By announcing a project to widen the Old Hazaribag Road in Ranchi of Jharkhand, the authorities concerned have created a feeling of relief to motorists and pedestrians who have been facing traffic problems on the road. The road stretches from Albert Ekka Chowk to Kokar Chowk in Ranchi.
Author: admin (Infratructure Today)
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Key road in Coimbatore caves-in
In Coimbatore city, a newly constructed underground drainage chamber on Sathyamangalam Road has been caved-in forcing the traffic police to barricade the caved-in portion for safety and to keep off the traffic from plying on it. Complaints are pouring in that the contractor executing the project on behalf of the Coimbatore Corporation is at fault.
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Karnataka to spend more on road maintenance
The Karnataka government has taken note of the bad condition of the roads in the State and assured its Public Works Department (PWD) to provide more funds to repair and maintain them. PWD constructs and maintain majority of roads in the state. Since a long time the State PWD had been facing paucity of funds for road works.
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Hindustan Shipyard delivers 3 vessels
During the current financial year, the Hindusthan Shipyard (HSL) has delivered 3 vessels and is striving to improve its performance further. The HSL had delivered one 50-t bollard pull tug to the Visakhapatnam port trust, one IPV (ICGS Rani Avantibai) to the Indian Coast Guard and one 53,000 DWT bulker to Goodearth Maritime Limited (GML), said NK Mishra, Chairman & Managing Director of HSL after reviewing the performance of the HSL after hoisting the National Flag on the occasion of the Independ
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China takes initiative for fast-growth of cruise industry
With its new terminals, the government of China has taken initiative in the cruise industry. The country has big plans for more facilities and a luxury ship to bring more foreign tourists ashore and capitalise on domestic travellers wanting to sail the high seas, say news agency reports. The China government, the local authorities, need to support the cruise lines in exercising international practice here, said Liu Zinan, the Chairman in Shanghai of Florida-based cruise operator Royal Caribbean
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Gail to export gas to Pak, says Indian Govt
To export natural gas to Pakistan through a pipeline from Punjab, Indian government-owned gas utility GAIL India will enter into contract with a Pakistani firm, the Indian government has said.
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Profits of major ports decline, Govt to cut manpower
Taking note of reduction in the profits of its 12 major ports in the country, the government of India has taken several steps to reduce costs. As a cost cutting measure, the Centre wants to reduce surplus manpower through the Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS). The Union Shipping Minister GK Vasan said this in the Lok Sabha recently. Profit of major ports declined by about 30 per cent to Rs 1,220.61 crore in 2012-13 over the previous fiscal, Vasan said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.
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Govt okays 18 single brand retail FDI proposals till May
Between April 2010 and May 2013, the Union government approved a total of 18 foreign direct investment proposals worth $173 million in the single brand retail sector, the Union Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma told the Lok Sabha on August 20. Of these proposals, the government approved five proposals in the sector worth $137.68 million during the first two months of the current fiscal, the Minister added.
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HC asks govt to appoint experts to monitor hydel projects
The High Court of Himachal Pradesh has asked the State government to ensure appointment of expert professionals to supervise and monitor hydel projects for protection of fragile ecology of the state. Whie granting permission to the companies concerned, the government should impose a condition of appointing the professionals to monitor construction of hydel projects during their construcitn, the bench said.
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AP govts apathy over expansion of Vijayawada Airport
The Andhra Pradesh government has failed to expand the runway at Vijayawada airport to 10,500 ft and modernisation of the terminal building at the airport even after six years after signing an MoU with the Airports Authority of India in this regard.