Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has take up a massive road rehabilitation programme in the entire Uttarakhand area. To put all efforts in correct perspective, it is said that in the entire Uttarakhand as per assessment made, a total of about 13 km length of road at 100 places have been breached. Major slides have occurred at 110 places and nine bridges have either been washed out or damaged. BRO has pressed in to service more than 90 excavators and Bull dozers.
Author: admin (Infratructure Today)
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IDBI Bank raps project developer for delay in KMP e’way
In a rare instance of plainspeak by a banker, IDBI Bank, the lead lender of the Rs 2,000-crore western peripheral expressway, has blamed the developer's lack of commitment for the project being delayed by over four years with no completion in sight. The developer has strongly refuted charges of lack of commitment on its part.
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Rebuilding highways in U’khand may take 3-4 months
In Uttarakhand, it will take at least 3-4 months to rebuild highways damaged by the recent floods. All national and state highways in the Garhwal region have been damaged with road-owing agencies reporting at least 100 stretches impacted by landslides, breaches or submergence. Several bailey bridges and steel girder bridges have also been washed away.
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Action against road contractors for substandard quality
Contractors in Kerala who failed to repair roads, that are damaged before the guarantee period, will be blacklisted, the Kerala government has said. Ports and Fisheries Minister K Babu asked contractors to repair the roads at the earliest. The minister also directed authorities to complete the rehabilitation of people who have suffered losses in the landslide at Kadvoor near Kothamangalam last year.
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NIA probing into discontinuation of road works
In Chhattisgarh, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is looking into reasons for sudden discontinuation of road construction and widening work on the Tongpal-Darbha stretch, the road that passes through Jhiram Ghati, a month before the Congress leaders were ambushed by Maoists. The agency has asked National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to furnish a list of all contractors and workers involved in the construction and widening works on National Highways 30 and 63 for scrutiny.
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Gujarat’s Sir Creek to get 10-km road
In Gujarat, to help forces tackle the difficult terrain of Sir Creek, the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) has agreed to build a 10-km stretch of road on marshy land. It will connect border post (BP) number 1175 to 1170. Though there are motorable roads to BP 1175, there is no connectivity between BP 1175 and BP 1131. The distance is 70 km and the area remains unmanned.
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Centre may drop SEZ policy
The Union government is finally planning to do away with the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) programme it had launched in 2006 with much fanfare. While the existing SEZs will continue to remain operational, those approved might not be notified and developers be allowed to utilise the land for other purposes. It is expected that the government's decision comes in the wake of a series of controversies and scams plaguing the SEZ programme.
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Govt’s nod to RIL to surrender SEZ in Haryana
The Union government has allowed Mukesh Ambani owned by Reliance Industries to surrender its special economic zone (SEZ) in Haryana. The decision to de-notify Reliance Haryana SEZ, a unit of RIL, was taken by Board of Approval (BoA), headed by Commerce Secretary SR Rao, in its meeting on June 12.
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Rupee hits another record low against dollar
The Indian rupee hit a record low of 59.9850 against US dollar in a recent trading session as foreign investors continue to pull out of their investment in the Indian stock market and bonds. With the considerable depreciation in the Indian rupee, traders are expecting the Reserve Bank of India to step in to sell dollars to arrest further weakening. The Indian currency depreciated 11 percent since May 2013. This will adve
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Bihar to execute key construction work in FY14
The building construction department (BCD) of the Bihar government, which has a plan size of over Rs 78 crore for 2013-14, is set to develop key construction works including Bihar Museum, International Convention Centre and MLA or MLC flats etc. The department will also implement the expansion of secretariat, police headquarters building and employment exchange among others