As the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) could not acquire land required for road construction, it has scrapped highway projects worth Rs 4,000 crore in Goa and Kerala states. Referring the NHAI's inability to build the 4,000 crore highways, the Federation of National Highway Builders said that a new land acquisition law for public purpose has to be implemented and coordination between NHAI and State governments should be more.
Category: Roads & Highways
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India, China to tie-up to cooperate in road sector
For cooperating in their road and transport sector, India and China are set to sign an agreement when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits Beijing in next October. Transport ministries of both countries have approved the details of the proposed agreement. Last year, India had reached out to Chinese infrastructure companies to invest in the road sector. Identified areas of cooperation include sharing best practices in road and bridge building technologies, policies, intelligent traffic system bes
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Land needed to widen Goshree-Mamangalam road in Kochi
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Rs 5,000 cr needed to restore roads & bridges in U’khand
To restore the washed out roads and bridges in Uttarakhand, the Union government has been urged by its Road Ministry to provide Rs 5,000 crore. On June 17, flash floods had washed away many vital road links and thousands died in the natural calamity. The Ministry has estimated to restore the road network in the next three years.
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Only 52 potholes on 652 newly-built Mumbai roads: Report
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Swift repair to caved-in key road in Mumbai
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Two civic bodies in Odisha to build plastic roads
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Dalpatpur-Dasna highway in UP has 4 toll plazas
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NHAI to scrap 6 projects due to land acquisition issues
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to scrap six projects worth Rs 4,000 crore due to land acquisition hurdles. NHAI's move comes while the Union Ministry of Road Transport has been trying to revive interest in the road sector through a slew of measures including amendments in the exit policy for private developers and rescheduling the premium that the developers owe the NHAI.
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Goa to take up road repairs from Sept 15
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