In Madhya Pradesh, Indore Divisional Commissioner Sanjay Dubey on August 2 issued instructions to the officers concerned to repair roads within a week. In a meeting with officers of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and State Highway at his office, Dubey said people are facing huge inconvenience on the roads. He issued strict instructions to repair roads including Lebad-Ghata Billod road, Indore-Pithampur Road, Dhar-Manawar Road, Rajgarh-Kukshi Road and Dewas-Indore Road.
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Haryana okays sanction of Rs 9 cr for Ynagar road works
Haryana government has approved Rs 9.37 crore to repair roads in Yamunanagar district that were damaged because of the recent rains. More than Rs. 1.87 crore will be spent on the construction of roads, cross-drainage structure and 60-metre side ramps on link road from Kaith Kalanour village to Lapra village, the State Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said in a release.
Haryana govt okays Rs 9 cr for Yamunanagar road repairs
Haryana government has approved Rs. 9.37 crore to repair roads in Yamunanagar district that were damaged because of the recent rains. More than Rs. 1.87 crore will be spent on the construction of roads, cross-drainage structure and 60-metre side ramps on link road from Kaith Kalanour village to Lapra village, a release said.
Poovar region touted as ideal site for shipyard project
The Poovar-Pozhikkara region is an ideal location for the proposed ship building and repair yard, suggested 'Thiruvananthapuram Coastal View' a forum for the development of the capital city of Kerala. Therefore, the forum urged the state government to recommend the region, which is a nearby beach resort of Thiruvananthapuram, as the site for the yard project
BRO to repair highways damaged in flood
The Border Roads Organization (BRO) would focus on repairing and restore the damaged highways in areas badly-affected by flood in Uttarakhand. After reviewing the damage caused to roads, including the strategic ones being built along the border with China, in the flash floods in Uttarakhand, Defence Minister AK Antony asked the BRO to carry out their repairs within the earliest possible time-frame
Hyderabad’s Mettuguda road to be repaired soon
In Hyderabad, the authorities concerned have initiated steps to repair the main road opposite the St. AnthonyÂ’s Church to Mettuguda junction, which is in a bad condition. Media had exposed the bad condition of the stretch. The process of sanction of estimates and calling for tenders to take up repair work of the stretch will be at the earliest, the authorities concerned said.
Punjab to repair 11,000 km link roads
Punjab government on May 21 gave its nod for the repair of link roads covering 11,000 km at a cost of Rs 1,700 crore across the state to be completed by June, 2014. The State Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal gave his nod for the road repairs while reviewing the status of national highways, district roads, link roads, ROBs/RUBs, government buildings and several other infrastructure projects.
Kozhikode civic body gives land for road projects
Following request from concerned authorities, the civic body of Kozhikode is taking steps to hand over land for to the Public Works Department for the improvement of roads. Roads in the city would be upgraded under the Kozhikode City Road Improvement Project (KCRIP). For this purpose, the coordinator of KCRIP requested the Kozhikode corp
Authorities choose wrong roads for repair
Some reports criticised the Chennai Municipal Corporation and the state government for making wrong choice of roads for repair projects. Residents complain that the civic body chose good roads for repair projects while neglecting poor quality roads for such projects. For example, the civic body chose Gandhi Nagar that already has good roads and pavements
C’garh to get $300 mn ADB loan to repair its roads
To repair over 900 kilometres of roads in Chhattisgarh state, the Asian Development Bank would provide $300 million loan to the State government, the Bank said in statement on December 11. The project would include works such as expanding roads for two-laning, building new sections, construction and strengthening of culverts and brigdes.