Environmentalists and experts have stressed on the need to consider various aspects in the Silkyara tunnel incident in Uttarkashi district. Noted environmentalist Anil Prakash Joshi said that this looks more like a lapse of the construction company like plastering work may not have been fixed while they continued the work forward. “The work in the […]
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Atishi submits 650 pages report against chief secy in land case
A day after Divisional Commissioner Ashwani Kumar defended the Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar in an alleged corruption case, Delhi Vigilance Minister Atishi submitted a nearly 670 page preliminary report to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal regarding the Bamnoli land acquisition matter. She has also recommended that Chief Secretary along with Divisional Commissioner Ashwani Kumar be removed. […]
As many as 417 infrastructure projects show cost overruns of Rs 4.77 lakh crore in Sept: Official report
As many as 417 infrastructure projects, each entailing an investment of Rs 150 crore or more, have been hit by cost overruns of more than Rs 4.77 lakh crore in September this year, an official report said. According to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, which monitors infrastructure projects worth Rs 150 crore and […]
NH-16 Simulia-Fuladi stretch turns nightmarish
The condition of the National Highway-16, especially between Simulia and Fuladi, has become extremely precarious because of tardy pace of work in the six laning of the road by the NHAI. As the construction works have been going on for a long time, commuters have been facing a very tough situation because of the diversions […]
Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: All trapped workers safe, rescue efforts underway; CM Dhami visits site
All 40 workers trapped after an under-construction tunnel collapsed in Uttarkashi are safe and communication has been established with them, officials said on Monday as Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami reached the site to oversee rescue operations. Rescuers who worked overnight trying to prepare an escape passage for the labourers have provided them with food […]
Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Rescuers establish communication with trapped workers, food, water being supplied
Rescuers who worked overnight to rescue around 40 workers trapped after an under-construction tunnel on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri National Highway collapsed here have established contact with them and provided them with food and water, officials said on Monday. The workers are safe and have asked for food, which is being sent to them, the Silkyara police […]
Aaditya slams CM Shinde over Mumbai’s road work
Four contractors who are yet to start cement concretisation work on Mumbai’s roads must be blacklisted and probed, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and former Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray said on Thursday. He alleged Chief Minister Ekanth Shinde was initially hesitant to sign the termination order of Rs 1600-crore road cement concretisation work given to a […]
HC issues contempt notice to two officials in Sahastradhara Road case
The Uttarakhand High Court has issued contempt notice to the then secretary of Public Works Department RK Sudhanshu and assistant engineer Dharendra Kumar and ordered them to submit their reply for not following the detailed orders of the court in the widening of Sahastradhara Road in Dehradun. The single bench of justice Ravindra Maithani issued […]
Rs 1470.93 crore sanctioned to make highway four-lane
The Road Transport Ministry of Union Government has sanctioned Rs 1470.93 crore to make the Prayagraj-Lucknow highway four lane between Prayagraj and Rae Bareli. The highway is already four lane between Rae Bareli and Lucknow. After completion of this project before Mahakumbh 2025, vehicles will take lesser time to reach their destination using this highway. […]
UP developing industrial cities along expressways, highways
The Uttar Pradesh government is vigorously pursuing the agenda of developing industrial cities along expressways and highways. The government is set to develop a new industrial city near Bundelkhand Expressway on the lines of Noida. The government is also likely to announce the setting up of new industrial cities near many more expressways in the […]
Over 44,000 UP roads made pothole-free
The Uttar Pradesh government has made over 44,000 roads pothole-free. To achieve this milestone, a comprehensive approach encompassing pothole-free campaigns, renovation, and restoration efforts has been implemented. Along with the Public Works Department, 10 other departments, including National Highways, Mandi Parishad, Urban Development and Rural Development have played pivotal roles in this initiative. Chief Minister […]
NHAI awards two highway projects under TOT model for Rs 6,584 cr
National Highways Authority of India on Sunday said it has awarded two highway projects with a combined length of 400 km under the toll-operate-transfer (TOT) model for Rs 6,584 crore. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), in a statement, said the two bundles (11 and 12) consist of Allahabad Bypass on NH19 in Uttar Pradesh […]