The Indian Army’s Eastern command chief on Monday said China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is engaged in infrastructure capacity enhancement across the international border in Arunachal Pradesh. General Officer Commanding-in Chief of the Eastern command, Lt Gen R P Kalita, however, said the Indian side is also continuously upgrading its infrastructure and capabilities to deal […]
Category: Roads
BJP asks NDMC to rename Delhi roads after freedom fighters, martyrs
The Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday demanded that the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) change the names of six streets in the national Capital bearing the names of Mughal emperors and rename them after Maharshi Valmiki, Maharana Pratap, General Bipin Rawat and Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. The move comes after the Delhi BJP […]
City roads to get new identity, better amenities planned Strap: Tata Steel UISL shares plans of city development
Civic amenities provider company, Tata Steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services Limited ( Tata Steel UISL) is taking several steps to improve the living standards of people. Several initiatives are being taken in this regard. Addressing a press meet at Beldih Club, Tarun Daga, managing director, Tata Steel UISL said that the company is undertaking several […]
Centre set target to reduce 50% deaths on road by 2024: Gadkari
The Centre on Tuesday set a target to reduce 50 per cent road accident deaths by 2024. Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said a sensitisation of stakeholders like the Road Ministry and NHAI for collectively addressing issues regarding road safety is also being done as road safety is a very serious issue […]
Govt sets target to reduce 50 pc road accident deaths by 2024: Gadkari
The government has set a target to reduce 50 per cent road accident deaths by 2024, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said. He also stressed the sensitisation of stakeholders for collectively addressing issues regarding road safety. Addressing an event on Monday, the Union Road Transport and Highways Minister said that road safety is a very serious […]
Delhi Govt nod to 2 key flyover projects
In a move to decongest major roads, the Delhi Government on Tuesday decided to construct two new flyovers in East and West Delhi. The Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) headed by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has approved a proposal to this effect. The two new elevated corridors are expected to be completed in 18 months. […]
Two new flyover projects for Delhi approved
To decongest busy areas and benefit lakhs of commuters, the Arvind Kejriwal government on Tuesday approved two new corridor development and flyover projects worth Rs 724.36 crore in east and west Delhi that will be completed within one-and-a-half year’s time, officials said. These projects were approved during a meeting of the expenditure finance committee (EFC) […]
‘Puri corridor project has no valid permission’ –ASI tells HC in its affidavit
Breaking its silence on the controversial Shreemandir Parikrama Project near the 12th-century shrine at Puri, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Monday told the Orissa High Court that the ongoing construction work of the project being carried out by the Odisha Government in the “prohibited” area of the ancient monument has no valid permission […]
Rs 28.40 cr for Brahmapur road work
The Housing and Urban Development Department of the Government of Odisha has accorded in-principle approval for a long pending proposal for a road project at a cost of Rs 28, 40, 35,000. The construction and widening of the road from Diamond Tank junction to Mango market had been left incomplete for last five years. The […]
Road safety training for engineers mooted
In an aim to build safer roads for commuters, the State Government has planned to provide road safety training to the engineers engaged in construction of roads. Principal Secretary Works Vir Vikram Yadav has urged Transport Commissioner Arun Bothra for organising a road safety-related training programme for the road engineers. The Department of Works maintains […]
Rajnath urges BRO to enhance capability
Faced with China rapidly improving its infrastructure including roads all along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday urged the Border Roads Organisation(BRO)to further enhance its capability through optimum use to technology and strive to strengthen the infrastructure of the border areas at a faster pace. He also said “the […]
Russians repair bridge blown up near Ukraine in ‘sabotage’
Teams of workers strove Monday to repair a bridge in southwestern Russia near the border with Ukraine that was damaged in what a local governor described as an act of sabotage. The regional administration said it expects the repair work will be completed Wednesday. Kursk regional Gov. Roman Starovoit said Sunday that the bridge was […]