Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari took stock of the progress of the construction work (Package-I and Package-II) at the DND-Sohna highway, a part (spur), of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway today. He directed officials of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to ensure completion by the due date.
Category: Roads
Construction of Delhi-Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway: NGT imposes Rs 45 cr penalty on NHAI
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a penalty of Rs 45 crore on the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for filling up a pond and encroaching on two nullahs at Kiranj village in Nuh and for illegal construction and cutting of trees at Hajipur village in Gurugram, for constructing a stretch of the […]
Wait for shorter route to Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport in Mohali may get longer
The construction of a shorter route to Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport in Mohali is likely to get delayed. The UT Administration had recently sent a proposal for the shorter route to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for its approval. The MHA was likely to take up the issue after the Lok Sabha elections, […]
Villagers in Kargil demand road, mobile connectivity
Residents of villages in Kargil have demanded installation of mobile towers for better communication and building of new roads in their areas. Executive Councillor (EC), Public Health Engineering, Revenue and Tourism, of Hill Council Kargil, Kacho Mohd Feroz conducted an extensive tour of Pashkum village to review developmental activities and met various public delegations.
Punjab and Haryana High Court questions Haryana on placing blockades on highway following farmers’ protests
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday verbally questioned the State of Haryana on placing blockades on the highway following farmers’ protests. The Bench verbally observed that the farmers were passing through the highways, adding that they had the right to movement and to assemble.
Yamunanagar residents demand direct road to under-construction medical college
The Haryana Government is constructing the building of a medical college in Panjupur village of Yamunanagar district. However, due to no direct connectivity between the college and the Yamunanagar city, residents have demanded that a direct road be built from Vishwakarma Chowk here to the under-construction Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Singh Medical College. In the […]
Environmental concerns raised over Paonta Sahib-Shillai road widening
The Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to various Himachal and Central agencies as well as private contractors undertaking the widening of the Paonta Sahib-Shillai-Gumma National Highway (NH)-707 on an application filed by a local resident, who raised several environmental concerns. The Bench has noted that the petitioner has raised […]
Shillai: Constructed 24 years ago, road awaits Forest Dept nod for repair
The Rast-Manal-Chunoti road in the Ronhat area of the Shillai Assembly constituency has not been upgraded or repaired for decades in the absence of forest clearance. The road is located in the home constituency of Industries Minister Harshwardhan Chauhan. Thousands of residents of 15 villages and five gram panchayats have been waiting for nearly two […]
Himachal’s 130 roads remain blocked
Cold wave conditions persisted in parts of Una, Kangra and Bilaspur districts on Sunday despite dry weather, while fog disrupted visibility in many areas, according to the Meteorological Department here. A total of 130 roads, including three national highways, in the state remained closed this morning, while 62 transformers and five water supply schemes were […]
Residents of Juglan village demand cut on Hisar-Chandigarh highway
Residents of Juglan village, located about 2 km from the National Highway-52 (Hisar-Chandigarh-highway), are demanding a cut in the divider to give passage to vehicles for the Juglan-Dhansu link road to the main highway towards Hisar town. In the absence of the connection to the approach road of the village, the villagers have to travel […]
26 key roads in Karnal to be fixed under Smart City project
To address people’s outstanding grievance about the poor condition of roads in the city, Karnal Smart City Ltd (KSCL), has geared up to refurbish 26 key roads. It has transferred funds to the Karnal Municipal Corporation (KMC) and the PWD (B&R) for the repair, re-carpeting and strengthening of these roads under the Karnal Smart City […]
Rs 80 crore fine imposed in 63 Ropar illegal mining cases
The Mining Department has slapped a penalty of over Rs 80 crore on stone crusher owners, who have allegedly been found involved in illegal mining since January last year. After giving a chance of hearing to offenders in 63 cases, the department has asked them to deposit the fine amounting to Rs 42 crore immediately […]