The authorities have at last woken up to the grim fact that the Gurgaon streets, not to mention the landmarks, lack proper signage system. With hardly any signboards anywhere in Gurgaon, visitors and residents have a tough time in negotiating their way. This reality is likely to change soon with the district heads coming together and deciding to form a committee to fix a uniform signage format for all important roads and government buildings in the city.
Author: admin (Infratructure Today)
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Envionment ministry sits on 307 road projects
According to union road ministry, till October 2012 a total of 307 road projects are pending for environmental and forest clearances. This also includes cases with the Border Roads Organization (BRO), sources from the Union Road Transport Ministry (RTM) said. It is learnt that these projects are mainly for widening existing carriageways in order to augment capa
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Blore Mayor asks contractor to speed up road work
Bangalore Mayor DV Venkatesh Murthy has warned the contractor of road work of Mysore Road that if he does not finish the work by April 30, the work will be transferred to Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Limited (KRIDL). Also, the contractor would be banned from taking up projects for two years
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DMRC to build subway at Pankha Road in Delhi
To make it easier for passengers to reach the Dabri Mor Metro station, Delhi, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has decided to construct a subway across the busy Pankha Road in west Delhi, say media reports.
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GVK cancels Shivpuri-Dewas road contract in MP
GVK Power & Infrastructure has terminated a road contract with NHAI in Madhya Pradesh. The tollway was to come up in Shivpuri Dewas section. But the concessionaire GVK decided to terminate the contract entered by its subsidiary with NHAI last year due to delays in securing mandatory clearances, including right of way.
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SC clears hurdle for Pune’s riverside road
The last hurdle in completing the 1.5-km road work on Mutha riverbed in Pune was removed on January 18 as the Supreme Court dismissed the prayer by city-based NGO Parisar Society to stay the construction of the road.
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Toll on highways may be reduced to 40% after 30-yrs
The Union Road Ministry is mulling over a proposal to reduce national highway toll to only 40 per cent of the prevailing rate after a period of 30 years. If implemented, it will bring relief to commuters traveling on national highways.
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Board gives one year for Posco’s Rs 530 bn SEZ project
Media reports suggest that the Board of Approval (BoA) for Special Economic Zone (SEZs) decided to give South Korean steel giant Posco one more year to start work on its proposed multi-product SEZ in Odisha. The company's proposed Rs 53,000 crore multi-product SEZ project in Odisha failed to take off as it is unable to acquire the required land in
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Weak pricing power may have hit profitability of steel firms
Weak pricing power and high cost of raw materials may have eroded the profitability of many steel makers in India, some brokerages feel. Despite high cost of raw material, domestic steelmakers are unable to raise prices because of subdued demand. Therefore, analysts expects steel firms to a
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Ore shipment doubles in December
In December 2012, 11 major Indian ports handled a total of 1.89 million tonne of iron ore export cargo compared to 907,000 tonne in November 2012. This is a over 100 per cent rise in export of the steel-making raw material in December compared to the previous month