Cargo handling at the New Mangalore Port Trust rose 12.93 per cent to 33.61 million tonne during April-February of 2012-13 as against 29.76 mn t in the year-ago period. It may be noted that the port surpassed the total traffic handling of 2011-12 in the first 11 months of 2012-13. The total cargo handling was 32.94 mt during the entire 2011
Author: admin (Infratructure Today)
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Govt completes only 82 projects under NMDP
Till December 2012, only 82 of the 276 projects for increasing capacity and modernisation at 12 major ports were completed under the National Maritime Development Programme, official data shows. While the government abandoned some projects under the programme, a large number of the total projects have been delayed. Besides, scores of them are still at the planning stage
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Govt to construct 27 roads along Sino-Indian borders
Along the India-China border, the Union government
is to construct 27 strategic border roads. Approving the road works the government has estimated cost for the same at Rs 1,937 crore. This was stated by Minister of State for Home Mullapally Ramachandran in Lok Sabha February 26.
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NHAI to expanded h’ways in Vizag into six lanes
In Visakhapatnam, traffic jams on arterial roads will become a thing of the past once National Highways Authority of IndiaĆās (NHAI) ambitious plan to expand highways into six lanes at a cost of Rs 863 crore becomes a reality.
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Rs 13 cr to construct concrete roads in Bhubaneswar
For constructing concrete roads in its wards, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has proposed to spend Rs 13 crore in the ensuing fiscal. BMC has lately focused on repair and construction of the road network under it. It has around 1,400 km of internal and a few major roads under it. Most of the roads in the city are either being constructed or repaired.
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Regulator for road sector a boon, say experts
Experts say that the Budget announcement about the setting up of a regulator for roads is a blessing in disguise for India's highways sector. They say that the dispute-heavy sector can now look forward to a third party to resolve them, in the form of a regulator.
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Monitoring of road widening work sought in Gurgaon
The quality of construction work on dividers and footpaths on the Sector 53-56 road needs stricter monitoring, said residents. The HUDA engineering wing is constructing a footpath on both sides of the road. From the beginning of the work at site the residents of the adjoining sectors have claimed that the quality of the work is going unmonitored.
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Sreedharan suggests concrete roads for cities
Concrete roads are the only salvation for potholed roads in Kerala, a state annually visited by two full-fledged monsoons, says E. Sreedharan, Member, State Planning Board, and principal adviser to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, sees it. Bitumen roads develop potholes primarily due to water seepage and lack of proper sewerage.
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BBMP’s nod sought for road cutting to lay gas pipeline
The Gas Authority of India (GAIL) has sought permission from the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) for digging roads in the City limits. Classified as one of the navaratnas among the public sector units of India, GAIL has drawn a pipeline from Dabhol to Bangalore to supply liquified natural gas (LNG) to Toyota Kirloskar, and has started working on supplying gas to each household in the City.
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Expansion of inter-village roads begins in Manipur
In Manipur, expansion of inter-village roads (IVRs) and district roads passing through Andro Assembly Constituency has kick-started from March 2 under the supervision local MLA Th Shyamkumar. It is said that all IVRs would be expanded up to 20 feet and district roads passing through the Assembly segment up to 60 feet. The road expansion has been taken up in view of the population growth.