Rural Roads

Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board report to the NGT regarding a water source in village Malla Dhadharia, district Almora, Uttarakhand facing danger from the construction of a road, 02/06/2022

Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board report to the National Green Tribunal in compliance to the court order, May 11, 2022 (Ganesh Chand Sharma Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others).

The matter related to saving the naula/water source located at village Malla Dhadharia, tehsil Salt Khumad, district Almora from the proposed construction of a motor road.

Judgement Date:

02/06/2022

Tags:

Water Resources, Rural Roads, Almora (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)

Industry

Report on the proposed cement grinding unit of M/s. Sanghi Cement at Suvali village, Hazira, Gujarat, 27/07/2021

Report of the Special Expert Committee as per the National Green Tribunal order, January 21, 2021 in Appeal No. 36/2020 (Larsen & Toubro Limited Vs Sanghi Industries Limited & Others).

The matter related to the proposed cement grinding unit of of M/s. Sanghi Cement at Suvali village, Hazira, Gujarat for which prior Environment Clearance (EC) was accorded by State Level Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) Gujarat on August 23, 2019 under the provisions of the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006.

Judgement Date:

27/07/2021

Tags:

Cement Industry, Industrial Pollution, Surat (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Rural Roads, Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control, Environment Clearance (EC), Gujarat

Environment

Roads to Inclusion - Connecting People, Transforming lives in India

Sericulture farms in India’s northeastern state of Assam, are suddenly witnessing a rush of female workers. Improved connectivity of villages is a major reason for this transformation.

Publication Date:

17/02/2020

Source: Asian Development Bank

Tags:

Assam, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Sericulture, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, Rural Roads, Women

Transport

In 3rd phase of rural roads, 1.25-lakh km to be consolidated

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the third phase of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) to build all-weather roads to villages across the country.

Publication Date:

11/07/2019

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, Rural Roads

Poverty

Rural roads, poverty, and resilience: evidence from Ethiopia

This study analyzes the impacts of the recent rural road development in Ethiopia on welfare and economic outcomes.

Publication Date:

01/04/2019

Author(s): Shohei Nakamura, Tom Bundervoet, Mohammed Nuru

Source: The World Bank

Tags:

Rural Roads, Poverty, El Nino, Droughts, Ethiopia, Africa

Transport

ADB provides $200m to upgrade rural road network in Bangladesh

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Bangladesh today (Sunday) signed agreements for $200 million in loans to improve the rural road network in Bangladesh.

Publication Date:

13/01/2019

Source: Financial Express (Bangladesh)

Tags:

Bangladesh, South Asia, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Rural Roads, Geographical Information Systems (GIS)

Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction of a road via a deodar forest, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, 30/11/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jaya Prakash Dabral Vs Prime Minister Gramin Sadak Yojana & Others dated 30/11/2018 regarding construction of road from Bihar village to Chehni village in the Tirthan Valley via a pristine deodar forest.

Judgement Date:

30/11/2018

Tags:

Rural Roads, Forests, Tehri Garhwal, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Waste Disposal

Transport

Basic road statistics of India 2015-16

India’s road length increased by 1.31 lakh kilometres within a span of one year between March 2015 and March 2016, according to the latest report released by the road transport and highways ministry. This translates to adding 360 km daily to the country’s road network in comparison to 170 km and 190 km per day in 2013-14 and 2014-15 respectively. India’s road network increased from 54.72 lakh kms to 56.03 lakh kms on the back of higher pace of construction of rural roads which pushed up the total length by almost half.

Publication Date:

Sunday, December 31, 2017

Source: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

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Tags:

Roads, Highways, Rural Roads, Urban Roads, India, Statistics

Transport

Transport and Communications Bulletin for Asia and the Pacific: sustainable rural Access

The Transport and Communications Bulletin for Asia and the Pacific is a peer-reviewed journal published once a year by the Transport Division (TD) of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).

Publication Date:

19/12/2016

Source: UNESCAP

Tags:

Rural Transport, Rural Roads, Transport, Three Wheelers, Women, Poverty, Asia, India, Rural Development, Economic Development

Habitat And Urbanisation