To improve road connectivity in Arunachal Pradesh, the Union government has approved a network of roads and bridges at a cost of Rs 819 crore. The Union Rural Development Ministry's decision in this regard comes just ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Beijing and it emphasises the strategic importance of the bordering state over parts of which China lays claim.
Category: Roads & Highways
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Govt allows MPs to spend fund on roads, pavements
The Union government has decided to allow its MPs to spend their local area development (MPLAD) fund for works related to constructing roads, pavements and cycle tracks and this move has been appreciated by the Geneva-based International Road Federation (IRF). IRF is a global road safety organisation.
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Govt allows MPs to spend fund on roads, pavements
The Union government has decided to allow its MPs to spend their local area development (MPLAD) fund for works related to constructing roads, pavements and cycle tracks and this move has been appreciated by the Geneva-based International Road Federation (IRF). IRF is a global road safety organisation.
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Civic body starts road repairs in Hyderabad
The engineering wing of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has begun repair and restoration work on roads that were badly damaged in the heavy rains across the city last week.
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Kottayam to get outer ring road
In Kottayam, connecting Pakkil-Kanjikuzhy and Kodimatha an already existing road network will be developed as an outer ring road of the town. The Public Works Department said that the work includes the modification of the MG Road (1 km), ML Junction-Muttambalam Road (2.5 km) and Kanjikuzhy-Power House Junction Road (7 km).
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Chennai Corp sets up road quality testing labs
Stating that faulty road compaction is one of the primary reasons for potholes, the Chennai Corporation has stated that it has set up quality control laboratories in each of its 15 zones to improve the quality of its road construction works.
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Rs 3,000 cr road works cleared in Maha, Punjab
The Union government on October 30 cleared Rs 3,000 crore worth highway widening works in Maharashtra and Punjab. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved four laning of the Aurangabad-Yedeshi highway in Maharashtra at an investment of Rs 2,406.63 crore. In Punjab, the Sangrur-Haryana border road will be widened at Rs 612.28 crore investment.
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BMC to invite tenders for Rs 1,002 cr road works
To give a face-lift to Mumbai streets by the end of next November, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) plans to issue tenders worth Rs 1,002 crore. BMC said that as As part of the plan, it will carry out asphalt works worth Rs 240 crore covering 68 roads in the island city and 43 in eastern suburbs.
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$500 mn World Bank loan for roads in remote India
To improve national highways and road connectivity in remote areas and economically backward areas of India, the World Bank has approved a loan of $500 million loan.
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Panel on highway projects to have five members
The government proposed committee, headed by C Rangarajan, to resolve inter-ministerial differences over the proposal to reschedule premium payments for a clutch of highway projects will have five members, say sources.