Fifty-nine people went on trial on Thursday for the 2018 collapse of Genoa’s Morandi bridge, accused of manslaughter and other charges in the deaths of 43 people. The defendants include former executives and experts of the company that manages many of Italy’s bridges and highways, as well as former officials of the Italian Ministry of […]
Category: Roads
ED raids Jharkhand CM’s aide, linked persons in toll plaza tenders case
The ED on Friday conducted raids at about 18 locations in Jharkhand as part of a money laundering investigation against Pankaj Mishra, the political representative of Chief Minister Hemant Soren, and those linked to him, officials said. The searches are being conducted in Sahibganj district and its towns like Berhait and Rajmahal and the probe […]
Complete decongestion of 77 corridors within three months: Delhi L-G
Delhi Lieutenant Governor, Vinai Kumar Saxena has issued strict instructions to all agencies to ensure completion of all pending tasks related to decongestion of 77 corridors within three months. The direction has been issued to Public Welfare Department (PWD), Forest Department, Home Department, Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) and Delhi Development Authority (DDA). Sources […]
PM to inaugurate Bundelkhand Expressway next week: CM
Construction of the 296-kilometre-long Bundelkhand Expressway has been completed and it would be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi sometime next week, said Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath here on Monday. “Work is progressing fast on Ganga Expressway too,” the chief minister said while addressing a press meet on the completion of 100 days […]
Kandarpur rly over-bridge soon: Min
Steel, Mines and Works Minister Praffulla Kumar Mallick visited Jagatsinghpur district on Tuesday and held discussion with district officials and department engineers with regard to several ongoing projects in the district and laid the foundation stone of a road. The Minister first visited Paradip and inspected indoor hall construction works there; then he visited Jaipur- […]
No report of waterlogging under Minto Road bridge
There was no report of water logging under the Minto Road Rail Bridge on Thursday despite heavy rainfall in Delhi. The Minto Road Rail Bridge is known for flooding and water logging during monsoon. Over the last two years, extensive waterlogging was seen in many parts of Delhi. A 56-year-old man drowned when his mini-truck […]
Roads in tatters in S’pur MP Adarsha Gram
Kudgunderpur gram panchayat, an island in the Mahanadi down Sambalpur, was treated as a cutoff zone earlier as it was surrounded by the river from all sides. But the present Government honouring the long demand of the people, constructed a bridge to the island that has been completed recently and people have started using it. […]
CPWD’s claims refuted after Pragati Maidan tunnel gets waterlogged
The Pragati Maidan tunnel that was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 19 with much fanfare, reported waterlogging during the first monsoon rains on Thursday, belying the CPWD’s claims that the facility is equipped with modern features to avoid water accumulation there. The flooding led to traffic jams for several hours as vehicular […]
Forward planning done to prevent flooding of Pragati Maidan tunnel
As Delhi gets ready to welcome the monsoon season in a few days, authorities have made elaborate plans to allay fears of waterlogging in the newly-opened Pragati Maidan tunnel by installing automatic pumping systems to collect and swiftly drain the storm water during heavy rains. This is over and above the underground sumps that have […]
Sisodia approves projects worth `13.58 cr to revamp 17 roads in Delhi
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has approved projects worth Rs 13.58 crore for revamping 17 roads in the national capital. A total of 12.83 km of roads in Tilak Nagar, Vikaspuri and Janakpuri areas will be covered under these projects. Sisodia, who also holds charge of the Public Works Department (PWD), directed officials to […]
423 infra projects show cost overruns of Rs 5 lakh crore
As many as 423 infrastructure projects, each entailing an investment of Rs 150 crore or more, have been hit by cost overruns of more than Rs 4.95 lakh crore, as per a report. According to Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, which monitors infrastructure projects of Rs 150 crore and above, out of 1,568 projects, […]
Contractors appeal to Maoists to support projects
A day after three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed during an exchange of fire with Maoists in Nuapada district, the Contractors’ Association of Kalahandi on Wednesday put up posters in Manikera of M.Rampur block in Kalahandi pleading with the ultras to support them in road construction works. The leaflets were addressed to […]