Agriculture

Farmers block highways for fertiliser in Faridpur, Jessore

Farmers yesterday blocked highways in Faridpur and Jessore demanding adequate supply of fertilizer.

In Faridpur, farmers barricaded the Dhaka Khulna highway at Modhukhali for about an hour in the morning, disrupting traffic, reports a correspondent. They put trees on the road to obstruct traffic, keeping several hundred vehicles stranded on both sides.

Source there said over 1,000 farmers waited in a long queue in front of a dealers shop at Bagat Bazar since morning.

Publication Date: 
04/09/2008
Daily Star (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Natural Fertilisers, Highways, Farmers, Bangladesh
Wildlife

Jakhalabandha residents seek 4-lane highway through KNP

KALAIBOR

Publication Date: 
01/09/2008
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
Tags:
Highways, Wildlife, Kaziranga SA, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Guwahati
Forests

Mohali trees being axed to pave way for road network

Mohali, August 19 The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) is axing trees to pave way for constructing, strengthening, widening and upgrading of the inner and outer roads in the city. Local residents are, however, pained to see how mercilessly the greenery of the city is being murdered.
More than 1,500 full-grown trees in different parts of the city are being cut under the project to revamp the road network.

Publication Date: 
20/08/2008
Indian Express (Chandigarh)
Tags:
Deforestation, Development, Roads, Highways, Mohali (D)
Land

Land acquisition and national highways

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has embarked on a grand project of four- and/or six-laning of the existing roads to a target of 14,000 km, especially the east-west and north-south corridors. This is a good thing because the country needs proper roads for its development and road construction provides employment. This aspect of development, nevertheless, is also harmful if not managed carefully, because road development requires the basic ingredient of land. People may be displaced or otherwise adversely affected due to land acquisition. (Letters)

Publication Date: 
02/08/2008
Biswanath Debnath
Economic and Political Weekly
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Tags:
Land Acquisition, Displacement, Roads, Highways, Compensation, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), India
Transport

Mobility for sustainable development: Bangalore case study

This report stresses the importance of mobility for development, defining it in a broader framework in connection with related concepts such as Accessibility and sustainability. Taking Bangalore for its case study, the report clarifies the socio-economic trends and current plans for land use and transport

Publication Date: 
01/08/2008
Yoshitsugu Hayashi
Nagoya University
Tags:
Land Use, Transport, Public Transport, Urbanisation, Urban Transport, Highways, Mobility Planning, India, Bangalore (T), Sustainable Development
Natural Disasters

Orissa floods blamed on NH-60

The National Highway (NH) -60, part of the government

Publication Date: 
01/08/2008
Biswajit Padhi
Civil Society
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Tags:
Drainage, Natural Disasters, Floods, Roads, Highways, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Orissa (Odisha), Balasore (D), Bhadrak (D), Mayurbhanj
Habitat And Urbanisation

Expressway to connect Mohali with Phagwara

Punjab Government plans 75 projects at Rs.25,000 crore

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government has chalked out an ambitious plan to implement over 75 projects, including expressways, flying clubs, super-speciality hospitals, ring roads and five-star hotels, on which approximately Rs.25,000 crore would be spent.

Publication Date: 
30/07/2008
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Roads, Highways, Punjab, Mohali (D)
Land

Ganga expressway hits a roadblock

Atiq Khan

Govt. disapproves course of alignment of highway in Farrukhabad, Unnao and Ballia districts

Next move depends on the suggestions of District Magistrates and other officials

Publication Date: 
29/07/2008
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Land Use, Land Acquisition, Highways, Uttar Pradesh, Ballia (D), Farrukhabad (D), Unnao (D)
Transport

Smart driving licences get green signal

New Delhi: Your humble driving licence is all set to go high-tech.
The state cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to the introduction of smart card based driving licences in Delhi as per the instructions of the Union ministry of road transport and highways (MORTH). What's more, the fees is also set to come down from Rs 370 to Rs 280.

Publication Date: 
24/07/2008
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Public Transport, Highways, Delhi
Habitat And Urbanisation

Future highway projects likely to attract toll

Gunjan Pradhan Sinha NEW DELHI

LONG drives would be a taxing exercise soon. The government is planning to develop all future highways through build, operate and transfer (BOT) model that would necessarily have toll component. Private companies would be awarded road projects on BOT basis and they would charge a toll fee from commuters to recover their investments. About 50,000 km of roads are expected to be developed under various phases of the National Highway Development Programme (NHDP) including new expressways, rail-overbridges, canal bridges, roads and highways.

Publication Date: 
21/07/2008
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Roads, Highways, India

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