such manner, as may be prescribed;
(i) invite tenders, bids or offers and enter into contracts in respect of the roads vested in, or entrusted to it, for the purposes of the activities of the Corporation;
(j) to undertake schemes or works, either jointly with other corporate bodies, or institutions, or local authorities or Government, or on agency basis in furtherance of the purposes for which, the Corporation is established and all matters connected therewith;
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(k) to develop the lands adjacent to or nearby the roads vested in, or entrusted to it with greenery and other infrastructural facilities;
(l) prepare annual plans and five year working development plans;
(m) prepare annual budget;
(n) take all such steps as may be necessary or convenient for, or may be incidental to, the exercise of any power or the discharge of any function conferred or imposed on it by this Act; and
(o) undertake any other activities entrusted by the Government in furtherance of the objectives for which the Corporation is established.