The Union Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (has been implementing ongoing Special Accelerated Road Development Programme in North East (SARDP-NE) since 2006-07 for improvement and development of various National Highways, State roads and General Staff roads in North Eastern Region.
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Category: Roads & Highways
National Highways in Bihar need urgent repairs: Minister
ome national highways in Bihar urgently needed repair for smooth movement of long-distance vehicular traffic, the Bihar government stated on December 3. But the government blamed the Central agency, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), for not responding to the repeated request of the State government.
Centre blames State’s laxity for delay of NH-8 widening
The Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry has blamed the Rajasthan government's indolence in land acquisition as prime cause for the delay of road projects, especially in the widening of NH-8 between Jaipur and Delhi. According to NHAI officials, the Ministry lists the major reason for delay as the failure of the State government in acquiring land at Shahpura, Pawata , Kotputli and Behror.
Four projects get NHAI’s extension for funding
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has given a breather to four companies which are on the verge of losing their contracts. Several projects of NHAI have been facing failure to achieve financial closure.
L&T achieves financial closure for its Maha road projects
For two of its road projects in Maharashtra, L&T Infrastructure Development Projects (L&T IDPL), a subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro Ltd, and one of the pioneers in infrastructure development in India, has achieved financial closure on November 30.
Innovations needed for road development in India
Director General (Road Development) and Special Secretary of the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) C Kandasamy has said that innovation holds the key to overcoming hurdles in developing roads and junctions.
Govt proposes to collect toll on two-lane roads
With an eye on attracting investment and generating more revenue for the highways sector, the government is planning to charge toll for plying on a majority of two-laned roads.
India offers Myanmar to build roads, bridges
Indian Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai has stated that India has offered to build 71 new bridges in Myanmar on the Tamu to Kalewa highway. He added that a team from the Road Transport and Highways Ministry is visiting that country as part of the project.
Allahabad DM underlines road safety
To enforce wearing helmet by two-wheeler drivers in Allahabad district, especially students, the District Magistrate Rajshekhar has asked the city police to conduct awareness drive in schools to ensure two-wheelers were driven only after obtaining a valid driving licence and compulsorily use of helmet.
Big firms stay away from BMC’s road contracts
The failure of Mumbai's civic body Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the richest in India, to attract reputed infrastructure companies to bid for its multi-crore road contracts, does not come as a surprise. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation(BMC) attempted to weed out dubious contractors with alleged political connections.

