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Gandhinagar: Gujarat

To save over 20,000 trees from being axed during construction of three roads, the forest authorities have sought a rethink on the issue so that the green cover can be saved from shrinking further.

The Union Forest and Environment ministry has given a go ahead for construction of Yamuna Expressway after state government promised to plant and maintain 10,600 trees in next one year along the proposed Expressway.

The first report committee on public undertakings has flayed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) over irregularities in the execution of the traffic intensive Delhi-Gurgaon highway claiming that it made certain exceptions to the usual approach to projects in order to benefit the private concessionaire.

The committee has in fact suggested the

Although 11th Plan allocation for improvement of National Highway has not been made State-wise, Assam has been sanctioned Rs 298.25 crore during the first two years of the plan period. The Eleventh Plan outlay for improvement of National Highways State-wise has not been made.

The environment minister doesn't focus on India needing more roads to ensure the Nano brings mobility to millions
Barun Roy / New Delhi December 17, 2009, 0:59 IST

Land acquired on the ground of public interest mere pretence, says HC

In a blow to the Haryana government, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed the

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has identified 11 stretches in 12 states in the country for setting up high-speed six- to eight-lane expressways in the country in the first phase of its plan. The stretches so far identified add up to a total length of 3,530 km and would be built at a cost exceeding Rs 20,000 crore as per the plan prepared by the ministry.

The Allahabad High Court

In its first meeting on Monday, the newly-constituted empowered group of ministers (EGoM) for the roads sector will take stock of the finances available and also discuss ways to meet the funding requirement of National Highways Authority of India, estimated at estimated at Rs 47,736 crore, for 2010-11. NHAI has targeted executing road projects that are 11,092 km in length.