On NH-1, which connects Delhi with the Wagah border, NHAI has built foot overbridges (FOBs) with ground clearance of only 5.5 m whereas the maximum height of armed forces vehicles carrying weapons is 6 m which may obstruct the movement of the army vehicles.
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Category: Roads & Highways
Low FOBs may obstruct army vehicles
On NH-1, which connects Delhi with the Wagah border, NHAI has built foot overbridges (FOBs) with ground clearance of only 5.5 m whereas the maximum height of armed forces vehicles carrying weapons is 6 m which may obstruct the movement of the army vehicles.
Govt aid for Uttarakhand road development
The Ministry of Rural Development has released graÂnt in aid worth Rs 155.22 crore for construction of rural roads in Uttarakhand under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).
NHAI shortlists 10 cos to bid for `5,000 cr projects
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has shortlisted 114 highway construction companies and developers in the annual technical qualification initiated by the body in March this year. Ten of these have qualified to directly put in financial bids
Widening of NH 7 into six-lane begins
National Highways AuthÂority of India (NHAI) has awaÂrded to Reliance Infrastructure a contract to widen the existing four-lane National Highway No. 7 from Bangalore to Krishnagiri (chainage 33.130 to 93.0) into a six-lane road.
Upgraded road for Arunachal
The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure approved the updating the civil cost of widening of existing road to two-lane National Highway standards from Potin to Pangin (407 km) on BOT (Annuity) basis under Arunachal Pradesh Package of Roads and Highways of
Achieving growth of road length: A wishlist
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Case Study: The North East challenge
Building roads in the North-East, as many infrastructure firms are discovering, is literally an uphill task. S S Raju shares experiences about local issues and the suggestions for resolving them.
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Civil & Building: Towards substantial growth
Civil and Building works within EPL have formerly been carried out as part of other projects previously undertaken by EPL, particularly the mega projects. For example, within the Hazira project comprising steel plants, power stations, ports and jetties, factories etc,