To expedite acquisition, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) wants land with environmental issues to be handled separately.

Stretch in Kerala ends near Munnar
The Kundanoor Junction-Tripunithura-Bodimettu-Madurai stretch of the NH 49 is to be renovated as a two-lane highway with a 10-metre-wide tarred surface, sources in the PWD (NH wing) that maintains the road, have said.

The portion of the highway passing through Kerala begins from the NH bypass in Kochi and ends at Bodimettu, 33 km beyond Munnar on the Tamil Na

The Yamuna Expressway, the Uttar Pradesh government

The Mumbai-Pune Expressway, which is considered to be one of the best freeways in the country, will soon add another feather to its cap

Singur, July 3: Members of the committee set up to facilitate the return of land in Singur today said plots would not be given back from the 27 acres in Singherbheri mouza, near the Durgapur Expressway.

A committee member said the 27 acres formed the front portion of the abandoned Tata small-car factory.

After the commissioning of a series of flyovers permitting a signal-free drive from South Mumbai to the eastern suburbs, the state government is now working on a plan to provide respite from traffic snarls along the arterial roads in the western suburbs.

Kohima: Flash floods following heavy downpour in Nagaland inundated many low-lying areas and caused soil erosion in river banks and landslides in hilly areas. According to an official report here today, the Chathe river caused soil erosion, damaging properties and rendering people living alongside the river homeless.

The Dhaka Elevated Expressway Project (Land Acquisition) Bill-2011 was passed in parliament on Monday with provision of compensation for those whose land would be acquired for implementing the project.

Earlier, land minister Rezaul Karim Hira placed the bill for the 26-kilometre elevated expressway in parliament on June 21.

According to the new law, none can claim compensation if any install

SRINAGAR: A high level meeting was held here today under the chairmanship of Revenue Minister, Raman Bhalla to review the progress of land acquisition and removal of impediments in respect of construction of roads in Ramban district under various schemes including National Highway 1-A, roads being constructed under PMGSY, BRO and Railways.

The meeting was attended by Financial Commissioner Reve

AHMEDABAD: The city's first double-decker flyover will be thrown open to the public on Wednesday.