When in August this year, India sent its largest ever delegation to the Summer Olympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, most expected the country to further improve on its performance over the London edition of the games which had been held four years earlier.
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New Peripheral Expressway to ease Delhi’s traffic woes
Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Pon Radhakrishnan has informed the Lok Sabha that to decongest traffic in Delhi, a ‘Peripheral’ Expressway in two parts was under implementation.
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Highways, shipping surge ahead on the back of infrastructure push
Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari has said that his two ministries have together spent a total of about Rs 4 lakh crore in the past two and a half years as they work towards building world class highways and shipping infrastructure in the country.
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Three-day convention inaugurated on innovations in Green Highways
A three-day workshop on National Convention on Innovations in Green Highways has been inaugurated in the capital. Speaking on the occasion, Minister of State for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Mansukh Lal Mandavia said that there would be a greater success in greening highways if the local farmers are also involved. The farmers if involved in plantation, maintenance, and protection would give them a sense of responsibility and ownership.
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Gadkari tells highway engineers to eliminate accident spots
Minister of Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari has said that the government is committed to reduce the number of road accidents by 50 per cent in the next two years and is employing various measures to achieve this objective.
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Gadkari launches 12 Punjab National Highway projects
Punjab witnessed a major step towards world class road connectivity in all major cities as Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways & Shipping Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stones of 12 major National Highway projects worth Rs.10,596.19 crore at Ropar, Samrala and Jalandhar in the state.
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Centre set to explore 5 Guj rivers for inland waterways
At least five Gujarat rivers - including Mahi, Narmada, Sabarmati and Tapi that flow into the Gulf of Khambhat - are being explored for inland water transport under the National Waterways Act, 2016.
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IWAI signs contract with DST for NW-1 special vessels
With its objective of providing safe, environment friendly and economical mode of transportation through National Waterway-1 (NW-1), the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has signed a contract with DST, Germany to design vessels, especially suited to navigate the 1,620 km stretch of NW-1.
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Gadkari lays foundation stones for 12 National Highway projects
Punjab witnessed a major step towards world class road connectivity in all major cities as Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways & Shipping Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stones of 12 major National Highway projects worth Rs 10,596.19 crore at Ropar, Samrala and Jalandhar in the state.
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The focus on EPC has given a fillip to road industry
The roads sector had witnessed an aggressive bidding during the financial year 2011 and 2012. Projects of over 11,000 km were awarded during these years. But the lack of proper governance affected the execution of most of these projects.