The site clearance for the widening of the National Highway-66 bypass stretch from Mukkola to Karode in the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border is nearing completion. The removal of trees, vegetation and other waste materials along the 16.5-km stretch is ´70 per cent complete´, thereby paving way for the development of the second reach of the bypass.
Author: admin (Infratructure Today)
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CCEA approves three major highway projects across the country
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval to three major highway projects. Briefing the media in Delhi, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that the government has given its nod to the four-laning of the 80 kilometre long Phagwara-Rupnagar section of NH-344A in Punjab at a cost of Rs.1,444 crore, in Hybrid Annuity Mode.
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12 Bengaluru roads to get TenderSURE makeover
The Karnataka government will upgrade 12 roads in Bengaluru under the TenderSURE project as of now, sources in the Urban Development Department (UDD) have said. The roads include Church Street, Commercial Street, Brigade Road, Lavelle Road, Infantry Road and Queen´s Road.
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Gayatri bags Rs.306 cr road project
Gayatri Projects has said that it has bagged a Rs.306-crore order from the Centre for four-laning of a highway on the Andhra Pradesh-Tamil Nadu border.
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NHAI gets green nod for Rs.1,246-cr UP road project
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has received environment clearance for updgrading the 146-km long carriageway of Kanpur (Chakeri) to Allahabad section of NH-2 in Uttar Pradesh at a cost of Rs.1,246 crore.
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Ashoka Buildcon´s targets
Ashoka Buildcon is targeting new road projects worth Rs.4,000-5,000 crore this fiscal as India pushes for higher investments in building new highways and revamping existing ones.
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Telcos to invest Rs.12,000 cr to check call drops
B Telecom operators have committed to invest Rs.12,000 crore within the next three months to install 60,000 towers and put an end to the mobile call drop menace. Major companies were called in by the Department of Telecom (DoT) to discuss the issue and improve service quality.
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Spectrum auction may not find many takers
The biggest ever auction for airwaves is an opportunity for telcos to shore up their spectrum bank and prepare for the imminent data war that is likely to ensue with the launch of Reliance Jio´s services.
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Telecom Ministry proposes revised structure for BharatNet project
The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology will seek Cabinet approval for phase-II of the BharatNet project by September wherein it has been proposed to include state governments and their units for faster implementation and utilisation of cable operators to provide Internet to households at the gram panchayat level.
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400 railway stations to get Rs.100 crore makeover
If Indian Railway Ministry sources can be believed, the government will spend nearly Rs.100 crore to develop 400 railway stations that were announced in the Railway Budget. India´s railway stations, defined by surly staff, cheap tea, and filth carefully hidden in corners are set to become glossy, clean, and like airports.