{
  "id": 3694581,
  "title": "Centre may extend bitumen relief as highway contractors face cost squeeze amid West Asia disruption",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/centre-may-extend-bitumen-relief-as-highway-contractors-face-cost",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-27T07:02:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/morth-may-extend-bitumen-relief-as-west-asia-disruption-keeps-highway-costs-11787801976716.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "High bitumen prices and India’s import dependence are squeezing highway project economics, prompting contractors to seek an extension of the compensation mechanism beyond September.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}