In Orissa, the state government would build 200 more bridges in the state at a cost of Rs 700 crore in this current fiscal. The government announced that the bridges would be built under the Biju Setu Yojana.
Category: Roads & Highways
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JK mulls road projects
Jammu and Kashmir government has proposed 16 vital road projects before the Union government under the centrally sponsored scheme, Central Road Fund (CRF) for 2013-14.
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NHAI circulates list
Larsen and Toubro Infrastructure Development Projects, Leighton Welspun Contractors, Uniquest Infra Ventures, Reliance Infrastructure, have emerged as developers who can bid for largest national highway projects.
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Road builders to pay fine to exit projects
Union Road Minister Oscar Fernandes has said that road developers in the country will not be blamed for delays in regulatory procedure but have to take responsibility for their own faults and may have to pay up to one per cent of total project cost as penalty
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Rail projects implementation slow
Experts and industry observers raise concern about the slow implementation of public private partnership (PPP) projects in railway sector. It is learnt that around 350 PPP projects are in the pipeline in railway sector
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Funds allocated for road works in Varanasi
A budget of Rs 396.47 lakh has been released for road works in Varanasi. The fund for road construction has been allocated to PWD. With this, the turmoil of the Varanasi city commuters may soon come to an end after monsoon seasonl, said the district magistrate PranjalYadav.
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Potholes on Ahmedabad roads are yet to be repaired
In Ahmedabad, heavy rainfall has dented many a road, making commuting a challenging and risky affair. However, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) does not seem quite eager to deal with the problem of potholes. The whopping Rs 700 crore that AMC has spent on roads has done little to provide safe and pothole-free roads to Amdavadis. Lack of quality control measures and supervision seems to be the reason behind this menace.
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NHDP package may solve Shiradi Ghat problem
In Karnataka, the proposed four-lane road project from Hassan to BC Road on National Highway 48 is expected to give the much-needed relief for the nightmarish experience on the 37 km Shiradi Ghat stretch between Bangalore and Mangalore. The Rs 2,038 crore crore project has been scaled down to Rs 673.43 crore and will be taken under National Highway Development Project (NHDP) IV B package.
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Chandigarh may have new road to ease congestion
In Chandigarh, the increasing traffic on roads has compelled the UT Administration to mull over alternative routes to reduce congestion. To improve connectivity between the Chandigarh Railway Station and the Airport, the UT Administration has proposed a new road connecting the two destinations. For construction of the road that would stretch around 2.5 kilometre, some land will be acquired from the Railways.
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Nagaland road stretch on NH 29 to shut for BRO work
In Nagaland, the Phesama and Kisama stretch of National Highway (NH)-29 would be completely cut off for a week starting August 2 as Border Road Organisation (BRO) has decided to give its serious effort to completely restore the stretch. The same stretch of the road near Kisama, Naga Heritage village cut off due to a massive landslide on July 12 but it was open for some time for small vehicles.