Andhra Pradesh High Court granted bail to former CM N Chandrababu Naidu in three cases including the Inner Ring Road case, Liquor case and Sand Policy case. The High Court ordered Naidu to cooperate with the investigation of the case. The Court also ordered not to mention matters related to the case anywhere in public […]
Category: Roads
PM GatiShakti helping in better planning of infrastructure projects: Goyal
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said the interconnectivity of data layers is helping in better planning, monitoring, and implementation of infrastructure projects through PM GatiShakti. Speaking at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 at Gandhinagar, the minister said that delayed infrastructure projects lead to cost overruns, affecting citizens’ finances. He noted the […]
Centre allocates Rs 1,782 cr for strategic road project in Arunachal
The Centre has sanctioned Rs 1,782 crore for construction of a strategic road project in Arunachal Pradesh, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday. The ministry sanctioned the project for the construction of the 82-kilometre-long greenfield road from Pango to Jorging in Upper Siang district of the northeastern state. The […]
With MTHL on the road, Mumbai may see projects worth Rs 84K cr begin ops
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to inaugurate the country’s longest sea bridge Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link (MTHL) here on Friday. Besides MTHL, the 21.8-kilometer-long bridge, which will connect Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, three other major projects, at a combined cost of over Rs 84,000 crore, are expected to start operations in 2024 and are likely […]
Gadkari raises concerns over ‘poor quality DPRs’ for highway construction
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday expressed concerns over poor quality of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) prepared by consultants for the construction of highways, saying that no good work has been done in this regard in the last 10 years. Addressing an event here, Gadkari said some officers of state-owned NHAI are responsible for bankruptcy […]
Mumbai Coastal Road Project: All you need to know about the toll-free road
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday stated that the under-construction Mumbai Coastal Road will be toll-free. This announcement came as a reassurance after reports suggested that a proposed minimum toll of Rs 250 on the Mumbai Trans Harbor Link (MTHL) and coastal road projects had been decided. The Mumbai Coastal Road Project (MCRP) is […]
‘Centre to revamp BOT model, boosting private capital in national highways’
The Centre is likely to come up with its reworked concession agreement for the Build Operate Transfer (BOT) model by the end of this month. This move will remove a major obstacle in the government’s push to bring in private capital for the construction of national highways, according to Union highways secretary Anurag Jain. Speaking […]
Centre plans mega highways constructions to replace Bharatmala Pariyojana
India is expected to soon unveil a “mega highways construction programme” aligned with the vision set forth by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led NDA government for 2047, according to a report by The Economic Times (ET). This initiative, part of India’s Vision 2047, is designed to replace the existing Bharatmala Pariyojana, and will significantly improve […]
UP govt orders closure of all illegal cuts on NHs to avert accidents
Taking cognizance of the accidents occurring due to illegally made cuts on national highways, the Yogi government has issued orders to all the district magistrates of Uttar Pradesh, seeking immediate closure of all such cuts on the NHS. According to an official release from the Chief Minister’s office (CMO), “The officials have also been instructed […]
Will achieve 13,814-km highway construction target this fiscal: Road secy
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is confident of achieving the highways construction target of 13,814 kilometres for the current fiscal, its secretary Anurag Jain said on Friday. Addressing a press conference, Jain further said the total length of national highways in India increased 60 per cent to 1,46,145 km till December 2023, […]
NHAI, National Remote Sensing Centre to develop green cover index
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has signed an agreement with the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) to develop a “Green Cover Index” for the extensive network of National Highways in India, an official statement said on Wednesday. According to the statement, since the initiation of the Green Highways Policy in 2015, the prioritization […]
PM Modi to inaugurate projects worth Rs 15K cr in Ayodhya tomorrow
Ahead of the consecration ceremony of Ram Lalla Temple at Ayodhya, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on a visit to Ayodhya on December 30, during which he will inaugurate various projects worth Rs 15 thousand crore to Ayodhya. Many projects will be inaugurated along with the airport, railway station, highway and railway […]