Standing Committee for Ward Works in Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has held civic agencies and private companies responsible for digging roads, which are causing troubles to commuters in the city.
Category: Roads & Highways
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BBMP blames BESCOM, BWSSB for bad roads
Standing Committee for Ward Works in Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has held civic agencies and private companies responsible for digging roads, which are causing troubles to commuters in the city.
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Rs 72.6 cr sanctioned for flyover in Kochi
In Kochi, flyover will be built at Palarivattom Junction on National Highway 66 (previously NH 47) at a cost of Rs 72.6 crore. The Kerala government has given its sanction and the announced project value includes land acquisition cost also.
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Kerala to develop NHs into 45-m width
Kerala government will see to that the national highways in the state be developed with 45-metre width, said the State Public Works Department Minister VK Ebrahim Kunju. The Minister said this at the two-day seminar on ‘Innovative initiatives for road development’ beginning on November 6 in Thiruvananthapuram.
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NHAI cuts land demand for highway widening
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has submitted a revised proposal to the Madhya Pradesh state wildlife wing seeking clearance for 37-km road widening between Mansar in Maharashtra and Khawasa in Madhya Pradesh on NH7. In the revised proposal, the NHAI has reduced the land requirement for the project.
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Upgradation of Shahkot-Punia road begins
Under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), the Punjab mandi board has initiated the process to upgrade the Shahkot-Punia link road. A road stretch of 10.25-km is being upgraded under the scheme and widened to 33 feet from existing 22 feet.
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Demolition drive soon in Varanasi for road work
In Varanasi, demolition drive to remove the demarcated portions of the buildings for four-laning work of Rathyatra-Bhullanpur road is likely to be started very soon. The administration has taken a decision to intensify the demolition drive to pave the way for the road widening.
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Vellore Collector does a quality check on road works
Vellore district Collector R Nanthagopal on November 5 inspected a newly laid road in Ananthalai panchayat in the district. It is constructed at a cost of Rs 27 lakh and it is 1.5 km in length. He also inspected a 220-metre long cement road at Chettithangal panchayat laid at a cost of Rs 4.35 lakh.
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Tariff dodging dents toll income on highways
Media reports say that private companies' investments into highways in India have taken a beating with the toll dodging practice by some sections of vehicles including those of politicians in the country. Ambulances, fire trucks and the cars of senior government officials are among those exempted from paying tolls, but other drivers often claim a free ride, say an official with GVK Power and Infrastructure.
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Shift of road work from BRO to Manipur PWD opposed
A memorandum has been submitted to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh by expressing opposition to the Union government's decision to entrust construction work of Khongshang-Tamenglong road in Manipur to the State PWD from the Border Road Organisation (BRO).