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.
Category: Roads & Highways
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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).
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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
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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.
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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
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Achieving growth of road length: A wishlist
A recent post by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in its newly created Facebook wall reads "The road to success is always under construction". For most of the industry watchdogs,
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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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PPP projects: Managing bid process
Selection of the right private partner in a scientific way for sustainable, effective and viable results is key to the success of a project, Sumit Barua explains in this two-part series that is especially useful for developers.
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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,
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Competition's fine, but competitors are few: Experts
The National Maritime Agenda 2020 envisages that all the Major Ports should have a draft of about 14 m. Two mega hub container terminals—one on the east coast and a second on the west coast are planned with a draft of about 17 m.