Tag: PWD
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Proper signs directed to be put up on Kolkata roads
The concerned Superintending Engineers have been directed to monitor the matter regularly while zonal chief engineers and chief engineers (headquarters ) have been asked to carry out periodic inspection and obtain reports on implementation of the same.
July 17, 2019 -
Bridge inspection cell: State creates 21 posts to ensure regular maintenance
The health check up of all bridges will be done once a year.
July 12, 2019 -
Mangalpur-Tomka road a ‘deathtrap’ full of potholes
When the deplorable condition of the road came to the fore last year, the PWD had repaired the road temporarily using stone dust.
June 17, 2019 -
Himachal Pradesh to constitute Core Group for landslide mitigation
In a meeting was held on Thursday, Additional Chief Secretary (Revenue and Public Works) Manisha Nanda said that the NDMA, government of India has sought detailed project report for landslide mitigation from the state.
December 6, 2018 -
Punjab firm to rebuild Majerhat bridge
It would take a year and Rs 160 crore for the construction to be completed.
October 30, 2018 -
PWD awaits Railways nod to demolish portion of Majerhat bridge over tracks
PWD is the nodal agency responsible for pulling down the old bridge and constructing a new one.
September 28, 2018 -
Rly Ministry has agreed to set up Majerhat level-crossing: Mamata
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that Railway Ministry has agreed to her proposal of setting up a level- crossing at Majerhat so as to provide an alternate route to vehicles. “I and state chief secretary have personally spoken to the concerned persons in Railways for the level-crossing. Railway has informed us that they …
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September 19, 2018 -
PWD(isaster)
Ten days after the collapse of Kolkata’s Majerhat bridge, the report crafted by West Bengal’s Chief Secretary has confirmed the worst misgivings that were expressed on 4 September. Specifically, the Public Works Department is primarily responsible for the peak-hour disaster. Yet eyebrows are bound to be raised over the Chief Minister’s clean chit to the …
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September 18, 2018 -
Jai Ram Thakur orders prompt repair of roads damaged by rains
He was presiding over the review meeting regarding repair, maintenance and restoration of rain damages on national highways, on Friday.
September 15, 2018 -
No goods vehicles to ply on 4 Kolkata bridges
The four bridges are Bijan Setu, Tollygunge Circular Setu, Arabinda Setu and Belgachi bridge; the state government has also issued a notification banning movement of 20-wheelers throughout the state
September 9, 2018 -
City cops form SIT to probe Majherhat bridge collapse
Death toll touches three, blame game continues over reasons leading to the tragedy.
September 7, 2018 -
Bridge collapse: Mamata blames Metro
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday pointed the accusing finger for the collapse of the arterial Majerhat bridge at the Metro railway making a stinging observation on the latter’s claim on Wednesday that the collapse had nothing to do with its construction near the bridge. The game of passing the buck was played out on …
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September 7, 2018 -
Majerhat bridge collapse | Toll 3, NDRF calls off rescue operation
The police identified the body as that of Goutam Mondal (45), a labourer from Murshidabad district who had been missing along with another labourer Pranab Dey since the accident that took place on Tuesday.
September 6, 2018 -
Majerhat Bridge collapse: Toll rises to 2 | Mamata Banerjee to hold meeting with PWD, KMDA
Banerjee, who visited the accident site on Wednesday evening, announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for those who lost their lives in the incident.
September 5, 2018 -
Majerhat bridge collapse | Day Two: Search operations continue for survivors
This is the third bridge collapse in the city in five-and-a-half years. CM Mamata Banerjee has said committee headed by Chief Secretary Malay De will conduct a probe
September 5, 2018 -
Auto roadmap
There is a certain heart-rending dimension to the long-delayed blueprint for auto-rickshaw operators in Kolkata, the Durgapur-Asansol region, and the Siliguri-Jalpaiguri belt. The revamped mode of operation, scheduled to come into force from September 1, has been formulated by West Bengal’s transport department after a baby was recently thrown off its mother’s arms onto the …
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August 31, 2018 -
Markanda for immediate relief to flood affected in Spiti valley
Days, after Spiti area was affected by flash floods in Shichling nullah, Agriculture and Tribal Development minister Ram Lal Markanda on Monday, ordered Public Works Department (PWD) to immediately provide relief to the affected. Addressing the closing ceremony of La Darcha fair 2018 in Lahaul Spiti district, he directed authorities to revamp the flood affected …
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August 28, 2018