After waiting for years for authorities to heed their requests to build a road, residents of three villages here donated their lands and arranged funds for the construction of a 500-metre road. The road will connect three villages — Lambloo, Ghumarin and Gumar — of the Lambloo gram panchayat. According to villagers, they decided to […]
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Morbi bridge tragedy: Gujarat govt opposes interim bail plea of Oreva Group promoter Jaysukh Patel
The Gujarat government on Saturday opposed the interim bail sought by Oreva Group promoter Jaysukh Patel to pay compensation to the kin of victims of last year’s Morbi suspension bridge collapse that left 135 dead. Patel sought to be let out on bail for 15-20 days to complete the formalities required to recompense the families […]
JICA extends ODA loan of Rs 1,927 crore for MTHL
As the work on the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) goes on in full swing, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has extended an Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan of 30,755 million Japanese Yen (approximately Rs 1,927 crore) for the project. The MTHL — the only one-of-its-kind project in India — is expected to be […]
Gujarat: Part of under-construction bridge collapses in Amreli; video surfaces days later
A portion of an under-construction highway overpass collapsed in Gujarat’s Amreli district but no one was injured in the incident, officials said on Thursday. While the incident took place on the morning of February 27 near Datardi village near Rajula, a video of the collapsed structure went viral on Thursday. Amreli district collector Gaurang Makwana […]
BBMP floats 4th tender to complete Ejipura flyover
The BBMP has floated the fourth tender to complete the Ejipura flyover, which remains incomplete even after six years. The project has become a symbol of the BBMP’s inefficiency to complete big infrastructure projects on time. It was been stalled for nearly two years after the previous contractor failed to carry out the work even […]
Bengaluru to get 16 more flyovers at Rs 1,650 crore
Amid a raging debate on the utility of flyovers in decongesting roads, the BBMP has allotted a whopping Rs 1,650 crore for building 16 flyovers, including seven new ones, in different parts of Bengaluru. The civic body announced this in its budget for 2023-24 on Thursday. The BBMP will borrow Rs 770 crore from the […]
Sankey flyover project on hold, asserts BBMP
Following backlash from citizens, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has promised to keep the controversial plan to build a flyover along Sankey Tank on hold till it gets the approval of the Bengaluru Metropolitan Land Transport Authority (BMLTA). The message was conveyed to the residents who met BBMP Chief Commissioner Tushar Girinath on Wednesday. […]
PM Modi to inaugurate expressway on March 12: Simha
Kodagu-Mysore MP Pratap Simha said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would inaugurate the Bengaluru-Mysuru Express Highway on March 12. Simha, who clarified that the toll collection on the Expressway had only been postponed, said that the toll fee would be collected from Bengaluru to Nidagatta from March 14. He was speaking to media persons after […]
B’luru-Mysuru expressway toll deferred, tweets MP Simha
Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha on Monday tweeted that the toll collection on the Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway has been deferred till the completion of the service road works. As the netizens expressed their displeasure over collecting the toll even before the completion of the service road works affecting the commuters, Simha, in a tweet, has clarified that […]
Toll starts today on 56-km section of B’luru-Mysuru highway
Authorities will begin tolling vehicles on one of the two sections of the 119-km Bengaluru-Mysuru national highway on Monday. The other section isn’t fully ready and will be tolled after 15 days, officials said. As per a public notice issued by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), toll collection on the 55.63-km Bengaluru-Nidaghatta section […]
Centre to spend Rs 44,950 crore in Bihar under Bharatmala road project: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said the Centre will spend Rs 44,950 crore in 2023-24 in Bihar under Bharatmala, a centrally funded project which aims to build a network of roads, highways and expressways across India. Prasad, a former union minister, told a press conference that the Centre has also allocated huge […]
Gujarat HC orders Oreva Group to pay Rs 10 lakh compensation to kin of Morbi bridge collapse victims
The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday ordered clock-making firm Oreva Group to pay Rs 10 lakh as interim compensation to each family of 135 victims, who were killed in the Morbi suspension bridge collapse, and Rs 2 lakh to 56 individuals who sustained injuries. The amount is in addition to Rs 10 lakh already paid […]