The efforts to enhance coordination among ministries might have contributed to a decline in cost overruns, yet nearly half of the major infrastructure projects still confront delays. Data from the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation’s (MoSPI’s) monthly flash reports reveals that in June 2023, cost overruns were reduced to 19.5 per cent compared to […]
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Unlocking India’s infrastructure: How technology powers Gati Shakti mission
While the Gati Shakti mission addresses critical infrastructure challenges in the country, an unassuming institution located in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, plays a pivotal role as its technological bedrock. This hub, the Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geoinformatics (BISAG-N), serves as the wellspring of everything, from on-ground intelligence through geospatial imagery to real-time application programming […]
Projects worth Rs 12 trn planned under Gati Shakti initiative: Piyush Goyal
The concept of Gati Shakti was first articulated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi nearly 15 years ago, when he was the chief minister of Gujarat. The Prime Minister’s vision was that a large country the size of India, with scarce resources at its command, should get the highest bang for every buck of the public […]
Road, renewables capex likely to rise by 35% in FY24 & FY25: CRISIL
The total capital outlay for roads and renewables in 2023-24 and 2024-25 is likely to jump by 35 per cent to Rs 13 lakh crore compared to that in the last two fiscal years, according to a report. Conducive policies, rising investor interest and strong execution speed are expected to drive the capital outlay in […]
PM Gati Shakti: Infra projects worth Rs 5.89 trn recommended for approval
As many as 100 big ticket infrastructure projects of different ministries worth Rs 5.89 lakh crore have been recommended for approval under the PM Gati Shakti initiative so far this fiscal, a senior official said on Monday. These projects have been recommended by the Network Planning Group (NPG) constituted under the PM Gati Shakti initiative […]
HP devastation: Efforts being made to restore crucial roadways, says CM
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday said that the state is grappling with devastation after recent heavy rainfall and landslide, but relentless efforts were being carried out to restore crucial roadways and other basic amenities. Temporary roads are swiftly being constructed to facilitate the transportation of agricultural and horticultural produce, minimizing financial […]
Heavy vehicle traffic banned on Mumbai-Goa highway till Ganesh festival
The Navi Mumbai traffic police have banned the movement of heavy vehicles on Mumbai-Goa highway from Sunday till the end of the Ganesh festival to be held next month. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic), Navi Mumbai, Tirupati Kakade issued the order to this effect on Saturday. Maharashtra PWD Minister Ravindra Chavan, during an inspection of […]
PWD debars 6 contractors for delay in completion of projects in Delhi
The Public Works Department (PWD) has taken disciplinary action against six contractors for not completing projects on time, an official said on Sunday. A contractor, who was awarded the work of repairing roads in northeast Delhi has been debarred from tendering in Central Public Works Department (CPWD) for six months from the date of issue […]
Mudslide blocks Sonapur tunnel, traffic to Tripura, Mizoram cut off
A mudslide caused by incessant rainfall blocked the Sonapur tunnel on NH 6 in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district on Saturday blocking traffic movement to Tripura, Mizoram and Assam’s Barak valley, police said. The mudslide was caused by incessant rainfall in the state in the past 24 hours. Two vehicles were stuck in the mudslide, […]
Mudslide blocks tunnel in Meghalaya, traffic in NE states affected: Police
A mudslide caused by incessant rainfall blocked the Sonapur tunnel on NH 6 in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district on Saturday blocking traffic movement to Tripura, Mizoram and Assam’s Barak valley, police said. The mudslide was caused by incessant rainfall in the state in the past 24 hours. Two vehicles were stuck in the mudslide, […]
Mumbai roads will be free of potholes in two-and-a-half years: CM Shinde
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has claimed Mumbai roads will be free of potholes in the next two to two-and-a-half years. Speaking at an event on Saturday, Shinde also took a swipe at the rival Shiv Sena (UBT) led by Uddhav Thackeray, saying had the work of concretisation of city roads been completed, lives would […]
Maha minister orders special audit of work done on Mumbai-Goa Highway
Maharashtra Minister Ravindra Chavan on Sunday said he has ordered a special audit of the work done on the Mumbai-Goa Highway in the last 12 years and reason for the delay in the project. The PWD minister’s announcement has come a day after he got stuck in traffic for more than two hours on the […]