Undeterred by the possibility of contracting coronavirus and harsh weather conditions, the Border Roads Organisation(BRO) on Saturday threw open the Rohtang pass at 13,500 feet near Manali, Himachal Pradesh, for traffic three weeks in advance. This road is the alternate strategic route to Ladakh and the BRO has already opened the Srinagar-Leh road two weeks […]
Category: Roads
BRO builds bridge to connect remote Punjab enclave with country
Entrusted with the crucial responsibility of building and maintaining strategic roads all over the country, the Border Road Organisation (BRO), despite the coronavirus pandemic, has managed to construct a permanent bridge in Punjab, thereby, providing the much needed relief to farmers in the region. The bridge is on river Ravi in border region of Gurdaspur […]
Transporters say not able to sustain highway toll charges
Protesting against proposed resumption of toll on national highways from Monday, transporters’ apex body AIMTC on Sunday said it will adversely affect rabi crop procurement, adding that over 85 per cent transporters are cash-starved small operators who are not able to sustain toll fee. The All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC), the apex body for […]
Naxals torch vehicles, road construction machines
Naxals set on fire seven vehicles and machines engaged in road construction work at three places on Friday evening in Chhattisgarh’’s Rajnandgaon district, police said.The incident took place under Kohka police station limits and around a dozen Naxals were involved in the raids at the three places, an official said. “Around a dozen ultras stormed […]
NHAI to resume toll collection on NHs from Monday
The Centre on Saturday granted permission to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to resume toll collection on National Highways from April 20. The transport fraternity is, however, protesting against the move. “In view of the relaxation provided by the Ministry of Home Affairs for the interstate and intrastate movement of all trucks and […]
Toll tax collection in Hry suspended till lockdown
After the extension of nationwide lockdown, Haryana Government has decided to keep suspended till May 3 the toll collection by it at all its 15 collection points being run on Build–Operate–Transfer (BOT) basis or otherwise in the State. Presently, 15 commercial toll points are being run by the Public Works (Building and Roads) Department in […]
Gadkari sets target of building roads at double the existing pace
On a day when the nationwide lockdown was extended by the Centre, Road, Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday assured the road infrastructure stakeholders that once restrictions are relaxed the Centre will build roads at double the existing pace. Gadkari, in an official statement, also called upon the industry to look upon the […]
BRO opens Srinagar-Leh highway
Braving the threat of falling prey to coronavirus and the harsh winters, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) personnel have opened the strategic Srinagar-Leh highway. This road connects Ladakh to the rest of the world and was blocked by snow for the last four months, thereby, virtually cutting Ladakh from other regions of the country. Incidentally, […]
Need to convert COVID-19 into opportunity; restart highways construction
Turning ‘crisis into opportunity’, India needs renewed focus on infrastructure in the wake of the damage caused by COVID-19 and talks are on with state governments to re-start highway construction projects where migrant labourers can be gainfully employed, union minister Nitin Gadkari said. In a video-conference with PTI, the road transport, highways and MSME minister […]
Gadkari holds meet to assess corona impact on road projects
Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday chaired a virtual meeting comprising 300 officials from the road ministry, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), and National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corp. Ltd (NHIDCL) to assess the impact of the outbreak of covid-19 on road projects as well as the Government’s strategy after the […]
State to benefit from Centre’s Rs 100L cr-infra fund
Odisha will be benefitted in a big way from the Union Government’s target to invest Rs 100 lakh crore by 2024-25 financial year. To achieve the target, a task force chaired by Secretary Department of Economic Affairs has been constituted to draw up the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) from 2019-20 financial year to 2024-25, said […]
Ker CM writes to PM on Karna blocking key state highway
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has drawn the attention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the action of Karnataka police in blocking a key state highway ferrying essential commodites to the state and urged him to immediately intervene in the matter In a letter to Modi, the Chief Minister pointed out that the Thalassery-Coorg State […]