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, …
Asian Development Bank has pulled out of the much-talked Padma bridge project after the government wrote to the World Bank withdrawing its request for funding. The World Bank was the main financier of the $2.9 billion project and the ADB was a co-financier, alongside Japan International Cooperation Agency and Islamic …
NOIDA: The National Green Tribunal has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to clarify as to why the width of Hindon River has been reduced to just about 50 metres at the place where a pontoon bridge has been opened temporarily. The tribunal passed this direction while hearing a petition alleging …
PANJIM: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned a loan of Rs 141.10 crore to Goa under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) which government proposes to construct three crucial bridges ~ Calvim-Aldona bridge across the Mapusa River, Tormas-Ozrim bridge across Chapora River and a parallel Arpora-Baga …
Idukki will get Rs one crore for drought relief works as part of a Rs 125 crore Central fund for various development projects in the five assembly constituencies of the district, P. T. Thomas, MP, has said. He said that Rs 50 crore has been sanctioned under the Idukki Package …
Giving a push to the much-delayed Pedder Road flyover, the union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has recommended the project for green clearance after being satisfied with the project proponent’s plans surrounding mitigation of noise and air pollution. The project has been stuck for over a decade for want …
Residents at Sadayankuppam, Thiruverkadu resort to temporary structures The work on a bridge that would have made their lives much more convenient began two years ago. But even today, residents of Thiruverkadu are forced to use a narrow causeway to cross the Cooum as the work remains incomplete. For residents …
GUWAHATI: The State government has signed a loan agreement with World Bank and Government of India for 320 million US Dollars in New Delhi on Monday. Sources said the loan is for improvement of State highways and district roads under the Assam State Road Project. The project would be implemented …
A grant of Rs 36.34 crore has been sanctioned for developing infrastructure in nine talukas of the district under 'Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana' (PMGSY), Maharashtra PWD Minister Chhagan Bhujbal said today. The funds will be utilised for construction of small and big-size bridges and development of roads in talukas …
Karnataka government on Thursday decided to take up the second phase of Chief Minister’s Small and Medium Town Development Programme at a cost of Rs. 1,738 crore, to be spent on road and drainage works in areas coming under urban local bodies (except city corporations). Eight per cent of these …
Even as the city’s development authority hopes to complete the already delayed Wadala-Jacob Circle Monorail corridor by the end of next year, it is yet to secure space to set up the supporting infrastructure, such as sub-stations, staircases and fire-fighting rooms. The plots identified by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development …
AGARTALA, Aug 22 – Keeping in mind of the future need, Tripura Government has decided to construct a four-lane bridge over the river Feni in Sabroom subdivision, official sources said here on Wednesday. Not only the 15-long meter bridge over the river Feni, the Government has also planned to construct …
The process of land acquisition for 20.5 km in six revenue villages along the Podanur – Pollachi section was derailing the pace of gauge conversion works, railway officials said. Senior officials from the Construction Wing of Southern Railway, Chennai, led by Chief Administrative Officer K. Vijayakumar inspected the ongoing works …
Work on the strategic 8.82-km-long Rohtang tunnel has come to a grinding halt as the Seri Nullah flash flood has washed away a 150-metre-long stretch of its approach road and a Bailey bridge on the Beas. The flash flood has come as a third blow to the project after the …
Within nine months of inviting proposals for building the much-delayed Sewri-Nhava Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), the city’s development authority has hiked the project cost by Rs 830 crore to Rs 9,630 crore. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) invited requests for qualification for the project in November last …
In a boost to the much-delayed Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), the city’s development authority has nearly finalised a deal with the forest department to utilise land covered under mangroves for the Sewri-Nhava link. This accounts for more than 33 per cent of the total land requirement for the project. …
Shimla: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs 70.24 crore as loan to the state government under its Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) for the construction of various projects. A spokesperson for the bank said in all there were 27 projects, including 17 road, two …
During the season of water regattas a river here has almost dried up. The water level in the Varattar which links the Pampa and the Manimalayar has been going down for the past 25 years. Even during the monsoon there is no water flow in the 9.5-kilometre-long river. The sand …
Even as 1.25 lakh people have been affected by floods in the northern districts of the State, the Army has been called out for rescue operations in the affected areas. According to a press release issued by the Press Information Bureau, Army personnel were able to restore connectivity to Khairkatta …
Collector distributes ID cards to honour local body chiefs The State government has released a sum of Rs.5.36 crore to all village panchayats in the district to meet basic amenities and infrastructure needs during the first quarter of the current fiscal through the State Finance Commission grant, according to District …
GIDA has identified 20 routes for its proposed ferry service, which will be operated out of the boat terminal, jetty and office complex, expected to be completed in eight months to one year. Goshree Islands Development Authority (GIDA) plans to launch land development activities on the islands of Thannonnithuruthu, Pullekkad …
