National Highway
The orders are given by an Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) which analyzed the mega projects in the steel sector with an objective to fast-tracking them. Center has asked major steel PSUs to established stockyards in rural areas to encourage per capital steel consumption. IMG says that the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant’s (VSP) Hyderabad stockyard is established at [...] Continue Reading »
An analysis of national highway project done by CRISIL Research indicates a drop in the traffic growth in the last couple of years. The common traffic on many national highways has been very low than estimated by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). CRISIL researched on 15 national highways and found that the traffic [...] Continue Reading »
The state government’s proposal of four-laning of the 220-km National Highway No. 20 (Pathankot-Mandi) has been once again rejected by the Ministry of Surface and Transport. The National Highways Authority of India had not included this important road project in its plan outlay for 2014-15, in the absence of political will as per the official [...] Continue Reading »
The ongoing two major tunnel projects on Jammu- Srinagar National Highway which are being developed to reduce the distance between twin capital cities of Jammu and Srinagar, would be completed in 2016, Minister of State for Revenue Ajaz Ahmad Khan said in reply to a question by S Bashir Ahmad Veeri (NC). Development work on [...] Continue Reading »
Haryana’s Union cabinet recently took the decision to connect Nuh, the district headquarters of Mewat, to link it with the national highway. The backward regions of southern Haryana, including Mahendragarh, may get the economic boost with the improved connectivity. Presently, the nearest highway to Nuh is NH-919, which is about 21km away from the town. [...] Continue Reading »
The toll on Mumbai-Pune expressway and the national highway (NH4) between Mumbai and Pune will be levied even beyond 2019. While toll payment was expected to wind up five years from now but the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has initiated the process to select a private entrepreneur to carry out operation and maintenance [...] Continue Reading »
Bangalore- Elevated roads in Bangalore, along with minimizing traffic issues and giving an elegant look to the region, have also influenced the real estate development of areas along the corridor. Some of the important elevated corridors that have transformed the real estate scenario of the city include Tumkur Road, Hosur Road and Bellary Road. Tumkur [...] Continue Reading »
A bandh was called by the residents of Kolar, Chikballapur and Bangalore rural districts. The reason for the bandh was to find a permanent solution for the water problem for these districts. The bandh was a success because of the full support from farmers, residents, political parties and organisations. During bandh all the shops were [...] Continue Reading »
Nashik- Citizens of some areas like Chetna Nagar, CIDCO, Rana Pratap Chowk, Rajeev nagar and Rane Nagar are facing difficulty in catching buses as thay have to struggle to cross the new flyover in the absence of foot-over bridge. The situation has worsen as the bus drivers take the flyover instead of the service road. While the [...] Continue Reading »
Residents and industry owners in Ghaziabad have forwarded their suggestions to the authorities on the proposed redevelopment of national highways passing through the area. The Ghaziabad Residents’ Welfare Association Federation and the Ghaziabad Industries Federation have submitted their suggestions on environment and infrastructure of the highway in a meeting attended by National Highways Authority of [...] Continue Reading »
