Tag: roads
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‘Geological investigation must for sustainable roads in hills’
Noted hydrogeologist from Kasauli relates recent damage in rains to changing climate.
October 2, 2018 -
Govt mulls having resident engineer for all major complexes: Jai Ram
He was speaking after launching the Facebook and Twitter for Quality Control Cell of the Chief Minister’s Office here on Wednesday.
September 20, 2018 -
Kolkata’s roads
The boast of the Mayor of Kolkata that “the roads here are in a better condition than in the rest of the country” may not, after all, be wholly off the mark. The truth is that the city’s roads may actually be better than those in Mumbai, Chennai and Bengaluru. Lutyens’ Delhi has excellent roads …
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August 28, 2018 -
Poor roads to be improved in three districts in Haryana
In order to strengthen the road network in three districts such as Rewari, Gurugram and Sonipat, the Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday given an in-principle approval for taking up the improvement or construction of roads with a total length of 136.68 kilometer (KM) under the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) loan …
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June 26, 2018 -
‘Harpath’ app for road repair complaints in Haryana
Come April and any complaint received on the mobile application ‘Harpath’, which as a one stop solution for road repair complaints, will need to be resolved within 72 hours. Haryana public works (buildings and roads) minister, Rao Narbir Singh on Sunday said that after March, if any complaint received on Harpath App pertaining to pits …
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February 4, 2018 -
MCDs seek two days to file report on 351 roads
The three municipal commissioners on Wednesday sought two more days to submit a survey report on the land use pattern of 351 roads in the Capital. The three commissioners who appeared before the Delhi Assembly’s special committee on MCDs, were directed to come with survey report in its next meeting to be held on 5 …
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February 1, 2018 -
CM to flag off 8000 km of new rural roads
Ahead of panchayat polls, chief minister Mamata Banerjee will initiate construction of 8,000 kilometre of rural roads while providing financial aid to construct houses to over five lakh economically challenged people. “The new roads would be flagged off on 13 February from Nadia. I would direct the district authorities to float necessary tenders. A total …
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January 30, 2018 -
In-principle approval given to 90,000 km link roads
To give facelift to the road network in Punjab, the state government on Friday gave in principle go ahead for the strengthening of 9000 kilometers of link roads at total cost of Rs 1000 Core. Punjab Government is also contemplating to construct ring roads around all the major cites of the state for which the …
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January 5, 2018 -
Agencies not repairing Delhi roads to be shamed: Satyendar Jain
The names of agencies which are not repairing roads in the national capital will soon be made public by the Delhi government, Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Satyendar Jain said on Tuesday. The city roads are maintained by multiple agencies including Delhi government’s PWD, the three BJP-ruled municipal corporations and the New Delhi Municipal Council …
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December 5, 2017 -
India approves $4.5 bn Line of Credit to Bangladesh
India on Wednesday approved a massive $4.5 billion Line of Credit to Bangladesh for funding infrastructure projects, including shipping, ports, roads and power. “Witnessed signing of $4.5 billion line of credit line from India to Bangladesh. This largest credit ever will build big infrastructure,” Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg tweeted. “Signed joint interpretive note …
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October 4, 2017 -
Delhi government must build better roads: Parl panel
Taking cognisance of poor road conditions in Delhi, a parliamentary panel has asked the transport ministry to take up the matter with the state government and not just be a “mute spectator”. “The condition of roads in Delhi is poor, but the government is not utilising even one-third of the allocated fund and the Union …
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August 13, 2017 -
Gadkari for concrete roads across the country
Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has said all the roads in the country would be converted into cement-concrete ones to ensure their stability and durability. "In Mumbai, the cement concrete roads built 20 years ago are still in a good shape. But some political leaders, bureaucrats and contractors do not wish that such roads should …
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July 29, 2017 -
Around Rs.7 lakh cr to be spent on building roads by 2021-22
It would cost around Rs seven lakh crore for development of national highways and other roads under various government schemes and proposed Phase-I of Bharatmala programme upto 2021-22, Parliament was told on Monday. "The estimated fund requirement for development of national highways/roads under various schemes and proposed Phase-I of Bharatmala Pariyojana is about Rs 6,92,324 …
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July 25, 2017 -
10,556-km rural roads built in first quarter of 2017
The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), the scheme building roads in states with historical deficit of rural roads, has constructed 10,556 km of roads during the first quarter of 2017-18, clocking an average of 117.28 km per day, according to latest data. This compares favourably with the first quarter of 2016-17 (April-June, 2016), when …
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July 5, 2017 -
Haryana to widen roads connecting villages
Haryana government has decided to widen all the link roads connecting three villages from 12 feet to 18 feet in the state during current financial year. This was stated by Public Works (Building and Roads) Minister Rao Narbir Singh on Friday. While addressing the mediapersons, the minister said that under phase I of Pradhanmantri Gramin …
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June 23, 2017 -
Govt approves Rs 2,600-cr highway projects across five states
The Union government on Tuesday approved nine highway projects in five states to be executed at a cost of Rs.2,600 crore. "The standing finance committee (SFC) today cleared nine projects worth Rs 2,600.31 crore for 414 km," a road transport and highways ministry official said. The SFC meeting was chaired by Road Transport and Highways …
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September 20, 2016 -
Govt nod to Rs.1,911-cr highway projects in six states
Govt nod to Rs.1,911-cr highway projects in six states
August 13, 2016