The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) plans to go for complete resurfacing of the road at Ranjit Singh flyover after the G20 event. Officials said that they have already done the majority of work at the flyover as part of a rehabilitation plan such as changing the expansion joints, bearings, repairing parapet walls, pillars, view […]
Category: Roads
Yogi Adityanath paves way for linking Noida Airport to Delhi-Mumbai E’way
NEW DELHI: Paving the way for seamless connectivity to and from the upcoming Noida International Airport (NIA), Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath has approved an additional almost Rs 49 crore for a key road project. The DND-Faridabad-Ballabhgarh Bypass Link Road will link the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway to the upcoming airport at Jewar, Greater Noida. “The state […]
CAG raises concerns over delegation of powers within NHAI to appraise & approve govt-funded projects
NEW DELHI: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has flagged concerns over the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) delegating the powers within the organisation for appraisal and approval of fully government funded projects. It has observed that this delegation of power implied non-separation of roles of execution, appraisal and approval of projects and […]
Maa work brings AJC Bose Rd flyover traffic to a crawl
KOLKATA: Movement on the Maa-bound flank of the AJC Bose Road flyover link was severely disrupted all through Wednesday after the KMDA scrapped off the top layer of the road on Tuesday night, as scheduled under the repair project. The East Guard and Tiljala Guard have both sent SOS to KMDA and KMC (who supply […]
PWD to fully revamp Ber Sarai flyover near RK Puram in Delhi
NEW DELHI: The Public Works Department (PWD) will take up extensive repair work on the Ber Sarai flyover on Outer Ring Road near RK Puram. According to the tender notice, PWD will clear vegetation and remove old tiles on the service lane along the flyover. It will also take up surface repair work. The flyover […]
Civic work for G20 over, claims NDMC
NEW DELHI: The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has said that it has completed all civil work related to the G20 Summit and wants to complete beautification work by mid-August. NDMC vice-chairman Satish Upadhyay said during an interaction that the planting of 3,000 tree saplings and 28 lakh shrubs on central verges and by roadsides […]
Toll rules violated, NHAI collected Rs 154cr from commuters, says CAG
NEW DELHI: The federal auditor has revealed how non-implementation of the toll rules by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) not only caused losses to the highways authority but in some cases, it also cost the commuters dear. In two instances, NHAI collected Rs 154 crore from commuters in violation of toll rules, the […]
CAG flags Bharatmala bidding irregularities
NEW DELHI: The federal auditor, in its latest report, has found irregularities in award of the government’s flagship Bharatmala highway projects and said that the implementing agencies violated the tendering processes. The violations include successful bidder not fulfilling tender conditions or bidder selected on the basis of falsified documents and award of works without approved […]
Nitin Gadkari, Maharashtra CM Shinde & deputy CMs to chalk out road safety strategy in state
NEW DELHI: Concerned over high number of road deaths, Union road transport minister Nitin Gadkari, Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde and two deputy CMs will hold a brainstorming session in Pune on Saturday. Sources said while the leaders will take a comprehensive review of the status, the meeting will focus on all national highways in […]
RBI sops for infra debt funds to diversify core sector lending
MUMBAI: In a boost to core sector financing through infrastructure debt funds (IDFs), the Reserve Bank of India has relaxed several norms for NBFC-IDFs, levelling the playing field with other lenders. IDFs are specialised investment vehicles channelling long-term domestic and international funds for financing projects. IDFs can be set up as NBFCs or mutual funds, […]
Contractors turn to ex-CMs as DKS plays hardball
Bengaluru: With deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar playing hardball over clearing of pending bills payable to contractors, the latter on Wednesday knocked on the doors of former CM and BJP strongman BS Yediyurappa to mount pressure on the government. However, Shivakumar retorted: “Let them go wherever they want to go and speak to whomever they […]
Close to 32,000 trees may be axed for Hassan-Hiriyur greenfield corridor
BENGALURU: A whopping 32,000 trees have been identified for removal to build a greenfield highway connecting the three districts of Hassan, Tumakuru and Chitradurga. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is building the economic corridor under Bharatmala Pariyojana. As per the final environmental impact assessment report, the alignment starts from NH 75 (Bengaluru – […]