The Khara Danda-McLeod Ganj road in Kangra district will remain out of bounds for vehicular traffic for the next two days, officials said on Wednesday. The traffic will be affected on March 22 and 23 due to repair work at Hume Pipe Pulia in Dharamshala, Sub-Divisional Magistrate Shiv Kumar Prashar said. PTI
Category: Roads
Border tension won’t affect Kartarpur project, says CM
Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Friday claimed that the ongoing tension between India and Pakistan would not affect the ongoing construction work of the Kartarpur Sahib corridor. “The 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak will kick off in November and we hope to complete the project by then. India is going ahead with […]
Four-laning work causes cracks in houses in Ramban village
Residents of Halwagan village in Sujmatna panchayat of Ramban’s Ramsoo area are living under constant fear as their houses have developed cracks and their landholdings are sinking due to the ongoing work for the four-laning of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway. Villagers blamed the Hindustan Construction Company engaged by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), […]
Ride risky on Dagshai road
The Dosarka-Dagshai road has once again become risky with massive erosion of the hill below following incessant rains in the last few days. Since the hill has been excavated for four-laning of the National Highway, a sizeable portion eroded following last week’s rains. This has rendered travelling on the Dosarka- Dagshai road risky. Gaping crevices […]
Restoration of roads, power demanded
The Chamba District Vikas Jan Manch has demanded immediate restoration of roads, power and water supply in the areas cut-off from the main district in the aftermath of heavy snowfall and rain. Addressing mediapersons here on Thursday, Bhuvaneshwar Sharma, convener of the manch, said that several areas of Bharmour, Pangi, Churah and non-tribal panchayats were […]
Gadkari to lay stones of Rs 1,385-cr road projects
Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, who is visiting the state on February 24, will lay the foundation stone of road projects worth Rs 1,385 crores in Hamirpur parliamentary constituency. Hamirpur MP Anurag Thakur said this in a press release here today. The roads and national highways for which foundation stone would be […]
Three bypasses to decongest Solan NH remain incomplete
The work to complete the repair of three bypass roads, the 29.4-km Parwanoo-Jangeshu-Kasauli-Dharampur road, 13-km Kamli-Bhojnagar road and 14-km Chakki-Bhojnagar road, supposed to decongest Parwanoo-Solan NH-5 while it is being four-laned, has been caught in official rigmarole.
NHAI washes hands of Kartarpur stone row
The mystery shrouding the name of the agency, central or state, that engraved the names of former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal on the Kartarpur Sahib foundation stone has deepened with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) claiming it had no information.
June new deadline for Rambagh flyover
The state administration has now set June as the new deadline for the Rambagh-Jehangir Chowk flyover.
Work to clear Pangi road in full swing
The Public Works Department (PWD) has pressed men and machinery into service to remove snow from the road at Thamh nallah bordering Pangi sub-division of Chamba district, about 30 km from Killar, the sub-divisional headquarters.
Work on phase-2 of Karnal western bypass begins
Days after the opening of the first phase of the western bypass, which connects the Kaithal flyover with National Highway-44 near Uchana, the district authorities have started working on the second phase of the project to complete the proposed outer ring road to reduce the traffic congestion in the city.
MC, AIT reluctant to take up Rego Bridge reconstruction
The Municipal Corporation (MC) and the Amritsar Improvement Trust (AIT) appear to be washing their hands of re-construction of Rego Bridge which has outlived its life.