-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Twenty-three bridges and tunnels on national highways (NHs) are over 100 years old, of which 17 require rehabilitation or major maintenance. As many as 123 other bridges in the country require immediate attention and 6,000 are structurally "distressed". These are some of the findings of a analysis conducted by the Union road transport and highways ministry under its Indian Bridge Management System (IBMS) project, India's first-ever...
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PSUs told to pay for govt's 3rd anniversary events -Dipak K Dash
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Centre has asked PSUs and government entities to pick up the tab for functions to mark three years of the Modi government across 543 districts where events called "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas Sammelan" are being held from May 27 to June 18. According to an official communication to 45 such entities, the objectives of these programmes have been set out as informing the public about...
More »Demonetisation: NHAI to pay Rs 922 crore for toll loss -Dipak K Dash
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will shell out Rs 922 crore to private highway operators for the toll revenue loss they incurred due to suspension of user charge collection from the afternoon of November 9 to the midnight of December 2. Toll collection was suspended across all national highways in the country following demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes on November...
More »Delhi pollution: Sadly, Arvind Kejriwal's emergency plan is old and ineffective -Kanishka Singh
-The Indian Express The CM has ordered schools to remain shut for three days and halted construction of roads for five days. New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced emergency measures for reducing the alarming air pollution levels in the Capital. However, the steps announced seem too little too late. One can recall the orders given last winters by the Supreme Court to reduce air pollution in the city and...
More »Banks killed road sector: official -TCA Sharad Raghavan
-The Hindu Bubble createdby them resulted in high NPAs Banks caused a bubble, failed to do due diligence and lent more than what was warranted to developers, and this has led to the high Non-Performing Assets (NPA) arising out of the road sector, Road Secretary Vijay Chhibber told The Hindu in an exclusive interview on Wednesday. “The banks have killed the road sector,” he said. “There was a bubble because the banks would...
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