Delhi Public Works Department Minister Raj Kumar Chauhan has stated that work on the Rao Tula Ram (RTR) Marg flyover in the city was progressing as per the plan. The Department is working on the detailed plan which will be submitted to Delhi Urban Arts Commission (DUAC). Once it clears it, the project will be sent to the Cabinet and the tender process will follow next, the Minister said.
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J-K to seek Rs 582-cr from Centre for roads and buildings
For its roads and buildings sector, Jammu and Kashmir government would seek Rs 568.92 crore from the Centre towards completion of several ongoing projects. The decision to apply for central aid under the State Plan Assistance (SPA) scheme was taken at a high-level meeting in Srinagar on May 29. The meeting was chaired by the State Roads and Buildings Minister Abdul Majid Wani.
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Panaji Mayor asks for bridge details from GSIDC
Mayor of Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) Surendra Furtado has written to the Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC) demanding details of the proposed bridge between Panaji and Betim. In a letter to GSIDC Managing Director Sanjit Rodrigues, Furtado has sought all details including traffic plans if any worked out since the ferry wharf area is very crowded.
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Antony asks BRO to pace up roads along border areas
The Defence Minister AK Antony has asked the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to look at other public sector companies and even private companies to expedite road construction along the frontier with China. Roads needed by security forces along border with China have been delayed by five to seven years. The BRO, a body under the Ministry of Defence, is tasked with laying down roads in the Himalayas, especially those needed for strategic purposes.
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Punjab CM okays revised Toll Policy
The Punjab government on May 29 approved the revised toll policy aimed at the rationalisation in the toll rates besides enhancing the user acceptability in the state. The State Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal was presiding over the meeting of the Punjab Infrastructure Development Board (PIDB) at his residence in the presence of the Deputy Chief Minister Sukahbir Singh Badal.
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Govt to up compensation to pace up ring road project
The Rajasthan government is to resolve the long-pending issue of the 47-km Ring Road project to connect Ajmer, Tonk and Agra. The State government is likely to increase the compensation to farmers for their land acquired for the road project.
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Aviation, IT, ITES are priority industries in Goa policy
For Goa's Industrial Investment Policy, a State-government appointed taskforce has suggested industries like aviation, aero space, IT and ITES, pharma and integrated educational hubs. Atul Kane, head of the taskforce, said in Panaji that these industries were suitable to Goa, even as mining did not feature in the first batch of suggestions made by the taskforce.
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Govt takes steps to prevent power grid outages
To prevent electricity grid outages the Union government has taken various measures, including automatic load shedding schemes. Besides, the regional and state load despatch centres -- which keep a tab on the load available on the grids -- are advising utilities to check overloading in the network.
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World Bank asks nations to step up energy investments
A World Bank report has stated that as many as 1.2 billion people - almost the population of India - don't have access to electricity and 2.8 billion have to rely on wood or other biomass to cook and heat their homes. The report is first in a series to monitor progress of the three objectives - full energy access, doubling energy efficiency and renewables - of the UN's Sustainable Energy-for-All initiative.
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Govt may limit premium airline seats
The Union government is likely to limit the number of seats that an Indian carrier can sell to passengers through pre-booking for a fee to 15 per cent to 20 per cent of the aircraft capacity. The aviation ministry is planning to ask airlines to limit this to the front and emergency row seats that have more legroom and the window and aisle seats of the second to fifth or sixth row.