GUWAHATI: Assam

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh last week asked road transport and highways minister CP Joshi to expedite award of highway projects to achieve the 20-km-a-day road construction target as soon as possible. However, Joshi is reported to have said the target would be met only by 2014.

With the Prime Minister stressing on the importance of improving connectivity in extremist-affected areas, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has drawn out a plan to invest Rs 10,000 crore on building four-lane highways in J&K.

The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure (CCI) has cleared project worth Rs.1,255 crore for widening the strategic Nechipu-Hoj road to two-lane national highway standards on BOT (annuity) basis under the Arunachal Pradesh Package of Roads and Highways.

The cost of the project including civil cost, land acquisition and preconstruction activities and supervision and management is Rs.1,524 core, of

To bridge the infrastructure deficit in both quality and quantity, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked the road transport and highways ministry and NHAI to expedite the awarding of projects.

10 villages to benefit from the 112 metre long bridge
Mangalore: Villagers in about 10 villages between Panimeru and Padyarabettu-Hosangadi were having a tough time to reach the main road as there was no connecting road or bridge in the past.

In Greater Noida, farmers resist fiercely attempts to take over their land for the Yamuna expressway and a hi-tech city.

No survey work till final decision is taken, says farmer leaders
The Land Owners Federation of Highway Corridor demanded that a compensation of ` 1.5 crore per acre should be given to those farmers who lose their land for the proposed NICE project on Bangalore-Mysore Highway.

The farmer leaders who put forth their demand in the meeting chaired by Deputy Commissioner P C Jaffer here on Monday.

The Asian Development Bank has made a pledge of $23 million to Bangladesh as technical assistance loan for a series of regional transport projects.

Under the proposed Sub-regional Transport Project Preparatory Facility, the loan will facilitate the scheme for cross-border routes identified in Saarc's Regional Multimodal Transport Study, ADB officials have said.

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