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 …
Ropar: No pong ash is being used from Ropar thermal plant for the construction of Kurali-Kiratpur Sahib stretch of the National Highway 21 despite strict guidelines of the government of India. Under notification issued by the Union government on September 14, 1999, use of fly ash, if available, is mandatory …
To achieve rapid growth, governments must promote economic integration which, at its core, is about the mobility of people, products, and ideas. Senior Economist, World Bank Somik V. Lall said that instead of worrying about the size of metropolises, cities and towns, the World Development Report 2009 (WDR) calls for …
Under City Development Package, as many as seven main most important city roads have been completed at a cost of Rs 650 million in Sialkot. Official sources told Business Recorder here on Thursday that the local business community has contributed 25 percent for the accomplishment of these roads in Sialkot …
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday declared three areas of Balochistan; Jaffarabad, Naseerabad and Jhal Magsi as calamity-hit and reiterated the government's commitment to provide relief to the affected people. Addressing a gathering of area elders after arriving here to condole the death of veteran PPP leader Mir …
Considering the inconvenience caused to the residents of the area, President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday ordered the relevant officials to stop the construction of the 7.5 km stretch of the roadway between Kirulapone and Ratmalana Maliban Junction, with immediate effect. This decision was taken by President Rajapaksa, following a special meeting …
New Delhi: Even if the new government expedites the process of developing national highways in the country, the road towards completion of projects as per the target dates set by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) looks bumpy. If we go by the targets set by the government, phases …
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh today cleared a proposal to start a pilot project adopting at least 11 road projects in the state, where waste plastic bags will be used in the construction of roads. The state
Nazim Karachi Syed Mustafa Kamal has directed Works and Services Department to ensure speedy completion of all projects of corridor-III so that the project could be completed and opened for traffic within next two and half months. He said this while reviewing the pace of work on the construction of …
Provincial government has chalked out a well-knitted plan costing more than Rs 3 billion for banishing backwardness and to provide basic facilities in rural areas of the Punjab. Official sources told Business Recorder here on Friday that under the plan, link roads, water, sewerage, rural dispensaries would be ensured in …
Mumbai This monsoon the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has promised a pothole-free ride on the city roads. The civic administration is going for a preventive maintenance operation which will see repairing of bad patches before the monsoon season begins. The BMC has guaranteed that the existing bad patches will be repaired …
The district government of Hangu on war footing basis has completed the repair work of Zargari-Shinawari road, which is benefiting of more than twenty thousands people of the area and many of its adjacent villages. According to Special Development Unit (SDU) P&D;, Fata Secretariat the scheme was identified by the …
Consumers who buy minicars to economize on fuel are making a big tradeoff when it comes to safety in collisions, according to an insurance group that slammed three minimodels into midsize ones in tests. In a report prepared for release on Tuesday, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said that …
Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) has constructed a one kilometre-long road through hillocks from Telijuri village to Ita tea garden under Rajnagar upazila, ignoring the law on forest and environment. Construction of the road joining Fenchganj-Moulvibazar road at Musuria village caused massive damage to Ita hillock and forest on it. …
Turkey yesterday expressed interest in constructing elevated expressway in Dhaka and making investment in Bangladesh in larger volumes in various development sectors. Turkish Ambassador in Bangladesh Sakir Ozlan Torunlar conveyed his government's willingness when he paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the Prime Minister's Office in …
Turkey expressed interest in constructing elevated expressway in Dhaka and making investment in Bangladesh in larger volumes in various development sectors. The Turkish ambassador in Dhaka Sakir Ozlan Torunlar conveyed his government
The slow-paced waterline laying on the Circular Road has turned the artery linking Banni Chowk with Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Road into a mess. Pedestrians and motorists say the Rawalpindi Environmental Improvement Project (REIP) contractor had dug up edges of the entire road to lay waterlines three months ago and pilled …
The decades-old pine trees are under threat, as Capital Development Authority (CDA) still lacks any equipment to relocate large trees, impeding the construction of Zero Point Interchange (ZPI). According to a CDA official linked with the project, ZPI contractor has long been demanding removal of the trees from the site, …
