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 …
The responsibility of the maintenance of roads constructed under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), once their five-year contractual period is over, is an issue which has "concerned" a parliamentary committee. The parliamentary standing committee on rural development which has submitted its report on demand for grants(2008-09) during the on …
Alarmed by unabated influx from Bangladesh, the high-powered Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has cleared a project to floodlight Indo-Bangladesh border within next five years. The project for floodlighting 2,840 km of the Indo-Bangladesh border is estimated to cost Rs 132.78 crore. The project is likely to be completed by …
The Government of Jharkhand has taken several leading initiatives in order to attract industrial investment in the State. These policies have graphed a framework for accelerating development and envisage a set of incentives and schemes, with the Government creating the right kind of business climate by removing the roadblocks and …
Ganga Express Way is a project of the Uttar Pradesh Government. According to this, an eight-lane road is to be constructed along the left side of the River Ganga, between Noida and Ballia. This correspondence deals with a critical analysis of the project in amalgamation with environmental concerns. (Correspondence)
Mizoram is an oasis of peace in the Northeast, surrounded by trouble-torn Assam and Manipur, and the smaller Tripura, where, too, a lingering insurgency ensures that things are only comparatively better. And the Mizos are capitalising fully on the peace dividend, even sending out the message that "peace pays' to …
Over three months after the Station Area Traffic Improvement Scheme (SATIS) along with construction of three road overbridges was delinked from the scope of the World Bank-aided Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP), the fate of these projects remains uncertain. According to Metropolitan Commissioner Ratnakar Gaikwad, the Government is now awaiting …
On the recommendation of the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, union minister of road transport and highways T.R. Baalu has approved Rs 20.78 crore under the Central Road Fund (CRF) scheme for construction of 16-km village road (3.75 m wide) with retaining wall from Kahara Jai road up to …
The colonial dispensation in north Bihar believed that the rivers of the flood plains needed to be controlled. The zamindar became the pivot around which the implementation of these flood control efforts revolved. Along with the railways and roads, the uncontrolled manner in which many zamindary embankments were built led …
A beautiful, dense Sal forest, invitingly snuggled in north-east Uttar Pradesh bordering with Nepal, Dudhwa National Park is surely a sight for sore eyes, yet, like, most Protected Areas today, there's more to it than meets the eye. Amidst all its glory, it has its share of rather inglorious problems.
A federal study released documents the significant impact that climate change is expected to have on the U.S. transportation system. Its conclusion, says Henry Schwartz, the former head of one of the country's largest highway engineering firms, is "a pretty damning tale of what could happen."
Jamshoro District Nazim Malik Asad Sikandar has approved 38 schemes of village electrification, water supply, road and drainage for remote areas of the district, costing Rs62.5 million. The district nazim directed the DCO to check quality of work and review the progress of development schemes. District nazim Malik Asad Sikandar …
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned a total amount of Rs 22.33 cr loan for development of roads and drinking water facilities in Mizoram, an official statement said here today A sum of Rs 7.21 crore would be spent for implementing 17 new and 12 ongoing …
The widening and strengthening of the Gurgaon-Alwar and Hodal-Nuh-Pataudi Patauda roads have been approved under the National Capital Region (NCR) scheme in order to create a sound network of roads in and around Gurgaon and Mewat region. An official spokesman said that widening and maintenance work on 193-km of road …
Japan on Monday approved a massive loan package of about Rs. 7,074 crore in the form of soft loan assistance for various projects including Delhi and Kolkata Metro, infrastructure project in Tamil Nadu, transmission project in Haryana and road projects in Hyderabad. The areas to be covered under the new …
The city district government has decided to remove the greenbelt from both the sides of the Grand Trunk Road to resolve the issue of increasing traffic in the city. Addressing a meeting at Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry here on Monday, District Nazim Haji Ghulam Ali said that the …
The newly-constructed eight km of low maintenance, durable roads and drainage structures in the Pottuvil, Ampara district, funded by The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) were opened recently, said a US Embassy press release. In the past, the roads …
Even as the Opposition parties in Uttar Pradesh, especially the BJP and the Samajwadi Party (SP) continue to rally against Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati's pet project, the Ganga Expressway, the state government remains unmoved in its bid to go ahead with the project. The Opposition's scathing attack on the …
