Despite heavy rains and continued resistance by some owners a team of the district administration and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) succeeded in demolishing around 20 more structures on both sides of the Balongi-Kharar road on the third day of the demolition drive today. As soon as rain stopped the team sprung into […]
Category: Roads
Pak targets Poonch village to stall road construction
In a strategic move, the Pakistani troops are targeting civilian population along the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB) to stop developmental activities. A couple of days back, Pakistani troops targeted civilians engaged in road construction in the Mendhar sector of Poonch district by firing a few rounds but fortunately, no one was […]
Stormwater drains lying open on NH-44
Even after spending crores of rupees on the six-laning of National Highway-44, serious risks remain for the commuters travelling on it as stormwater drains are lying open at various places on both sides of the NH in the district limits. At most places, the covers of the drains are broken, posing a serious threat to […]
Rs 10 crore spent on Mansa polytechnic, no road yet
In a classic case of putting cart before the horse, Punjab’s Technical Education Department has started pursuing the case to lay 1.2-km-long road to Shaheed Nand Singh Government Polytechnic College, Bareta, Mansa, seven years after the college building was raised at a cost of Rs 10 crore, including furniture. To reach the college, one has […]
Relief to be revised for Green Corridor: CM
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday said the state government would revise the compensation rate for land to be acquired for the 152D Ismailabad-Kotputli Green Corridor ensuring adequate value for farmers. He said this after a meeting with Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari here. Representatives of farmers also attended the […]
Road digging: Sewerage Board, PWD lock horns
Officials of the Sewerage Board and the Public Works Department (PWD) locked horns at the monthly review meeting of district heads presided over by the DC. The XEN PWD alleged that the recently repaired and constructed roads have been repeatedly excavated by the Sewerage Board. But the SDO, Sewerage Board, denied the allegation and said […]
Anandpur Sahib road repaired for Rs 85 lakh claims 32-year-old’s life
The road from Anandpur Sahib to Kahanpur Khui, which is in a bad shape, has claimed the life of a 32-year-old man late last night. The deceased was identified as Balwinder Singh, a resident of Lodhipur village. Anandpur Sahib SHO Suvinder Singh said Balwinder Singh was going towards Anadnpur Sahib on a two-wheeler. He lost […]
35 km from capital, no road leads to Ropar’s Tanda
Tanda village in Ropar block is hardly 35 km from the state capital, but has no road connectivity. The 2-km dirt track that connects the village with the Purkhali-Bardar road remains inundated during the monsoon, leaving this sub-mountainous area inaccessible as two choes fall on the section. Residents say their pleas to politicians as well […]
Pak allocates Rs100 cr for corridor
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government has earmarked Rs 100 crore in the federal budget 2019-20 for the development of the much-awaited Kartarpur corridor. The corridor will connect Darbar Sahib in Pakistan’s Kartarpur with Dera Baba Nanak in India’s Gurdaspur district and facilitate visa-free movement of Indian Sikh pilgrims, who will have to just obtain […]
Broken Phillaur-Nakodar road irks commuters
Residents of Phillaur and Nakodar sub-divisions have again urged Captain Amarindar Singh to direct the Public Works Department (PWD) to repair the Nurmahal-Phillaur Road which lies in an ignorant state. In a fresh communication to the Chief Minister, Dilbag Singh, a resident of Baina Pur village, said the Union and state government were planning to […]
PUDA puts 8.21 acres on the block for 5th time
A prime chunk of land measuring 8.21 acre, located right in front of Mini-Secretariat on Ferozepur Road (NH 95), is once again up for grab at a slashed price of Rs 333.79 crore. The Punjab Urban Development and Planning Authority (PUDA), having been unsuccessful for at least five times in the past to find a […]
Take steps to control landslides, NHAI told
Nagendra Nath Sinha, chairman, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), and Gyanesh Kumar, Additional Secretary, Home, met Governor Satya Pal Malik at Raj Bhawan here on Wednesday. An official statement said Sinha apprised the Governor about the status of the highways and road projects in the state being implemented by the NHAI. Malik stressed the […]