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 …
SHILLONG: The State Government has constituted a committee to find an amicable solution to the ongoing controversy over the construction of the four-lane highway along the Umsning stretch. “We have decided to constitute this committee to find an acceptable solution over the four-laning work in Umsning. This committee has been …
The tiger population is facing a growing threat from heavy traffic with the ministry of surface transport demanding environmental clearances for 17 highways across tiger reserves from the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF). The Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand is facing a massive problem as over 50,000 vehicles ply …
SHILLONG: In what can be termed as a major sigh of relief for the State Government, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has asserted that the agency can neither cancel the Umiam-Jorabat four-laning project nor it can change the alignment of the project. A senior NHAI official involved with …
Umsning (Ri Bhoi district), Oct. 11: Amid the dust and fading simmering heat that surround this hamlet, two words, “existing” and “bypass,” dominate the conversations against the backdrop of a deep conflict of ideas. The two words relate to the four-laning of National Highway 40 along the Umsning sector in …
The State Government intends to set up a company that will deal with construction of roads, according to Mr V. K. Ebrahim Kunju, Minister for Public Works. The State Government will have a 51 per cent stake in the company and the rest will be held by the Kerala Road …
New Delhi: Punjab may soon be the trendsetter for maintenance of highways across the country. The state has fixed stiff deadlines for road contractors to repair any damage that is spotted. As per a new model contract prepared at the behest of World Bank, a contractor has to repair potholes …
The areas have not received water for the last 20 days, they say Drinking water shortage has become acute in many parts of the city and its peripheral areas. On Monday, the residents of Krishna Nagar, J.J.Nagar, Vaiklaveedu and Puliyangadu resorted to road blockade agitation along the Tirupur-Coimbatore highway in …
Gangtok, Sept. 30: The Jawaharlal Nehru Marg has been restored for traffic, allowing the army and people from the half a dozen villages that dot the route to Nathu-la to come down here to replenish their supplies — more than 10 days after the earthquake cut off the road link. …
KOLKATA, 27 SEPT: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has proposed offering better compensation package for landlosers to ensure that it gets the land needed for widening NH-34 that connects Kolkata and north Bengal. Senior officials at Writers’ Buildings said officials of NHAI recently visited Kolkata and held meetings …
Evacuation continues, army drops food ration Gangtok, Sept. 25: A landslide at 32 Mile on National Highway 31A today cut off Sikkim’s sole road link with the rest of the country for six hours. The highway, near Singtam in East district, was cleared of debris a little after noon. “The …
AHMEDABAD: Picture this: Unusually heavy rains triggers rapid soil erosion. Huge portions of highways sink and unexpected floods wash away railway tracks - the city is marooned. These grim scenarios could well turn to a reality if precautionary measures are not taken on time, when infrastructural is being readied. A …
GVK Group, controlled by Indian billionaire GV Krishna Reddy, plans to raise $1 billion selling a stake in its energy unit to help fund the purchase of coal assets from a company owned by Australia’s richest woman. The group that runs airports and builds power plants and highways, plans to …
Gangtok: Battling landslides and torrential rains in quake-hit Sikkim, rescue teams got into full swing on Monday as the death toll in the 6.8 magnitude temblor mounted to 72, including 41 in the Himalayan state. Sunday evening’s earthquake with its epicentre near the border with Nepal, left a trail of …
Pakistan wants China to construct a rail link through Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) and a network of oil and gas pipelines, which will help cut costs for Beijing's burgeoning energy needs and ensure mutual benefit. Pakistan has also offered to be part of a Chinese plan to build a new Silk Road …
New Delhi: The proposed land acquisition policy is expected to push up costs for the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) as the compensation it gives may rise significantly. At present, the share of land acquisition is almost 12% of a total project cost, but after the new legislation this …
The Union Cabinet's Committee on infrastructure on Thursday gave its approval for Rs.6013.70-crore six-laning of the Kishangarh-Udaipur-Ahmedabad section of the National Highway. Of the total cost, Rs.626.40 crore will be spent on land acquisition, rehabilitation and reconstruction purposes. The project will be carried out on Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Transfer basis in Build-Operate-Transfer mode …
The Government has approved 20 new highway and housing projects at a total investment of Rs 14,538 crore. Approval for the projects proposed by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) and Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA), respectively, was given by a Finance Ministry panel. “The 46th Public-Private Partnership …
Haryana is all set to award its largest highway project (156km) connecting its southern region to the northern parts. The project between Kothputli on NH-8 and Rohtak on NH-10 - proposed to be constructed under the public private partnership (PPP) model - has received a huge response from 29 private …
Himachal Pradesh government on Tuesday urged the Centre to declare five existing road stretches in the state as National Highways to help strengthen the network in rural areas, which are emerging as new hubs for growing cash crops and fruits. State’s Public Works Minister Gulab Singh Thakur called on Union …
GUWAHATI: Work on the 9th Agricultural Census, 2010-11 will finally begin in Assam towards the end of September. The Agricultural Census is conducted in India every five years to prepare statistical data for planning in the agri sector. While work on the Agricultural Census, 2010-11 began in other parts of …
