Bridges

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding plastic bags dumped in the Budhi Gandak river, Muzaffarpur, Bihar, 07/04/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Devavrat Kumar Sahani Vs State of Bihar dated 07/04/2025. The application was being registered on the basis of a letter petition dated December 27, 2024 sent to the NGT by the applicant, Devavrat Kumar Sahani, Muzaffarpur, …

Are skywalks a waste of our money?

Mumbai: Has the urban planning authority scored a dud with the numerous skywalks dotting the cityscape? A report by a private organisation indicates so

Bogibeel bridge to be ready by 2012

DoNER Minister BK Handique today assured that both the Bogibeel bridge and the Lumding-Badarpur gauge conversion project will be completed by 2012. Speaking to mediapersons on the sideline of a function here at the Guwahati railway station, Handique said that some external funding was required for the Bogibeel project and …

For showpiece Signature Bridge, 1km stretch of Yamuna to be gift-wrapped

New Delhi: Though a clear and pollution-free Yamuna remains a distant dream for the city, there

One man, 22 years, a road

Shaking hands with Ramchandra Das is like clasping a stone. His hands are callused by 11 years of cutting a hill to build a road all by himself. Das’s only companions were a hammer and a spade. The four-metre kuccha road he completed in 2005 is the only connection between …

Proposed Thane flyover likely to clash with monorail route

The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation

Cabinet clears Rs 1,132-cr Signature Bridge

The high tides provided by the Rs 380-crore worth of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission funds will finally see the state-of-the-art Signature Bridge project sail through. The Bridge will cost Rs 1,131.52 crore under two packages - approaches to the main bridge and the cable-stayed main bridge - across …

Signature Bridge costlier by Rs 298 cr, Cabinet set to approve proposal

Recession and several other factors have led to further increase of Rs 298 crore in the original cost of Signature Bridge on the Yamuna. The proposal is likely to be brought before the Cabinet for approval on Wednesday. As per the modified proposal, Rs 638 .13 crore would be spent …

In-depth study on flyover at Benz Circle sought

Vijayawada, Feb. 19: Speakers at a round-table conference organised by Vijayawada Tax Payers Association on construction of a flyover at Benz Circle said scientific study would be conducted to find a permanent solution to the long-pending traffic problem at the Benz Circle which is situated on the National Highway No. …

Centre sanctions Rs 209 cr for roads

Minister for Public Works C M Udasi said that a proposal of Rs 1,200 crore, for development of roads across the State under various projects, has been submitted to Central government. Addressing media persons ahead of attending the Krishi Mela in Kadur on Thursday, he said that Centre has sanctioned …

AMC invites firms for building BRTS elevated corridor

Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has invited firms for constructing the Rs 16.51 crore BRTS elevated corridor. The three-km-long corridor has been planned between Dariyapur Darwaza and New Cloth market to ease off traffic for BRTS bus service that will be extended to Kalupur by the end of next year. …

Feasibility study to expand Narmada bridge on DMIC

Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) is conducting a feasibility study on upgradation of the six-km-long four-lane bridge over Narmada river into six lanes. The bridge falls on the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) and is known for frequent traffic jams. The corridor, leading to …

From a Naxal bastion, an NREGA success story

When Gadchiroli Collector Atul Patne and his predecessor Niranjankumar Sudhanshu accept a special medal from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tomorrow in New Delhi for their NREGA performance, they will rebut a widely held belief that good government work can't be done in Naxal-affected areas, a belief that's often used as …

A bridge divides them

On december 28¤ people from 25 villages of Supaul district in north Bihar forced construction workers making a bundh on the Kosi river to abandon work. The temporary bundh will divert the river to allow the construction of a bridge. People are agitated because the project will impede the river’s …

Cooperate for studies on Sethu project

RAMANATHAPURAM: Collector T.N. Hariharan on Thursday appealed to the fishermen to extend cooperation to the maritime scientists for undertaking studies for the Sethu Samudram Ship Channel project. In a statement, the Collector said that the scientists have planned to carry out studies with various instruments, some of them might be …

NABARD sanctions Rs 95 cr for rural bridges

Continuing its support for Rural Infrastructure Development in the State, NABARD has sanctioned Rs 95.02 crore to GOMP under RIDF-XV for construction of 22 rural bridges in 14 districts. On completion of the project, 505 villages will be benefited by way of reduction in travelling distance by 365 km. Besides …

Delay in land acquisition, changes hit flyover project

Pune Setback in acquiring land on time and structural changes in the original project have led to a delay in completing the work of the flyover at Chapekar Junction, connecting seven roads. As many as 49 months after the work order was issued, there has been negligible work done. The …

NABARD team meets govt

The National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has agreed in principle to allow detailed project reports (DPR) of bridges of less than 60 metre span on the basis of preliminary projects drawings so that more projects could be funded. The matter was discussed during a meeting of high …

NIO to study EIA of Samudram channel

Goa-based National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) has been nominated by Union Ministry of Shipping to carry out environmental impact assessment (EIA) for new alignment of Sethu Samudram channel joining Southern tip of India and Northern tip of Sri Lanka. A press note by Press Information Bureau (PIB) reads that the …

Shipping ministry to double cost estimates of Sethusamudram project

Sharmistha Mukherjee / New Delhi January 5, 2010, 0:12 IST The Ministry of Shipping is nearly doubling the initial cost estimates of the controversial Sethusamudram Ship Channel Project, which aims to dredge a navigable channel through the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka.

Gearing up for smooth ride: new bridge puts highway in fast lane

For decades, the narrow bridge on Ganga near Kanpur has been a bottleneck on National Highway 25, connecting Lucknow with Jhansi and other places in central India. However, the daily ordeal of motorists is likely to end soon as a parallel, wider bridge will be thrown open to the public …

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