Four civic engineers with the Thane Municipal Corporation have been held responsible for bad roads in the city and suspended by the Thane civic commissioner Dr Vipin Sharma. Sharma ruled that the four allegedly neglected the work of filling potholes and also ignored the shoddy work by the contractor. The four engineers include Uthalsar ward […]
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TMC chief suspends 4 civic engineers for bad roads, potholes in Thane
Four civic engineers with the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) have been held responsible for bad roads in the city and suspended by the civic commissioner, Dr. Vipin Sharma. A task force of all the planning authorities under Thane District Collector will also be formed to resolve the issue of potholes and traffic. Sharma ruled that […]
NHAI sets June 22 deadline for Sohna Road project
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Saturday set a June 2022 deadline for the two phases of the Sohna Road project, after work was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic last year. PK Kaushik, project director, NHAI, who took over the project last month, said that the previous deadline of July 2021 could […]
Toll collection to continue at Khed-Shivapur: NHAI
PUNE Despite the announcement of suspension of toll at Khed-Shivapur on Satara road by Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari during his visit to Pune on Friday, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) clarified that citizens will not get any such concession as the contractor will be replaced by the authority […]
Reliance Infrastructure to raise ₹7500 million through foreign currency bonds
Reliance Infrastructure on Saturday said its board has approved raising up to ₹750 crore by issuing foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs) on a private placement basis. Reliance Infrastructure in a BSE filing also said that Sandeep Khosla has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company. “We hereby inform you that the Board […]
NHAI wants farmers’ removal from UP Gate site, says protest causing damage to DME
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has raised concerns about the maintenance of a stretch of the newly constructed Delhi-Meerut Expressway (DME) due to the ongoing farmers’ protest at the UP Gate near Delhi border. The highways authority has written to the Ghaziabad district magistrate, requesting for removal of farmers from the DME. Hundreds […]
Bombay high court asks Centre, Maharashtra govt to address issue of potholes on highways
Observing that a distance that was traversed in 15 minutes on the Mumbai-Nashik highway was now taking two hours due to the potholes that had come up there, the Bombay high court (HC) has asked the Centre and the state government to take cognisance of the potholes on the said highway and other highways and […]
To fill potholes, LMC to spend ₹22 crore from corporators’ quota
LUCKNOW The Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) has decided to spend ₹22 crore from the corporators’ quota to fill potholes and carry out patchwork on roads where reconstruction is not required. In the annual budget, the civic body has sanctioned ₹70 crore for the construction of roads but this fund would not be utilised for minor […]
Commuters fear about potholes, craters on major roads in Thane
Following the death of a youngster due to the bad road conditions in Thane, residents and commuters have raised concerns about commuting over longer distances along the Ghodbunder Road and Thane-Nashik Highway. There are potholes aplenty and uneven patches of roads along these major highways. The pathetic conditions of these highways lead to regular traffic […]
Shoddy repair work of roads, substandard materials reasons for potholes: Ulhasnagar residents
Ulhasnagar residents have blamed shoddy road repair works, use of sub-standard materials and lack of regular repairs for the pathetic condition of the roads every monsoon. The residents have taken to social media to draw attention to the many potholes prevalent on the roads across the city. In the last five years in Ulhasnagar, more […]
Repair service lanes or face action: Patiala divisional commissioner warns NHAI
Commissioner of Patiala Division, Chander Gaind, on Thursday, directed the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to immediately repair the service lanes under the elevated road project of Ludhiana-Ferozepur four-lane highway and make them motorable before September 30. Presiding over a review meeting, accompanied by deputy commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma, Gaind said the service lanes […]
₹20 crore spent on Bengaluru road works in last 5 years: Karnataka CM Bommai
Bengaluru Chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday revealed that the Karnataka government, in the last five years, has spend ₹20,060 crore in various road works in Bengaluru. Bommai, who is also the minister in-charge of Bengaluru portfolio, made the revelation while responding to query in the ongoing monsoon session of the Upper House of the […]