Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Balwinder Kaur Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 19/03/2024. Balwinder Kaur, the applicant raised the grievance of risk of thousands of trees felling due to likelihood of land sliding. It was said that illegal mining is being carried out …
New Delhi, Oct. 29: The Centre today approved the four-laning of the 84km Barasat-Krishnagar section of NH 34 at an estimated cost of Rs 859 crore. The cabinet committee on infrastructure cleared the project, which will help reduce travelling time between Calcutta and north Bengal. The highway is the only …
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is setting up a regional office in Ranch soon to ensure timely completion of various projects worth Rs 3,000 crore in Jharkhand, considered laggard in reaping the benefits of centrally-sponsored road revamp schemes. With as many as 12 national highways passing through the state …
MUMBAI: After a rap from the Bombay high court, the BMC is trying hard to ensure better roads for Mumbaikars. For starters, it has issued a new road improvement tender welcoming all new road technologies instead of banking on a single technology like in the past. This, said sources, follows …
New Delhi: Soon, Delhi will have dedicated cycle tracks on all major roads leading to Commonwealth Games venues. In an attempt to encourage non motorised transportation modes, Delhi government has decided to construct cycle tracks on the roads so that tourists and other spectators can cycle to the venues during …
DINKER VASHISHT AND ASHWANI SHARMA SHIMLA, O THE Centre's decision to insist on employment visa for Chinese workers in India has upset the government of Himachal Pradesh where, in the Theog-Rohru apple cultivation belt, Chinese workers and engineer have been made to stop work on a road project, key t …
Against Target Of 135 Schemes, Only 17 Cleared Since Jan Dipak Kumar Dash | TNN New Delhi: This could be an indicator of how the ambitious highway development programme has been a nonstarter in UPA-2. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has awarded only 17 projects for 1,574 km since …
NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday said Delhi was getting ready to showcase a world-class road infrastructure during the upcoming Commonwealth Games. Addressing a gathering after formally inaugurating two new flyovers in South Delhi, the Chief Minister said she was confident that visitors during the Games would get …
To ease routine traffic jams on the Jaipur-Agra highway, a four-lane road tunnel would be constructed in the city, a Government official said here on Sunday. The first such project in the city will come up at Ghat-ki-Guni, the entrance to the Pink City, and will be executed under BOT …
The North Eastern Council (NEC) has released Rs 214.64 crore of the total budgetary allocation of Rs 624 crore for various projects in the region. A review meeting chaired by the NEC Secretary UK Sangma at the council headquarters monitored the progress of sanction of schemes and release of funds …
The ball has started rolling, finally. The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) today signed a contract with a consortium of IL&FS; Transportation Networks Limited (ITNL) and Punj Lloyd for the proposed four-laning project of Ranchi-Hazaribagh stretch of NH-33, the state
NEW DELHI: All roads in the Capital will now be built using international technology before the upcoming Commonwealth Games. Special attention would be paid to roads which are around venues where the Games would be held. This was announced here on Wednesday by Delhi Public Works Department Minister Rajkumar Chauhan …
Before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives here on Friday on a two-day visit to conduct an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, the Andhra Pradesh government has pegged the loss due to floods at Rs 20,000 crore. Initial estimates by the authorities had put the …
India and Thailand today emphasized the need for early completion of the trilateral highway linking Moreh to Maesot (Thailand) through Bagan in Myanmar. The issue figured at a discussion between Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, Korbsak Sabhavasu and Minister of Development of North East Region (DoNER) and Mines, BK Handique …
Giving rest of a big political debate on land acquisition which had arisen following the notification of over 800 villages to be included Yamuna Expressway authority, the UP government has clarified that the village land was not being acquired for the expressway, but just being notified to prevent unplanned development …
New Delhi: India's growth story, particularly in the area of building roads, faces a bumpy ride ahead due to shortage of skilled manpower besides projects exceeding time and cost projections. A World Bank study said the Indian construction industry could see a shortfall of up to 64% in skilled manpower …
A whopping Rs 90 billion (Rs 9,000 crore) is locked in arbitration cases related to road projects in India, according to a new World Bank study released in Delhi today. Releasing its new report on Indian road construction industry, the Bank said that about 40 per cent projects in India …
KOCHI: Plastic waste disposal will be smooth once the authorities concerned give their approval to use plastic waste for the construction of roads. As an initial step CREDAI Clean City Movement has tied up with the Kochi Corporation to construct roads using pellets processed from plastic waste generated at the …
Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has found a new road to prevent encroachments as it begins work of replacing the 12.3km water pipeline network between Maroshi and Ruparel College. An underground tunnel will be constructed to overcome the problem of inequitable distribution of water and cut down on leakages. …
