Tag: roads

What really is in a name?

Though the post office is considered to be the organization that was Indianised first amongst all colonial-era institutions, its inertia in continuing with old names is quite intriguing.

May 4, 2023

Delhi’s Govt’s Plan to facelift city roads on anvil

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia conducted an on-site inspection of a one-kilometre road stretch from Rajghat to Shantivan, being beautified by PWD as a part of the pilot streetscaping project.

September 20, 2022

J&K schools, roads, buildings to be named after martyrs, legends

As a mark of respect and acknowledgement of the exceptional contribution they have made towards the security and development of the Union territory, the identified institutions will be renamed after the martyrs and living legends from the Union Territory.

July 22, 2022

Delhi govt approves project worth Rs 13.58 cr for beautification of roads in Tilak Nagar

A thorough inspection of these aforementioned roads was conducted by PWD officials to assess their requirements.

June 27, 2022

Delhi govt to name colonies & streets after Babasaheb Ambedkar

In this vein, Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam has tabled a proposal to rename all streets and colonies under Delhi Government titled as 'Harijan' after Dr Ambedkar.

June 2, 2022

Delhi govt to develop 500 kms of roads as per European standards

For this, Delhi Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal inspected the pilot stretch developed from Britannia Chowk to Outer Ring Road today, where he said, “Delhi boasts of very wide roads but they don’t meet international standards of quality. Hence, the Delhi Government is redeveloping more than 500 kms of Delhi’s roads according to European Standards, for which I took stock of the progress of one of the stretches today”

May 31, 2022

PWD begin work in Rohini area to make roads congestion free

Regarding the same, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia reviewed an assessment report of city roads on Monday and approved a project worth Rs 6.10 crores for road development in Rohini. This includes a total of 7.47 kilometres of roads in Rohini.

May 30, 2022

Let’s use of alternatives to steel, cement for constructing roads: Gadkari

Inaugurating the mobile cold mixer cum paver machine and the patch fill machine for pothole repairs, he emphasised that proven technology, economic viability, availability of raw material and effective marketing were necessary for successful completion of projects.

May 9, 2022

Delhi govt to revamp arterial roads in East Delhi, approves budget worth Rs 9.39 cr

Continuing his inspection visits at various project sites under the Public Works Department (PWD), Sisodia reviewed the work related to strengthening of roads in the East Delhi District area.

April 28, 2022

Contractors to be held responsible for poor quality roads, bridges in J&K

The department has compiled these manuals by incorporating the best practices in the field in accordance with the latest standards and endeavours to bring about uniformity in practices, promote transparency and ensure engineering perfection.

February 4, 2022

Farmers have right to protest but can’t block roads indefinitely: SC

Senior advocate Dushyant Dave, representing the farmers' group, submitted before a Bench that road blockade would end, if permission is granted to continue the protest either at Ramlila Maidan or Jantar Mantar.

October 21, 2021

Bharat Bandh: Roads blocked, trains stopped in Bihar

MLA Sudama Prasad, who took to the streets in Ara, said that inflation was sky high, which was the effect of the three agricultural laws. He said that there would be food insecurity if farming went into the hands of industrialists.

September 27, 2021

Roads should not be blocked: SC

The top court noted that the petitioner was facing undue harassment and the authorities concerned should make arrangements so that roads are kept free.

April 9, 2021

Bengaluru is the most traffic congested city in the world: Report

Bengalureans driving during peak hours, spend an extra 243 hours, i.e. 10 days, three hours in traffic each year, the report said in a statement.

January 30, 2020

‘Babuji Dheere Chalna’: Gautam Gambhir warns Arvind Kejriwal on his pothole free Delhi roads prog

Gambhir tweeted (in Hindi), “Babuji go slow. There are many potholes in this path. We are aware of Delhi’s reality. But it's a good thought to keep you happy Arvind Kajriwal."

October 5, 2019

‘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