The use of technology in modelling of roads and bridges could help improve the infrastructure in modern cities, said representatives of Bentley Systems, showcased at ‘Innovation Day’, in the city on Tuesday. Elaborating on the current technology trends in the infrastructure engineering space, Kamalakannan Thiruvadi, regional executive, South Asia, Bentley Systems, said that the ‘digital […]
Category: Roads
Amarnath cave shrine gets motorable road, first set of vehicles reach temple
Srinagar: In a first, vehicles have reached the Amarnath cave as the Border Roads Organisation has expanded road connectivity up to the cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said here on Monday. The widening of the road from Dumail to the Amarnath cave via Baltal base camp in Ganderbal district of central Kashmir has […]
Mangaluru mayor directs contractors to take safety measures after rider falls into pit
Mangaluru: Mayor Sudheer Shetty Kannur on Monday directed contractors to follow all safety measures while digging roads to facilitate laying of water pipelines and other utilities in Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) limits. Close on the heels of a two-wheeler rider suffering injuries after falling into a pit on a concrete road dug by a contractor […]
Infra boost for Mumbai metropolitan region: Rs 600 cr sanctioned for Vasai-Virar suburbs
Mumbai: In what would significantly boost infrastructure development in the Mumbai metropolitan region (MMR), Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari has sanctioned Rs 600 crore for Vasai-Virar in the far western suburbs of the financial capital of India. As per plans, the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway – which passes through the Vasai-Virar region in […]
1.68 lakh people died in 4.61 lakh road accidents in 2022: MoRTH report
New Delhi: A total of 4,61,312 road accidents occurred in 2022, which claimed 1,68,491 lives, while 4,43,366 people were injured, according to a new report released by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH). The report titled ‘Road accidents in India — 2022’ said this marks an 11.9 per cent year-on-year rise in accidents […]
Special road tax imposed on commercial vehicles entering Himachal slashed up to 70%
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh government has reduced the Special Road Tax (SRT) imposed on the entry of commercial vehicles registered outside the state has been reduced by 60–70 per cent, officials said on Tuesday. According to officials, a notification in this regard is likely to be issued later in the day. The decision has come […]
Civic groups call for better bus connectivity, infra in Mahadevapura
Civic groups in Mahadevapura have urged the BMTC to increase the number of buses and upgrade infrastructure in Whitefield and other parts of the zone. In their letter to Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy and Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), Whitefield Rising, Bellandur Development Forum, and Iblur Environs Trust have highlighted the need to develop routes […]
Rumble strips to be installed every 5 km on Samruddhi Expressway to keep motorists alert
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: In light of the recent accidents on the Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi Expressway, rumble strips will be installed every 5 km on the operational stretch and sculptures will be erected along the carriageway to keep motorists alert, an official said on Monday. As many as 3,500 accidents have been reported on the expressway since its […]
Gujarat: One year after Morbi bridge tragedy, kin of victims still seek ‘justice’
Ahmedabad: A number of people who lost their family members in the Morbi bridge collapse one year ago gathered near the Sabarmati Ashram here on Monday demanding ‘justice’ for the deceased and harshest punishment for those responsible for the tragedy. Apart from the 10 persons arrested so far, those found guilty of negligence in the […]
Mere name change sans infra push won’t drive growth
Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar’s proposal to rename Ramanagara as Bengaluru South district is unlikely to drive growth in the southern parts of Bengaluru unless the government creates infrastructure, including the second airport, in the region. Although a 10-lane expressway connects Ramanagara, the other parts of the district including Kanakapura and Harohalli do not […]
Citizen group: Before getting on with ‘Brand Bengaluru’, fix basic issues
Bengaluru: Before the government gets on with its grandiose ‘Brand Bengaluru’ plans, it must fix stormwater drains, streamline garbage collection, rejuvenate lakes, and repair roads and streetlights. While it believes Brand Bengaluru must be built and strengthened, the group Citizen Action Forum (CAF) has told Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar that it would be futile […]
BJP govt diverted funds meant for new Agara-Ejipura road, says Minister Ramalinga Reddy
Bengaluru: Transport Minister and BTM Layout MLA Ramalinga Reddy said the previous BJP government diverted Rs 30 crore meant to lay a new road between Ejipura (Inner Ring Road) to Agara Lake (Sarjapur Main Road). Part of the Revised Master Plan (RMP) 2015, he said the funds were earmarked for the project as it would […]