The road construction sector in India has picked up in 2012 after a slowdown in road projects last year. National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has awarded about 4,375 kilometers of roads in the first nine months of 2012.
Category: Roads & Highways
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Baghbela-Chitterkot road in Kashmir needs macdamisation
For the inhabitants of Tangdhar in Kashmir delay by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to macadamise the Baghbela- Chitterkot road has become a source of inconvenience.
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NHAI meets 6% road contracts target till Oct
The Union government would target construction of 17,000 km of roads over the next two years, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on November 3.
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Rs 1,760 cr World Bank’s aid for Assam road project
For improving secondary road network in Assam, the India's north-eastern state, the World Bank on November 5 signed an agreement with the Central and Assam governments to provide $320 million, around Rs 1,760 crore.
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Assam road project gets $320 mn loan from World Bank
World Bank agreed to lend $320-million for improvement and development of some of the roads in Assam
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Centre, Assam sign pact with World Bank for road project
The Union and Assam governments on November 5 entered into a $320 million agreement with the World Bank for State roads project. The loan and project agreements were signed by the Centre, Assam government and World Bank in New Delhi, an official statement here said.
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Madhya Pradesh govt mulls air cargo hub
Madhya Pradesh government may use public private partnership (PPP) model to set up an air cargo hub either at Bhopal or at Indore on over 500 hectare.
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Reasons to be identified for delay in Kanpur’s ROB
To find out the reasons for delay in construction of railway overbridge (ROB) at COD Crossing in Kanpur Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highway has constituted a four-member committee.
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Roads Ministry mulls sops for road developers
To allow private road builders to exit from projects soon after construction, the Union Highways Ministry will make an appeal to the Union Cabinet in this regard.
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Rs 6k cr Central funds for 1,325 road work in Arunachal
The Union government has sanctioned a grant of Rs 6,000 crore for the 1,325 kilometre Trans Arunachal Highway project and work on the same is in full swing.