PWD
The Public Works Department (PWD) has recently placed a formal proposal before the Maharashtra state government for buying back 30 two-lane toll roads across the state. The toll roads which have been considered in the proposal essentially include those roads where only up to 3 years of toll collection have been left. If the ‘toll [...] Continue Reading »
The Bambolim-Dona Paula road four-laning project is not 50% ready which started on December 31 last year, and now has reached the halfway mark of the targeted completion date of 210 days. M P Velayudan, PWD executive engineer being incharge of the project alleged, work is progressing at a fast pace and that PWD is [...] Continue Reading »
PWD’s road widening project in Vasant Kunj, stalled over environmental concerns and strict monitoring by National Green Tribunal (NGT), has created a traffic bottleneck that refuses to go. For over a year now the traffic going from Mahipalpur towards Chattarpur has been negotiating a long bumpy and dusty stretch. A year back the PWD was [...] 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 »
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 »
With the ongoing work on the “Barapullah Elevated Corridor-Phase II” progressing at the snail’s pace, it seems the stretch that connects INA Market to Aurobindo Marg would take a long time to get completed. A stark contrast would be the hectic activity being carried out at the Delhi Metro construction site nearby. Former Chief Minister [...] Continue Reading »
One of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in Delhi, the signal-free road corridor from Vikaspuri to Waziarbad may miss its deadline. The four mini-projects related to the entire stretch, also known as the East-West Corridor, are also experiencing delays. Public Works Department cite “environmental issues” as the reason for the delay. They are saying that [...] Continue Reading »
Due to the political turmoil in the city over the past two months, the development work in the 1,000-odd regularized colonies has almost come to a standstill in the Capital. The work to provide the basic amenities to Lakhs of people of living in these colonies had been initiated in late 2012 and early 2013. [...] Continue Reading »
The upcoming Lok Sabha elections are proving beneficial for the people of West Bengal, even before they have actually arrived. The Mamta Government approved a number of sops for government employees. These include easy terms on house loans and cashless health insurance, among other. Briefing the reporters after the meeting presided by the Chief Minister, [...] Continue Reading »
In the light of increasing complaints of poor roads and massive corruption in relaying of roads piling up with the government, the PWD minister Manish Sisodia has instructed the agency to put up details of all road construction and maintenance projects costing over Rs 10 lakh on their website, so that they can be monitored [...] Continue Reading »
