Expressing angry over Delhi government for its indiscriminate felling of trees the National Green Tribunal on April 9 ordered an interim stay on a road widening project in South DelhiĆās Vasant Kunj till the next hearing on May 29. The tribunal also warned the Delhi government of strong action if further felling of trees took place. The government admitted that the Public Works Department had started felling trees without mandatory permission from the Forest Department.
Category: Roads & Highways
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Shahdara bridge opening by April 30: Noida Authority
The Noida Authority has announced that the widening of the first of five bridges on Shahdara drain between Film City and Mahamaya Flyover will finally be over by April 30. The project has missed several deadlines in the past. The Authority is working round the clock to ensure that work ends ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's scheduled visit to the Expo Centre in Greater Noida in the first week of May for the annual Asian Development Bank summit.
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Highway projects worth Rs 1,900 cr get poor response
Country-wide highway projects worth over Rs 1,900 crore have found no takers even though these are based on the annuity model under which the concessionaire recovers a fixed amount of the investment from the government each year, a situation that officials say reflects the severe financial crunch in the private sector. The projects, for four-laning 177 km along NH-37 in Assam, are part of the Special Accelerated Road Development Programme in the North East approved by the Cabinet earlier this mo
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Foundation laid for widening work of Jandiali-Kohara road
Foundation for widening work on road leading from Jandiali to Kohara in Punjab was laid by the State PWD Minister Sharanjit Singh Dhillon on April 11. This road will serve as a bypass to the people of Dhanansu, Bhudewal, Mehlon and Paharuwal, and their distance to Sahnewal town will be cut short by several kilometres. A total of Rs 2 crore will be spent on this bypass road and it will be completed in three months.
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Kullu Manali highway in Himachal cries for repair
The highway, National Highway No 21, is in a state of utter neglect in Shimla area despite the arrival of summer tourist season. Though, the local municipal council has made efforts to maintain the streets, lanes and by-lanes in the town but it is main highway that connects Manali with the outside world by road which is in a pathetic condition.
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CM gives nod for flyover at Gurgaon’s Rana Pratap Chowk
In Haryana, the State Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has approved construction of a flyover at Maharana Pratap Chowk in Gurgaon. Once the flyover comes into being, it could provide a great relief to commuters. The area witnessed regular traffic snarls, especially during rush hour. Haryana Public Works (Building and Roads) Department will construct the flyover at an estimated cost of Rs 126.14 crore.
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Flyover helps bridge missing link in Mumbai
A 700-metre stretch passing below the Orange Gate-Wadala flyover part of Freeway through the Sewrisaltpan land will be the missing link between the Sewri-Wadala-Chembur road and Port or Mahul road. MMRDA sources said that this is the missing link which passes below the flyover's (between Orange Gate and Wadala) Wadala end up to Port road. Once we connect that, traffic will be able to move below the flyover too.
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Elevated road may decongest Delhi’s road
To decongest various arterial roads in south Delhi and cut down travel time, the Delhi government has decided to construct an elevated road to connect Chhatarpur with INA market. For this, the government is to carry out a feasibility study soon. The Delhi PWD Minister Raj Kumar Chouhan said the government has started the process of appointing a consultant to prepare the feasibility report for the project.
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Chichem village in Himachal to get road connectivity: CM
In Himachal Pradesh, the highest Chichem village situated at the height of 14,000 feet in Lahaul and Spiti district likely to be linked with the road connectivity soon after commissioning of under construction Chichem bridge as it would join Chichem and Kibber village in Lahaul and Spiti district together.
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Rs 5,000 cr to convert AP roads into National Highways
The Union government on April 9 stated that it would invest Rs 5,000 crore towards conversion of 10,000 km of state roads into National Highways over the next three-five years. Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Sarvey Sathyanarayana said in Delhi that the Centre is to spend about Rs 5,000 crore in a phased manner and will complete 10,000 km National Highways in Andhra Pradesh in the next 3-5 years.