Washington: The House approved a $1 trillion package of road and other infrastructure projects after Democrats resolved a months-long standoff between progressives and moderates, notching a victory that President Joe Biden and his party had become increasingly anxious to claim. The House passed the measure 228-206 late Friday, prompting prolonged cheers from the relieved Democratic […]
Category: Roads
Niti Aayog’s infrastructure monitoring arm has over 60 per cent of its posts vacant
New Delhi: Even as the Centre is struggling to kickstart its ambitious National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) project amid the Coronavirus pandemic, where it plans to provide world class infrastructure by 2025, a key component of Prime Minister’s Office’s (PMO) think tank Niti Aayog – the Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO) – which performs the […]
Highway ministry extends relief to road contractors till December this year
New Delhi: The highways ministry has extended relief measures for road contractors and concessionaires by three months, following a request from the industry. The relief measures announced in June included extension of project timelines and payments on the basis of work done. They will remain effective till December 31 this year, a senior government official […]
Steps on to complete India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highways
Guwahati: In what is set to change the economic scenario of land-locked north-eastern states, the government of India is making an all out effort to complete the ambitious Trilateral Highways project connecting northeast India to Southeast Asia through land-route. This is what has been informed by external affairs minister Dr S Jaishankar in a letter […]
Kartarpur corridor to reopen as per COVID-19 protocols, says India
New Delhi: India on Saturday said a decision to re-open the Kartarpur corridor would be taken in accordance with the protocols relating COVID-19 and easing of restrictions. The comments by spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs Anurag Srivastava came in the wake of Pakistan’s proposal to reopen the corridor which was shut in March […]
Go cashless on the highway with FASTag if you want discounts on toll rates
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday said it has made FASTag mandatory for availing all discounts on National Highways toll plazas. It has issued a gazette notification in this regard. “The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has made the use of FASTag mandatory for availing return journey discount or any other exemptions on […]
Traffic on Jammu-Srinagar highway suspended after rains lead to massive landslide
Banihal/Jammu: Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was suspended early Tuesday after heavy rains triggered a massive landslide in Ramban district, blocking the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country, officials said. Deputy Superintendent of Police, Traffic (National Highway), Ajay Anand said the landslide struck the highway at Dalwas around 5 am, […]
India needs Rs 50-60 lakh cr foreign investments to boost economy: Gadkari
New Delhi: India needs foreign direct investments worth Rs 50 to 60 lakh crore and the money can be tapped mainly through infrastructure projects as well as MSME sector to accelerate the wheels of coronavirus-hit economy, according to Union minister Nitin Gadkari. Emphasising that at this juncture Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is the need of […]
Pak invite Singh to inaugurate Kartarpur project
New Delhi: In a first major overture after snapping diplomatic ties with India in August, the Pakistan government on Monday extended invitation to former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to be the guest of honour during the opening ceremony of Kartarpur Corridor. Pakistan’s foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi termed Dr Singh as the representative of […]
Errant drivers on e-way to pay fine at toll plaza
Mumbai: Any violation of traffic rules while driving on the Mumbai-Pune will now be fined and the fine will be collected at toll plazas. MSRDC, in collaboration with the Highway Police Security is implementing India’s first IT-based system on the e-way, where traffic violations will be tracked via surveillance and the weight of heavy vehicles […]
Huge crack in road due to widespread showers in Karnataka
Karnataka: Traffic on the state highway connecting Mangalore to neighbouring states came to a halt on Tuesday after a huge crack developed in the road, due to incessant rains. “Mangalore division services of Pune, Hyderabad and Hubli route stands disrupted. Now, the services are operating via Sirsi,” said Public Relation Officer (PRO) Karnataka State Road […]
Over Rs 1100 cr spent on fencing on Indo-Bangladesh Border
New Delhi: A total amount of Rs 1138.48 crore have been spent in fencing the International Border between India and Bangladesh during the last five years, the government informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The total length of the International Border is 4096.70 km. So far, fencing has been completed for 2803 km and the […]