The Madhya Pradesh Public Works Department (PWD) has reportedly approved the reinstatement of all seven engineers, including two Chief Engineers, who had been suspended last year over the faulty design of a railway overbridge (ROB) in Bhopal, which had an almost 90-degree turn at one point.
As the national capital is gearing up for an integrated transit corridor development and street network connectivity, PWD Minister Parvesh Verma on Thursday reviewed the progress of the pre-feasibility report (preliminary feasibility).
Officials of the state Public Works Department (PWD) have visited and inspected the ancestral home of Sir Rashbehari Ghosh at Ukhrid in East Burdwan district to carry out a survey for the restoration of the heritage structure.
The operation includes removal of debris from road surfaces, filling potholes on priority, repairing and upgrading road signage, and carrying out other essential maintenance tasks, aimed at curbing the dust.
In a major step towards easing traffic congestion and improving urban mobility, the Public Works Department (PWD) under the Delhi government has awarded a infrastructure development and mobility improvement project to AECOM India Pvt. Ltd.
While inspecting roads in Patparganj, he found that the drains along NH 9 (Service Lane), also known as NH 24, were in a severely neglected state, with no visible maintenance work being carried out.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, along with Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena and PWD minister Parvesh Verma, on Sunday, inspected major drains of the city and directed concerned officials to ensure timely completion of the de-silting work so that people do not have face water-logging problems during the monsoon.
During the inspection, Minister Pravesh Verma took stock of three important projects. The first is from Bhoro Marg to Sarai Kale Khan where road strengthening work is going on till the ring road.
Former BJP minister and party's state vice president Dr Rajiv Saizal has said that the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh should bring a white paper on payments to Public Works Department contractors.
Expressing concern over the curtailment of nearly Rs.1000 crore in the budget for Ladakh, the Chairman/CEC, Ladakah Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Leh, Tashi Gyalson, emphasized that the Government of India should consider providing special relaxation to the region.
