Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Sunday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for 22 National Highway projects, spanning 268 Km and valued at over Rs 4,000 Crore here. Notably, initiatives like the Huliyar-KB cross-Chunchanahalli-Nelligere Road aims to enhance connectivity between Mysuru and North Karnataka, while the Mysuru Ring Road, complete […]
Category: Roads
NHIT plans to raise Rs 4,500 crore debt to buy two more road projects
National Highways Infra Trust (NHIT) is planning to raise an additional debt of Rs 4,500 crore to fund the acquisition of two more operational road projects from its parent company, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). The acquisition of road assets is set to be concluded in the fourth quarter ending March 31 (Q4FY24). […]
Sensors to monitor bridge health to be installed on all national highways
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways will now install real-time sensors to monitor the condition of bridges on all national highways, in a bid to streamline the maintenance process and avoid future bridge collapses, according to a circular issued by it. Condition assessment of bridges is an important requirement for carrying out preventive maintenance […]
PM unveils projects worth Rs 7,200 cr in T’gana; highlights infra push
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated and laid the foundation for development projects worth more than Rs 7,200 crore at Sangareddy, about 60 km from here, on Tuesday. Reiterating his commitment for Telangana’s progress, the PM said he works with the spirit that states’ development is the country’s growth. “Today 140 crore Indians are […]
Nitin Gadkari dedicates projects worth 4 ,000 crore to Himachal Pradesh
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 15 National Highway and ropeway projects worth Rs 4,000 crore in Hamirpur. Union Minister Anurag Thakur and Himachal Pradesh Public Works Minister Vikramaditya Singh were also present during the event held at the police line complex here. BJP’s […]
PM Modi to unveil development projects worth over Rs 19,600 cr in Odisha
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil development projects worth over Rs 19,600 crore in Odisha on March 5. The prime minister will unveil the projects from a function in Chandikhole in Jajpur district, an official statement said. March 5 also happens to be the birth anniversary of former chief minister Biju Patnaik, after whom the […]
Nagpur Outer Ring Road corruption: CBI arrests NHAI GM, DGM in bribery case
The CBI arrested two senior NHAI officials, General Manager Arvind Kale and Deputy General Manager Brijesh Kumar Sahu, and four others on Sunday in a bribery case involving an amount of Rs 20 lakh related to the Outer Ring Road Project in Maharashtra’s Nagpur, officials said. Kale, a National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) project […]
CBI arrests NHAI general manager in alleged bribery case of Rs 20 lakh
The CBI has arrested a general manager of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in an alleged bribery case of Rs 20 lakh in Maharashtra’s Nagpur, officials said on Sunday. Arvind Kale, who is also a project director, allegedly received the bribe from a private company, they said. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) […]
Four national highways among 350 roads shut as snow, rain lash Himachal
Snowfall in the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh crippled daily life in the tribal Lahaul & Spiti and the Kinnaur districts while 350 roads, including four national highways in the state, were closed for traffic. The state’s mid and low hills were lashed by intermittent rain while the Met office in Shimla has issued a […]
National Highways Infra to debut private bond placement by April: Report
India’s National Highways Infra Trust (NHIT) is set to tap the domestic corporate bond market via a debut private placement of bonds in the next two months, four sources directly aware of the matter said on Friday. The company is likely to opt for longer-duration bonds of more than 15 years and would look to […]
Govt approves Rs 6,728 cr for 8 stretches on Frontier Highway in Arunachal
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has approved an allocation of Rs 6,728.33 crore for constructing eight stretches on NH-913 (Frontier Highway) in Arunachal Pradesh as Intermediate Lane Road, spanning 305.50 km on Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) mode, an official statement said on Thursday. Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari in […]
FASTag KYC last date today: Check how to update and documents required here
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has set February 29 as the last date to update the know-your-customer (KYC) rules for FASTag. If vehicle owners do not update their FASTag KYC, it may lead to deactivation. Here, we decode how to update the KYC and what documents are needed to do so. What is […]