Highway Project

Close on the heels of the Joshimath crisis, the Centre has issued a standard operating procedure asking agencies to mandatorily implement environmental safeguards in all roads and highway projects falling within 100 km of the International Border or the Line of Control. The standard operating procedure (SOP) issued by the Union environment ministry on February 6 stresses on mandatory disaster management plans, risk assessment and eco-fragility studies and precautions during tunnelling. The guidelines come seven months after the ministry waived the requirement for environmental clearance for highway projects up to 100 km of the International Border (IB) or the Line of Control (LoC). "The guidelines are to be followed for all roads/highway projects falling within 100 km from the International Border/Line of Control for sustainable environmental safeguards. "Further, the exemption of prior EC (environmental clearance) for all highway projects up to 100 km from the LoC or border does n

Next InvIT issuance will have higher reservation for retail investors, says MoRTH Secretary Upadhyaya

The ministry had constructed 10,237 kms in 2019-20, 13,327 kms in 2020-21, and 10,457 kms in 2021-22

The five SPVs are engaged in operating and maintaining highways in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Maharashtra

After the completion of the project, the travel time from Gurugram to Jaipur will be reduced to two and a half hours

However, national highway projects are typically executed by large contractors, with only a small proportion sub-contracted to SMEs

The five projects are: Belagavi-Sankeshwar bypass, Sankeshwar bypass up to Maharashtra border, Chorla-Jamboki-Belagavi, Vijayapura-Muragundi (NH 548B) and Siddapura-Vijayapura(NH 561A)

Over 14 hectares of forest land in east and northeast Delhi having 2,038 trees is proposed to be diverted for the construction of a stretch of a six-lane highway. The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has sought permission from the Delhi forest department for the development of a 14.75-km stretch of the six-lane access controlled Delhi-Saharanpur highway, according to official documents. There are a total of 2,038 trees on the stretch between the Akshardham NH-9 junction and the Delhi-UP border. The tree species include Sheesham, Sahtut, Peepal, Champa, Ashok, Subabul, Neem, Eucalyptus, Kikar, Ber, Jamun and Gular. The Rs 1,500-crore project is part of Phase I of the Bharatmala Pariyojana, the second largest highway construction programme in the country under which 50,000 km of roads will be constructed. The project falls in deemed forest land and diversion of this deemed forest land is unavoidable, the proposal read. The central agency has also sought permission for the

Enhanced budgetary allocation for the highways sector will help in faster implementation of projects, a top official said

Maintaining cash flow a problem; experts feel global players needed for execution, maintenance

The government on Thursday said it has approved a Rs 971 crore highway project in Bihar

Sadbhav Engineering on Thursday said it has been declared lowest bidder for two highway projects worth Rs 1,572 crore in Gujarat by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).

While spending has been ramped up and work has continued apace in some marquee projects, there have been some delays due to land acquisition and other issues

The debarment would be temporary and subject to certain conditions