The repair and maintenance of roads in Kangra district has been adversely affected because of the non-availability of sand and crushed bajri following the closure of stone crushers. The monsoon is over, but the Public Works Department is yet to take up the work to repair roads damaged in the recent floods. The state government […]
Category: Roads
Bad weather, repair work halt traffic on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway
Traffic on the three major roads linking Jammu with Kashmir valley remained suspended on Sunday owing to bad weather and repair works. The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44), the Kishtwar-Anantnag NH-243 and the Mughal Road were shut due to which commuters had to reschedule their travel. While the NH-44 remained closed due to some repair work […]
China ramped up troop presence, infrastructure along LAC in 2022: Pentagon report
China increased the deployment of forces and continued infrastructure build-up, including underground storage facilities near Doklam, a second bridge over Pangong Lake and a dual-purpose airport and multiple helipads, along the LAC in 2022 amid border tensions with India, a Pentagon report has said. The Indian and Chinese troops are locked in an over three-year […]
Commuters violate speed limit norms on new elevated highway
Despite presence of speed limit signages on the newly built elevated road, commuters care two hoots about the speed limit guidelines. If the speed norms are not implemented, it may invite mishaps in the upcoming foggy season. During a survey on the road on Wednesday, vehicles were seen plying at high speed. Not only four- […]
Start repair of roads immediately: DC to officials
The work of repairing roads in the district should be initiated immediately and completed at the earliest opportunity so that members of the general public and devotees coming here to pay obeisance during the Shaheedi Jor Mela do not face any inconvenience, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Parneet Shergill stressed during a meeting of the district officials […]
Nitin Gadkari reviews progress of Delhi-Amritsar-Katra expressway in Punjab
One can reach Amritsar from Delhi in four hours and Katra from Delhi in six hours once the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra expressway becomes operational, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday as he inspected the project here. This 669-kilometre Delhi-Amritsar-Katra greenfield expressway is being built at a cost of Rs 40,000 crore, said the minister for road […]
Fatehgarh Sahib roads dotted with potholes; commuters a harried lot
The roads in the district, especially the ones around the district headquarters, are in bad shape. Even though vast stretches of the roads are dotted with potholes, repair or maintenance work is yet to begin. Some of the roads in tatters are the Bachat Bhawan and Civil Hospital roads, the Lincoln College Road, the stretch […]
Bad road: Amritsar MC yet to finalise tender
Though several major roads in the city are in a pathetic condition, the tender floated by MC to recarpet them is yet to be finalised. The Municipal Corporation’s e-tender worth Rs 21.96 crore for recarpeting of roads, markets and streets has been hanging fire for long. In the technical evaluation of this e-tender, the Tender […]
Work on Faridabad section of e-way to take months: Officials
The Faridabad section of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway passing through the city is set to be delayed by months. Targeted to be completed in August this year, the project has been able to see 70% of the work so far, consuming 26 months against the required 24 months. The authorities hope to complete it by April […]
Palampur, Baijnath roads need immediate repairs
The condition of most of the roads in Palampur, Jaisinghpur and Baijnath, particularly in rural areas, in Kangra district has worsened over the past one year in the absence of proper repair and maintenance. Despite repeated complaints to the PWD, no steps have been initiated to repair the roads. A number of internal roads are […]
Missing Link-2 project: GLADA gets nod to build approach roads to ROB
The Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA) has received approval for the construction of approaches (access roads) to the railway overbridge (ROB) over the Ludhiana-Dhuri rail tracks near Gill village. The Railways had been working on the construction the ROB section within its jurisdiction. The ROB project is a crucial component of the Missing Link-2 […]
Foot overbridge with escalators to come up on Ambala-Saha road
A foot overbridge (FOB) with escalators will be constructed on the Ambala-Saha highway to help patients and visitors who come to Civil Hospital, Ambala Cantonment, in large numbers. The project will come up at a cost of Rs 2 crore. As per the information, while the FOB with escalators will be installed by the National […]