In order to ensure cost-efficiency and expeditious trading between the two countries, India and Bangladesh decided to develop their land ports. This decision was taken at a recent meeting of the Joint Working Group. Officials from both the countries held the 8th meeting of the India-Bangladesh Joint Working Group on Trade. As part of this plan, India will spend Rs 4.67 bn to develop seven import tax stations at Agartala, Petrapole, Dhok
Category: Roads & Highways
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DMRC to work on Kochi’s MG Road for metro rail
In Kochi, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has finalised plans to begin work on the city's heart line, MG Road, starting next weekend (June 29-30). While work is expected to start in the right earnest only after the Onam festival, the Metro agency will carry out the preparatory work during weekends till September on the stretch.
DMRC has sought the permission to close down the stretch on MG Road between Padma Junction and Abad Plaza hotel on June 29-30 to physically trace utility lines.
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Govt to employ independent experts to check road quality
To check the quality of road construction in the country, the Union Road Ministry has decided to engage independent experts. The Ministry said that it has received several complaints of poor quality of road construction. The independent experts will keep a vigil on various parameters such as standard and timely execution of road projects, the Ministry said.
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Govt to employ independent experts to check road quality
To check the quality of road construction in the country, the Union Road Ministry has decided to engage independent experts. The Ministry said that it has received several complaints of poor quality of road construction. The independent experts will keep a vigil on various parameters such as standard and timely execution of road projects, the Ministry said.
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Nagpur civic body to use new tech for road digging
To reduce damages to dug up roads in its purview the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) is to adopt a technology called 'Horizontal Drilling Direction' (HDD) to cut roads. It will check subsequent deterioration of dug up roads, NMC has said. The new technology will cause less damage to the road surface. The NMC is currently implementing the duct policy to allow road digging works. Open surface digging causes a lot of physical stress to a road, which is not even reinstated properly, and reduces i
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Road overbridge in Nagpur may open soon to ease traffic
In Nagpur, the road overbridge (ROB) near GaosiManapur is expected to be complete in a month or so. Once it is completed commuters can hope for reduction in heavy traffic inside the city at night. The outer ring road (ORR) stretch linking Gondkhairi on Amravati Road and GaosiManapur on Wardha Road is complete except for a 150-foot span over the railway line.
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Rains hinder ghat road repairs in TN’s Nilgiris district
In Tamil Nadu, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) plans to complete the repair and maintenance works on the ghat road to the Nilgiris at the earliest. Though it started the works last month, rain in the Blue Mountains has slowed down the job. NHAI said that it planned to repair and strengthen the road for 114 km from Kallar to Kakanallah in three phases.
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Uttarakhand govt seeks Rs 30 cr to repair roads
To restore and rebuild the road stretches damaged by the recent floods in Uttarakhand, the State Public Works Department, which owns the state highways connecting district headquarters, has sought Rs 30 crore from the Centre. A top highways ministry official said they had received a request and it was put before the newly appointed Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Oscar Fernandes.
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Uttarakhand govt seeks Rs 30 cr to repair roads
To restore and rebuild the road stretches damaged by the recent floods in Uttarakhand, the State Public Works Department, which owns the state highways connecting district headquarters, has sought Rs 30 crore from the Centre. A top highways ministry official said they had received a request and it was put before the newly appointed Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Oscar Fernandes.
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Decision soon on exit clause for highway developers
The Union Cabinet is soon to discuss the proposal for exit clause for highway developers. If the proposal is cleared, road contractors can exit from a road project by bringing in a new developer after the financial closure is complete. The exit clause proposal can only be triggered by the contractor who plans to exit, and cannot be moved without the consent of the bank, which has funded the project.