The ministry of environment and forests has given the go ahead for the diversion of 196.75 hectares of forest land for the construction of a road from National Highway 54 in Mizoram to the Indo-Myanmar border for the Kaladan multi-modal transport facility project.

The proposal was discussed and cleared at a meeting of the forest advisory committee of the ministry of environment and forests in t

New Delhi The Planning Commission has decided to appoint consultants to ensure that draft concession agreements on national highway projects are technically sound.

The vacation bench of the Bombay high court refused to give any interim relief to residents of Ghodbunder road in Thane, who have challenged the construction of a flyover connecting to the Mumbai-Nashik highway.

Justice KK Tated, observing that there was no urgency to hear the petition adjourned the hearing after vacation.

The petition filed by members of several societies housed on the Ghod

COIMBATORE: The Tamilaga Vivasayigal Sangam has convened a meeting of farmers, to be held on May 17, to decide on the future course of action regarding the move to acquire agricultural lands for highway projects.

Farmers arrest

The president of the association, M.R.

The Chief Minister, Mr Kiran Kumar Reddy, has put the final approval of the HMDA Master Plan on hold as he wanted certain changes made including enhancing the green cover in the Master Plan.

During the third HMDA board meeting chaired by the Chief Minister, various issues were discussed including the draft extended area Master Plan of the HMDA.

The Chief Minister suggested enhancing the Gree

In a bid to introduce greater transparency in the road sector, the transport ministry on Tuesday said it has fixed the monthly monitorable targets for road building and will bid out all projects beginning August through the e-tendering process.

The strategically important Srinagar-Leh National Highway was thrown open to vehicular traffic today after it remained closed for more than five months due to heavy snowfall.

The highway was thrown open by the General-Officer-in-Commanding of Srinagar-based 15 Corps of the Army, Lt-Gen SA Hasnain.

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Pushing ahead with its largest urbanisation project, the UP government has given the go-ahead for development planning of Phase II of the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority.

Meticulous C P Joshi is triggering comparisons with his predecessor, Kamal Nath, a man of the world.
Early morning last Friday, in a post timed at 7.44 am, one Ramesh Jain wrote a rant against overloading.