In Manipur state, MLA Z Kikhonbou Newmai paid an inspection visit to take stock of the construction process along Tamei-Tousem road, Tamei-Haflong road, Tamei-Tamenglong road and Tamei-Taning road in Tamenglong district. The inspection visit of MLA Z Kikhonbou on February 25 was accompanied by RKH Singh, Additional Secretary of NEC P Tiken, Additional Chief Engineer and SE Sharatkumar.
Category: Roads & Highways
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UP sets aside Rs 984.88 lakh for Varanasi road works
The Uttar Pradesh government's allotment of funds in its budget for road repair and construction work in Varanasi was welcomed by all. Due to digging of roads for laying pipelines under the projects of sewage, drainage and water supply line over the past five years there is hardly any road fit for smooth vehicular movement.
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Delhi CM inaugurates concrete road project in Gole Market
In Delhi, a project of concrete road for internal lanes of the Sector-II, DIZ area, Gole Market at MS Flats-Peshwa Road and J-Block, Mandir Marg was inaugurated by the Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. The work of DIZ Sector-II has begun and will be completed by May, 2014.
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Delhi’s Barapullah road saves fuel, time for motorists
Delhi's first elevated road over Barapullah drain is proving to be a win-win situation for the commuters and the authorities. While a motorist on an average is saving time and fuel worth Rs 57 per day, the elevated stretch is helping the government in cutting pollution and conserving invaluable fuel.
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Mumbai’s Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road left uncared for
Road users in Mumbai's Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road, which meets the Western Express highway, complain of pathetic state of the roads. Commuters who regularly takes this road to reach their Goregaon office wonder aloud whether this is the kind of infrastructure deserved by a metropolis which pays huge taxes.
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Hyd’s Outer Ring Road toll tax to be revised from April
Motorists in Hyderabad will have to cough up more from April 1 for travelling on the Outer Ring Road (ORR). This move is in less than six months after collection of toll tax started on some stretches of the ORR. The toll collection agency PK Hospitality Services is getting ready to increase toll rates from the new financial year ie, April 1, 2013 as the government permitted the agency to increase fee every year.
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Govt implements Rs 19 bn border road projects
Government has approved construction of 27 strategic border roads along the Indo-China border at an estimated cost of Rs 1,937 crore for the effective movement and operational requirement of Indo Tibetan Border Police. These roads are being constructed by Border Roads Organization (15 roads), Central Public Works Department (8 r
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Godrej calls for road link to Bangladesh, Myanmar, China
Better infrastructure is essential along the 3,000-km road link between India and the three South Asian countries-Bangladesh, Myanmar and China, said Adi Godrej, Godrej Group Chairman and CII president last week. Speaking to the media after flagging off the 12-day Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Forum for Regional Cooperation (BCIM) Car Rally in Kolkata, Godrej said road infrastructure should be improved since the link connecting these four countries was largely difficult terrain.
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Vyttila-Pettah Road in Kochi to be widened soon
The Kerala government on February 24 granted sanction for the land acquisition for widening the Vyttila-Pettah Road and for shifting the Railway quarters in connection with the Kochi Metro rail work. A decision in this regard was taken at a high-level committee meeting presided over by Chief Secretary Jose Syriac.
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Rail Budget proposes Rs 634 bn investment in FY14
Union Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal announced a planned investment of Rs 63,363 crore for 2013-14, including Rs 600 crore from public private partnership (PPP) route. He said this while presenting the railway budget for 2013-14 in Parliament today.