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Maoists torch machines at road work site in Odisha

Maoists torch machines at road work site in Odisha

Two JCB machines, two tractors and a motorcycle were torched by by suspected CPI maoists at the construction site of PMGSY road at Miangpadar village, about 30 km from Bhawanipatna in Odisha on October 20. Police seized 10 leaflets and three posters of the Bansadhara, Ghumsura and Nagabali divisions of the CPI(Maoist) from the spot.

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Army assusred for better road link to Bumla post

Army assusred for better road link to Bumla post

Roads and telecommunication facilities at Bumla, the last Army post in Tawang district of Arunachal Prdesh, bordering China located at 17,000 feet, needed to be improved. The State Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has assured the Indian Army in the area to take up the matter with the Union government and press for the facilities.

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Rs 43 cr allotted for widening Chennai road stretch

Rs 43 cr allotted for widening Chennai road stretch

In Chennai, Rs 43 crore has been allotted by the Tamil Nadu government for widening a small stretch of Grand Southern Trunk Road in Irumbuliyur, Tambaram. Lot of mishaps have taken place on the stretch. A Government Order to this effect from the Highways and Minor Ports Department was passed earlier this month.

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Army assured for better road link to Bumla post

Army assured for better road link to Bumla post

Roads and telecommunication facilities at Bumla, the last Army post in Tawang district of Arunachal Prdesh, bordering China located at 17,000 feet, needed to be improved. The State Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has assured the Indian Army in the area to take up the matter with the Union government and press for the facilities.

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Hyderabad to get two road under bridges

Hyderabad to get two road under bridges

As two road under bridges (RuBs) are expected to come up at East Anandbagh and Vajpai Nagar in Hyderabad, traffic woes of residents of Malkajgiri and surrounding areas may end soon. The roads and buildings (R&B) department and South Central Railway (SCR) will construct RuBs at East Anandbagh and Vajpai Nagar (Neredmet).

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Madurai satellite township gets Rs 120 cr

Madurai satellite township gets Rs 120 cr

To create an integrated satellite township on the Ma­durai-Tirunelveli four-lane road at Thoppur and Ucchampatti village, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has announced a sanction of Rs 120 crore.

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Kohima roads to be repaired on President’s visit

Kohima roads to be repaired on President’s visit

As President Pranab Mukharjee is scheduled to visit the Nagaland's capital Kohima, authorities concerned are gearing up to give a facelift to the roads. The city's roads were in a sorry state. With the President geared to visit and take some of the disabling routes that connect Kohima city, and the city to other districts, work to touch some of them up has been promised to begin.

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West Bengal gets 421 rural roads under PMGSY

West Bengal gets 421 rural roads under PMGSY

The Union Rural Development minister Jairam Ramesh has said that his department has finalised funds for 421 roads covering 1,887 km in West Bengal. The State Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had written to the Prime Minister about norms being flouted by the Centre in allotment of funds to states.