Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the three-lane 1.5 km long Koilwar bridge over River Sone in Bihar through video conferencing on Thursday.
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Tag: Bihar
Nitish Kumar gives Rs.19,500 cr push
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has laid foundation stones, inaugurated and dedicated development projects
4,000 MW plant for Bihar announced
Bihar will get a 4,000 MW Ultra Mega Power Plant and the Centre will allocate sufficient number of coal blocks for it, Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal has announced.
The Water Route
Coastal shipping and inland waterways transportation (IWT), the two significant modes of domestic water transportation, both provide fuel and cost savings over road and rail transport. Water as a mode of transportation holds significant importance in an economy
Ashoka Buildcon lowest bidder for Bihar project
Ashoka Buildcon has emerged as the lowest bidder for a project with the North Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd. The project, which pertains to rural electrification works under the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana as well as strengthening of the power distribution network under a special plan for Vaishali district in Bihar, will cost Rs 373.39 crore.
Government evaluating site in Bihar for UMPP
The power ministry is evaluating a site in Bihar for setting up a 4,000 MW ultra mega power project (UMPP) and has approached the Coal Ministry for allocation of a nearest coal block for the thermal plant.
Forging ahead
Dedicated Freight Corridors are on the fast track with institutional finance from the World Bank and JICA. However, the roadmap for allied projects along the corridors is still not clear, writes Janaki Krishnamoorthi.
Supreme Infra bags orders
Supreme Infrastructure has secured three orders cumulatively worth Rs 617.7 crore for various construction works. These include a Rs 337-crore project for two-laning of Chhapra-Rewaghar-Muzaffarpur section of NH-102 in Bihar,
bridge maintenance policy
The Bihar Road Construction Department (RCD) is planning to have a bridge maintenance policy on the lines of road maintenance policy. The RCD has constructed 19,000 km of roads and over 12,000 bridges and culverts since 2006. The government is now focusing on the maintenance of these roads and bridges because there has been no such policy so far.
Four-laning of Gaya-Biharsharif road approved
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the project for the development of four laning of 93 kms. (approximately) long Gaya-Hisua-Rajgir-Nalanda-Biharsharif section on National Highway-82 in Bihar.