Railways will procure drone cameras or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for project monitoring and maintenance of tracks and other railway infrastructure. Drones were used for aerial surveys of the construction going on in the first phase construction of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor between Kanpur and Ludhiana. According to Railways, this will enhance safety and …
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January 9, 2018A High-Powered Purchase Committee headed by Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) and Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN), Shatrujeet Kapur on Friday decided to initiate projects Rs 43.67 Crore under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana. An official spokesperson said that new 33 KV, High Tension and Low Tension lines would …
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January 5, 2018Urban Development, Town and Country Planning and Housing Minister Sarveen Chowdhary on Wednesday said the department would simply procedures to facilitate common citizens and the developers. Presiding over the review meeting of Town and Country Planning department, she said the vacant posts in the department would be filled up in a phased manner and the …
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January 3, 2018The Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry on Monday said the Mechi River Bridge, part of India-Nepal connectivity projects, is on track. “Mechi River Bridge project to be implemented at the Indo-Nepal border is on track. LOI is likely to be issued to the contractor shortly,” said the Ministry in a statement after reviewing the …
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December 11, 2017In a possible bid to boost the party’s prospects in the coming assembly elections, PM Modi will be in his home state on Saturday and Sunday. The PM will lay foundation stones of a number of projects, besides addressing public rallies. He will visit the Dwarkadheesh Temple on 7 October. At Dwarka, he will lay the foundation stones of …
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October 6, 2017As their natural habitat in the forests of Jammu and Kashmir is being destroyed while constructing roads and other projects, incidents of man-animal conflict have increased sharply claiming lives of 43 persons in the past few months. The biotic interface of habitat of wild animals in the deep forests has been ripped while laying the …
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September 5, 2017Day after the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) on WhatsApp was spotted in the Google Play Beta Programme, a top WhatsApp executive says the mobile messaging app is excited about the government’s digitisation drive and the future projects in the country. Without delving into the details about when the instant money transfer gateway would finally be …
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August 21, 2017Bangladesh is hopeful of quick implementation of the India-assisted developmental projects in the country after New Delhi announced a fresh USD 4.5 billion aid package, Finance Minister Abul Maal A Muhith has said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a line of concessional credit of USD 4.5 billion for implementation of projects in Bangladesh during premier …
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April 25, 2017Chinese telecom firm Huawei is in talks with the Indian government for its smart cities initiative, a top company official said on Wednesday. It is also interested in offering its solutions to domestic power utility companies, Huawei Telecommunications India, Enterprise Business, President Derek Hao said here. “Discussions are going on with government on Smart Cities …
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April 19, 2017A parliamentary committee has expressed concern that no land and airspace in and around the stations have so far been commercially developed as part of the station redevelopment programme. Railway Convention Committee (RCC) in its latest report has asked the Railways to look into the matter with a sense of urgency so as to ensure …
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April 3, 2017The Union government on Thursday charted out a roadmap for the early completion of 99 irrigation projects under the Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) and Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY), an official release here said. Of the 99 projects, the maximum 26 are in Maharashtra, eight in Andhra Pradesh and one in Gujarat. Of …
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December 29, 2016The Union government on Thursday charted out a roadmap for the early completion of 99 irrigation projects under the Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) and Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY), an official release here said. Of the 99 projects, the maximum 26 are in Maharashtra, eight in Andhra Pradesh and one in Gujarat. Of …
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December 29, 2016The newly appointed chairman of Balurghat municipality, Rajen Shill has taken up several development projects for the next financial year. All the seven projects are related to the development of infrastructure in Balurghat, like upgradation of market, bus stand and construction of bridge. A detailed project report has been compiled and it will be placed …
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September 20, 2016