Based on the direction from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Planning Commission will prepare the draft Bill on Dispute Resolution in public contracts in consultation with all stakeholders and ministries. In a first step to improve the institutional arrangement for dispute settlement, Singh asked the panel to prepare a draft bill to put in place a mechanism for
Category: Roads & Highways
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Road work opposed in TN’s tiger reserve area
In Tamil Naudu, green activists are up in arms against construction of three new roads being in the forest area of the state. Hardly just two months ago the Sathyamangalam wildlife sanctuary in the state was classified as a tiger reserve by the Union Environment Ministry and the roads are being laid. The activists believe the roads will disrupt and disturb wildlife in the region.
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Road network essential for development: J&K Minister
Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment, Mian Altaf Ahmad on May 19 termed the road connectivity as one of the important basic needs of people. Altaf concluded an extensive tour of Kangan constituency and took stock of the ongoing road projects coming up under PMGSY in the constituency.
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Kochi Corporation to widen Thammanam road
For widening the Thammanam-Pulleppady Road, Kochi Corporation and the district administration have jointly conducted an inspection for facilitating land acquisition. The local body has already issued the preliminary 4(1) notification to execute the process. Mayor Tony Chammany and the District Collector PI Sheik Pareeth held a review of the project site between MG Road and C P Ummer Road on May 19.
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‘Fault in design led to collapse of flyover in Kolkata’
A fact-finding committee has stated that a flaw in the drawing and design of the curved stretch of Ultadanga flyover in Kolkata led to its collapse on March 3 this year.
The Urban Development Department had tasked a five-member panel with finding out why the curved section of the flyover collapsed. The final report has been submitted to the Urban Development Minister Firhad Hakim, who also heads the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).
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Collapsed Sion-Dharavi bridge to be reconstructed soon
The collapsed Sion-Dharavi-Mahim bridge in Mumbai will be rebuilt by the the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) at a cost of Rs 11 crore. The collapsed in 2011. Officials said work will begin after the monsoon.
The bridge that is to connect Tulsi Pipe Road to Bandra (E) junction will be tabled during the civic standing committee next week.
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Mumbai’s Milan rail over bridge to open to traffic soon
In Mumbai, heavy water-logging at the Milan subway will no longer cause an inconvenience to motorists this monsoon, thanks to the Milan rail over bridge (RoB), which is set to open this month. According to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), the 700-metre RoB is finally ready for traffic will be ready for traffic by the end of this month.
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Work on Gurgaon’s MDI Chowk flyover to begin in July
In Gurgaon, construction of a 600-metre-long flyover is expected to begin anytime in July, a senior Public Works Department (PWD) official said. The intersection connects Old Gurgaon areas with the New Gurgaon through Iffco Chowk and Signature Tower Chowk. Once it comes into being thousands of motorists commuting through the busy MDI Chowk can expect a sigh of relief.
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Mumbai’s Grant Road skywalk to be opened soon
In Mumbai, the Grant Road skywalk will be ready for public use within a month. This is the second-last skywalk nearing completion in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). Work on Grant Road skywalk has entered final stages.
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South Mumbai to Chembur in 15 mins via freeway
By the end of this month, commuter will be able to zip to Chembur from south Mumbai in about 15 minutes. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) will open a portion of the Eastern Freeway from Orange Gate to Panjarpol. The remaining part up to Ghatkopar-Mankhurd Link Road (GMLR) will be opened early next year.