New Delhi: While the Left-led Kerala Government had to be coaxed and convinced by the Centre to allow Build Operate Transfer (BOT) toll based highway projects in the state, the long pending road upgradation exercise in the state is yet to take off.
Court committee stops road expansion in sanctuary THE Supreme Court appointed Central Empowered Committee (cec) has halted a road expansion project on the periphery of the Pench Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh. The National Highway Authority of India (nhai) had started cutting trees in the sanctuary for upgrading the existing highway into a four-lane one. The trees were being cut
Following repeated complaints by World Bank and Asian Development Bank over serious delays in highway projects funded by these international agencies, Minister for Road Transport and Highways TR Baalu has pulled up National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and asked them to set monthly targets for errant contractors.
Mumbai: In a major infrastructure move within the state, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and Maharashtra government have thrown open the whopping Rs 6,000-crore National and State Highway Development and Maintenance Programme to the private sector.
New Delhi: With the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) set to finalize the alignment of a 61 km-long expressway next month, the travel time between Delhi and Meerut may be reduced to approximately 45 minutes from the usual two hours once the project is completed.
GMR, Tata Realty, L&T Among Bidders; Total Cost Of Projects Under Phase-III and V To Be Over Rs 70,000 Crore
LOWER interest rates and cheaper raw materials are breathing fresh life into about 60 highway projects worth Rs 70,000 crore that were lying in limbo for several months because of high cost of financing and litigation.
