A preliminary inquiry into Thursday’s Foot Over Bridge (FOB) collapse that claimed six lives and left 30 others injured, has found that the structural audit of the FOB that certified that the ill-fated bridge was in a “good condition” had been conducted in an “irresponsible and negligent” manner and recommended criminal action against a private […]
Category: Roads
Pawar demands white paper on bridges, seeks fresh audit
While rooting for a full-fledged probe into Thursday’s Foot Over Bridge (FOB) collapse near Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) that claimed six lives and left 30 others injured, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Friday asked the Maharashtra Government to come out with a white paper on the condition of Foot Over Bridges and all other […]
Mumbai bridge collapse: BMC to decide on dismantling structure
The morning after the deck of a foot overbridge outside CSMT station collapsed, killing six people and leaving 31 injured, the Brihnamumbai Municipal Corporation chief will chair a meeting to decide on the future course of action for the structure. A BMC spokesperson said civic commissioner Ajoy Mehta will meet Road and Bride department officials […]
RInfra to sell entire stake in Delhi-Agra Toll Road to Cube Highways
Reliance Infrastructure Ltd on Thursday said it would sell its entire stake in Delhi-Agra Toll Roadway to Singapore-based Cube Highways for Rs 3,600 crore, following which the Anil Ambani led company’s debt will be reduced by 25 per cent to less than Rs 5,000 crore. Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra) has entered into a pact with Cube […]
Maoists torch construction equipment in M’giri
The Red rebels after lying low for some time again wreaked havoc in the Maoist-infested district by targeting a road construction work on Monday. Sources said nearly 40 to 50 armed rebels swooped down on Kiribeda village under the Maithali police station and after terrorising the workers of the construction company torched a JCB machine […]
472 bridges to be built in State for traffic convenience
In order to make road traffic smooth and convenient in Madhya Pradesh, as many as 472 bridges will be constructed in the next 5 years. An approval in principle of Rs 5,540 crore has been given by the Public Works Department in this regard. Minister for Public Works Sajjan Singh Verma has informed that 400 […]
Rs 365 cr flyover, underpass OK’d
The Delhi Cabinet on Friday accorded the final administrative approval and revised expenditure sanction for construction of a flyover and underpass on Outer Ring Road from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) to National Highway (NH)-8 at a cost of Rs 364.87 crore. The project will be constructed in two parts. In the first part a […]
GMDA approves Budget proposals worth Rs 1,443 cr
The Gurugram Metropolitan Authority (GMDA) has approved Budget proposals of Rs 1,443 crore for the financial year 2019-20. During its third meeting held under the chairmanship of Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal, GMDA also approved revised proposals of the current financial year. The works carried out by GMDA in the last one and half year, […]
Gadkari lays foundation stone of Rs 1,321-Cr highway projects
Giving much needed fillip to the road network in the State, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday laid the foundation stone of highway projects worth Rs 1,321 crore through video conferencing from New Delhi. The event was organised at Asanboni under Seraikela Kharsawan district. In his message to the audience, […]
Gadkari lays foundation stone of Rs 220 crore road project
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday laid the foundation stone for the construction of four lanning of Ambala–Saha road through video conferencing. An expenditure of Rs 220 crore is expected to be spent for the construction of 14.840 km long road on NH-444A. Giving details of the project, Haryana Health […]
Home Min Rajnath Singh to inaugurate, lay foundation stone for Rs 1 lakh cr highway projects in UP
Home Minister Rajnath Singh will on Thursday inaugurate and lay foundation stone for 80 highway projects, including Lucknow-Kanpur-Expressway, worth Rs 1 lakh crore, as per an official statement. Singh, accompanied by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, will also inaugurate and lay foundation stone for Namami Gange projects worth around Rs […]
World Bank signs $96M loan agreement
The World Bank, Government of India and Government of Uttarakhand signed a $96 million agreement to provide additionalfunds to the state in its post disaster recovery plans, ongoing since the floods of 2013, as well as strengthen its capacity for disaster risk management. The World Bank, through the Uttarakhand Disaster Recovery Project, has been supporting […]