Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Gujarat on February 24 and 25 and will launch a slew of development projects worth over Rs 52,250 crore related to health, road, rail, energy and tourism across the country. In a significant step towards strengthening tertiary healthcare in the country, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said, Modi […]
Category: Roads
Outer Ring Road gets approval for facelift
Delhi PWD Minister Atishi has approved projects to strengthen parts of the Outer Ring Road, including a stretch from Chirag Dilli to the IIT flyover, an official statement said on Thursday. These projects aim to offer residents a more pleasant commuting experience and enhance the overall connectivity of different areas, it said. According to the […]
Bharat Highways InvIT to float Rs 2,500 crore IPO on February 28
Bharat Highways InvIT, an infrastructure investment trust, on Thursday said it will launch its Rs 2,500 crore Initial Public Offering (IPO) on February 28. The InvIT’s maiden public issue will conclude on March 1 and the price band has been set at Rs 98-100 per unit for the issue, Bharat Highways InvIT said in a […]
PM Modi inaugurates new projects, lays stone for new initiatives in TN; all worth over Rs 20,000 cr
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday dedicated to the nation completed projects and laid foundation stone for new ones, totally worth Rs 20,140 crore. In his address, the Prime Minister referred to recent rains, floods in December 2023 in the state and the consequent losses and said he was deeply moved by the condition of […]
CM to lay foundation stone of works in Khargone today
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will lay foundation stone and inaugurate other development works under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana on January 1, 2024 in Khargone. The program will be held at Navgraha Fair Ground. Mohan Yadav will lay foundation stone and inaugurate development works worth more than Rs 182 crore. This will include 41 […]
PM Modi to inaugurate Mumbai Trans Harbour Link on Jan 12: CM Shinde
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), the country’s longest sea bridge, on January 12, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Sunday. The 21.8-kilometre long bridge between Sewri in Mumbai and Nhava Sheva area in Raigad district will bring down the journey from the current two hours to around […]
NHAI undertakes road safety measures
State-owned NHAI has undertaken road safety measures to counter reduced visibility due to foggy conditions, an official statement said on Saturday. Mitigation measures have been classified under two heads — engineering measures and safety awareness measures — to enhance road safety during foggy conditions, it added. The guidelines also encourage NHAI officials to create awareness […]
NHAI begins work to upgrade service roads along NH-48
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has started the upgradation of service roads on both sides of Delhi-Jaipur national highway (NH-48) after completing the overlay of the main carriageway from Gurugram to Haryana border. The highway authority has taken up the work of overlaying the service roads from Dharuhera flyover to Masani bridge, as […]
Silkyara Tunnel collapse: 21 metres drilled through rubble for labourers’ rescue
Working overnight with a powerful machine, rescue workers had by Friday morning drilled up to 21 metres through the rubble in Silkyara tunnel, inching closer to the 40 labourers trapped there for five days. The workers need to drill up to 60 metres to insert 800 mm and 900 mm diameter pipes – one after […]
Kejriwal forwards Bamnoli land acquisition report to LG
In less than 24 hours after receiving a report from the Vigilance Minister Atishi in the alleged corruption in acquisition of 19 acre of land in South West Delhi’s Bamnoli village in which she has recommended removal of the chief secretary Naresh Kumar and divisional commissioner Ashwani Kumar, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has forwarded […]
Efforts underway to make escape tunnel for stranded workers in Silkyara
The 40 workers stranded by debris in the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi district since November 12 are safe and the authorities are in contact with them. The rescue effort is now focusing on drilling through to rescue the workers instead of removing the debris. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami is also monitoring the situation […]
Consider scientific & environmental aspects in infrastructural projects: Experts
Environmentalists and experts have stressed on the need to consider various aspects in the Silkyara tunnel incident in Uttarkashi district. Noted environmentalist Anil Prakash Joshi said that this looks more like a lapse of the construction company like plastering work may not have been fixed while they continued the work forward. “The work in the […]