Report by the District Magistrate, Agra in EA No. 34 of 2024 IN OA No. 338 of 2023 (Ravendra Singh Vs. NHAI & Ors.) dated January 21, 2025. The compliance report was in response to the NGT order of May 22, 2023 regarding the inaction of the authorities in cleaning …
Proposal cleared for 191-km stretch of NH 209 in Karnataka. Wildlife activists in Tamil Nadu are not happy with the Central Government’s decision to permit the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to widen a 191-km stretch of NH 209 in Karnataka. The Public Private Partnership Appraisal Committee, a high-level …
The government has so far released Rs. 171.303 billion under Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for various projects against total allocations of Rs. 540 billion for the fiscal year 2013-14. According to the latest data of Ministry of Planning, Development and Reforms, Rs. 37,250.403 million have been released for various …
Project will expedite improvement of infrastructure in Odisha The government today approved a Rs 761 crore road project in Odisha under its flagship National Highways Development Project. "The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given its approval for four-laning with paved shoulders of Jharpokharia-Baripada-Baleshwar section of NH-5 in Odisha," …
The Madras High Court has upheld the petitions of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to go ahead with the 107-km Tiruchi-Karaikudi highway project spread across three districts in south and central Tamil Nadu. The Rs 374-crore project is being implemented by the private concessionaire, Transstroy Tiruchi-Karaikudi Tollways Pvt …
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has blamed “abnormal” delays in getting environment and forest clearances for road projects among the reasons for the current downturn in the sector. In a letter to the ministry of road transport and highways on Monday, NHAI chairman RP Singh said the environment …
With the stretch of NH-37 that traverses through the Kaziranga National Park caught in a legal battle, the Union ministry for environment and forest (MoEF) has decided to form a committee to mitigate ecological impact. The decision was taken at an MoEF meet held in New Delhi recently held in …
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has constituted a six-member committee to review the proposal of the Assam Government on safeguarding wildlife in relation with the National Highway-37 passing along the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve. The committee has also been assigned the task of reviewing the proposed …
The government has so far released Rs 155.996 billion under its Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for various projects against the total allocations of Rs 540 billion for the fiscal year 2013-14. According to latest data of Ministry of Planning and Development, out of these allocations, Rs 25,862 million have …
The government has so far released Rs. 155.996 billion under its Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for various projects against the total allocations of Rs. 540 billion for the fiscal year 2013-14. According to latest data of Ministry of Planning and Development, out of these allocations, Rs. 25,862 million have …
Dumping of waste into drains, saving flora and fauna and adherence to environmental norms by industries were issues that engaged National Green Tribunal which gave a blow to the construction sector by banning sand mining nation-wide without due clearance in the year 2013. Three years after its inception, the NGT …
The government has so far released Rs 153.204 billion under its Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for various projects against the total allocations of Rs 540 billion for the fiscal year 2013-14. According to latest data of Ministry of Planning and Development, out of these allocations, Rs 25,862 million have …
Over 650 structures along the Parwanoo-Shimla highway will be removed to pave the way for the Rs 2,300 crore four-laning project of the road. It will not only reduce travelling time to the state capital but also help in traffic decongestion. Even after a slight change in alignment by the …
Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday launched road maintenance policy and five schemes for the slum areas in urban localities. Calling 11.12.13 as a historic day, Nitish said now the constructed roads will be repaired automatically by the agencies assigned the task. It will include 9064km of district and state …
The National Green Tribunal today gave time till January 9 to the Environment Ministry to submit its report on ways to protect the environment inside Kaziranga sanctuary as also the wild life there which is being affected by traffic movement on National Highway 37 passing through it. The Ministry of …
In a confirmation of what has been suspected for long, the Centre has admitted that there have been delays in completion of the road projects in the North East due to delays in land acquisition, environment and forest clearance. In a Lok Sabha reply, the Minister of State for Road …
The government has so far released Rs. 141.228 billion under its Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for various projects against the total allocations of Rs. 540 billion for the fiscal year 2013-14. According to latest data of Ministry of Planning and Development, out of these allocations, Rs 25,862 million has …
The delay in building a diversion for the stretch of the NH-37 that passes along Kaziranga National Park was discussed at the latest standing committee meeting of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) in New Delhi. NBWL member M K Ranjitsinh said while roads are of great importance, it is …
The Defence and Forest and Environment ministries have given the go ahead to the proposed 150 km alternate highway to NH 31A, exclusively for defence purposes in Sikkim and West Bengal. The stretch from Damdim, Chalsa to Rhenock has been allotted to the National Highways Authority of India and the …
The government has so far released Rs 115.653 billion under its Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for various projects against the total allocations of Rs 540 billion for the fiscal year 2013-14. According to latest data of Ministry of Planning and Development, out of these allocations, Rs 25,863 million has …
An Environment Ministry panel has denied permission to state governments to build new roads and widen existing ones in Wildlife Sanctuaries and other Protected Areas, where animals continue to die in road accidents. The report of the panel, noting roads have “detrimental ecological effects on both terrestrial and aquatic natural …
