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Convention inaugurated on Green Highways

Convention inaugurated on 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.

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Highways surge ahead on the back of infrastructure push

Highways 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

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 launches 12 Punjab National Highway projects

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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IWAI signs contract with DST for NW-1 special vessels

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.