The Mumbai Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will conduct an internal inquiry into the increase in cost of road projects in the city, as pointed out by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. In its report, the CAG had also criticised the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for increasing spending an additional Rs 702 crore of taxpayersÂ’ money without following procedure.
Category: Roads & Highways
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Green tribunal stays Delhi road widening over tree felling
The National Green Tribunal has ordered an interim stay on PWD's road-widening project along the Andheria Mod-Mahipalpur stretch, where trees were found to be felled illegally. On March 18, a bench headed by NGT Chairman Justice Swatanter Kumar, asked the Delhi government, the Forest Department and PWD to not fell any tree except in cases where permission from the department concerned has been obtained till the next date of hearing.
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Rs 20k cr worth stranded road projects to get nod
As the Union Environment Ministry is set to give its clearances to a clutch of stranded highway projects in one go, work could soon begin with a combined investments of over Rs 20,000 crore. The MinistryÂ’s blanket approval is enabled by its decision to de-link the environment and forest clearances (EC and FC) for road projects, as per a recent Supreme Court directive.
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Mumbai’s FOB to make way for Sahar elevated road
In yet another example of poor planning by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), the Santa Cruz foot overbridge (FOB) on the Western Express Highway (WEH) will have to be demolished to make way for the new Sahar elevated road, which will connect the airport and the highway. To put it simply, the cost of the project will now increase manifold, as it will include the costs involved in demolishing the existing FOB and the construction of a new one.
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World Bank grants Rs 1,166 cr for Kerala roads
The Kerala government has entered into an agreement with the World Bank where they have granted Rs 1,166 crore to the State road development programme. The State PWD Minister VK Ebrahim Kunju informed that out of the total Rs 2,403 crore, the World Bank has sanctioned almost half.
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Haryana emphasises on roads strengthening
The Haryana government is mulling on strengthening all national and State highways, district roads and roads connecting five or more villages. While stating this in Kaithal on March 17, Haryana Public Works (Building and Roads) Minister Randeep Singh Surjewala said as part of the efforts Kotputli-Rewari-Dadri-Bhiwani Corridor costing Rs 1,350 crore is being constructed.
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UP Govt seeks new agreement on Ballia-Noida h’way
The Uttar Pradesh government on March 14 told the UP assembly that it has sought fresh agreement from Jai Prakash Associates for the construction of Ganga Express Highway between Ballia and Noida. However, the government refused to specify whether it was keen to pursue the project, which was initiated by the previous Mayawati government. The Rs 30,000 crore project envisages eight-lane express highway from Noida to Ballia covering around 1,047 km in 10 hours.
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Mangalore’s colony to see road after 13 years
Tucked away on the fringes of Mangalore city, around 150 houses in Rajiv Nagar, Shaktinagar — a colony started 13 years ago — will see roads, water and sanitary connections if the State government’s Rs. 1-crore package comes to fruition.
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KMRL hopes to implement project as per schedule
Elias George, Managing Director of Kochi Metro Rail (KMRL) expressed hope that there would not be any delay in implementing the metro rail project and it would stick to the schedule. The implementing agency also said that National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) already gave an in-principle approval to carry out construction of the Metro on th
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World Bank approves Rs 3.7 bn project
The Rs 373 crore Cuttack-Chandabali Road project, which is one of the biggest road projects to be implemented in Odisha, received approval from the World Bank. For a long time, Odisha government was pursuing the clearance of the road project with the centre and the World Bank