In Kerala's Idukki district, the total losses suffered in the recent rain havoc was estimated at Rs 211.17 crore, in which the losses suffered due to road damage were estimated at Rs 58.75 crore. Two National Highways — Koci Dhanushkody and Kollam- Theni — suffered heavily in the district. Rains also caused damage to agriculture and houses as well. The total agriculture-related loss was estimated at Rs 35.80 crore. This included damage to standing crops and crops destroyed due to the landslips.
Category: Roads & Highways
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Udupi rural roads to get priority: Minister
The Karnataka government has set aside Rs 10.13 crore for maintenance of rural roads in the district for 2013-14, the Udupi district in-charge Minister Vinay Kumar Sorake has said. Udupi will be developed as a heritage city under the capacity building project of the Union government and tourism will be given more priority.
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Govt. constitutes HPC for road devp
The Nagaland government has formed a High Power Committee (HPC) on August 17 to better the condition of roads in Dimapur district, said the State Roads and Bridges (R&B) Minister Kuzholuzo (Azo) Neinu. The move comes in the wake of concerns expressed by the public over road condition in Dimapur district.
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Govt. constitutes HPC for road devp
The Nagaland government has formed a High Power Committee (HPC) on August 17 to better the condition of roads in Dimapur district, said the State Roads and Bridges (R&B) Minister Kuzholuzo (Azo) Neinu. The move comes in the wake of concerns expressed by the public over road condition in Dimapur district.
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Indian highways bring Rs 9,300 cr toll
Users of national highways in the country have paid Rs 9,283 crore toll in 2012-13 financial year, which is 30 per cent more than the last year figures, said the Union Road Transport Ministry. 74 per cent of the toll sum collected has gone to private road developers like Larsen & Toubro, IL&FS Transportation, Reliance Infrastructure, IRB Infrastructure, Ashoka Buildcon, Sadbhav Engineering, Gammon and HCC, who have got rights to widen the national highways and collect toll.
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Haryana gets Rs 221.53 cr NABARD loan for rural roads
For Haryana, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has extended a loan of Rs 238.65 crore for 21 rural road projects and 14 rural drinking water supply schemes under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF)–XIX. According to NABARD, an amount of Rs 221.53 crore has been sanctioned for widening and strengthening of 191.955 km length of rural roads in eight districts like Faridabad, Fatehabad, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Rewari, Rohtak and Yamunanagar in Haryana.
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Nagpur civic body ignores to repair bad roads
Public and motorists in Nagpur complain that the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) is not repairing bad roads but concentrating to mend the roads that are in good condition. The civic body pressed its jetpatcher pothole repair machine into service to repair the road connecting Raj Nagar (Raja Ram temple) to Chhindwara road, which was found to be not so bad. Taxpayers said this has exposed how the NMC authorities ignored the bad roads and the travails of common man on them.
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Gujarat gets about Rs 1000 cr for rural road project
The Union government has cleared about Rs 1,000 crore for Gujarat to take up rural road works. Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has conveyed this to the Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi that the Centre has sanctioned Rs 970 crore to the state for building 919 rural roads. The State government will have to spend about Rs 22 crore as a matching expenditure.
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Hyderabads St Anns-Uppal road to be repaired at Rs 2 cr
In Hyderabad, the rain-battered road between St AnnÂ’s School (Secunderabad) and Uppal junction will be repaired by spending Rs 2 crore, the Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) has stated. HMR Managing Director NVS. Reddy has asked engineers of the Roads & Buildings Department of HMR to immediately take up the required repairs. HMR owns the road.
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Repairs begin on Puthiyakavu road in Kochi
In Kochi, repairs have been started on Tripunithura SN Junction-PuthiyaÂkavu road by the State Public Works Department. The road was dug up for Kerala Water Authority works. And it has turned into a nightmarish expÂerÂience to both motorists and pedestrians alike. EmergenÂcy pothole filling work too is in progress after which the 4-km stretch will be resurfaced.