Roads

Delhi Cabinet approves plan to make city roads free of dust pollution

The Delhi Cabinet on Tuesday approved a plan to make the capital's roads free of dust pollution using water sprinkler machines and mechanical road sweeping machines. As per plan, the Delhi government will procure 70 mechanical road sweeping machines, allocating one machine per assembly constituency. In addition, 250 water sprinkling machines with integrated anti-smog guns will be deployed in the 250 municipal wards, according to an official statement. It has also been decided that the 1,449-km stretch of major roads of Delhi that come under the PWD will be cleaned by the department itself instead of the MCD, it said. Addressing a press conference, Delhi Cabinet Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said a proposal was presented by the Environment Ministry to curb dust pollution in the city and also ensure sanitation of public places in the national capital. He said the first decision entails the procurement of 70 mechanical road-sweeping machines one for each Vidhan Sabha constituency in Del

Nitin Gadkari flags poor quality of DPRs of road projects as major problem

Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Friday that the bad quality of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) leads to a host of problems including cost escalation in road projects, and he was in the "mood to take a decision to allow international firms to make them." He was speaking at the International Conference on Asian Scenario on Infrastructural Development here. There is a need to reduce the cost of production in road projects, he said. Expressing disappointment over the quality of DPRs in road construction, the minister said he has "never seen a perfect DPR" in his life. The construction industry should work on improving the DPR quality, he said. "I am in the mood to take a decision to allow international companies to make DPRs and giving them priority, though I am not of that opinion, but because of not so good DPRs, lot of problems are being faced. Everywhere there is cost escalation," Gadkari said. He also said that agriculture by-products and biomass should be .

216 roads closed after fresh snowfall in higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh

The higher reaches of Kullu, Lahaul and Spiti, Kinnaur and Shimla districts experienced another spell of snowfall on Saturday while light rains lashed mid and low hills. As many as 216 roads including three national highways have been blocked due to snow. A maximum of 119 roads are closed in Lahaul and Spiti, 31 in Kinnaur, 19 in Chamba, nine in Kullu, six in Mandi, two in Kangra and one in Shimla district. According to the meteorological (MeT) department, Kothi received 20 cm of snow, followed by Kalpa 17 cm, Gondla 13.5 cm, Kukumseri 5 cm while Kufri in the suburbs of state capital Shimla received traces of snow. About 325 transformers and 10 water schemes were disrupted in the state as per the state emergency operation centre. Shimla town witnessed hail storm. The district administration of Lahaul and Spiti has advised the tourists and residents to avoid unnecessary travel in case of snowfall and informed that Manali-Leh National Highway (NH-03) has been blocked due to ...

Joshimath crisis: Some other places at risk of sinking in Indian Himalayas

A sinking Himalayan town is highlighting the dangers posed to the region and the fragile ecology of the mountain range disturbed by a proliferation of dams, roads and military sites near China border

Report says 3 pm to 9 pm most dangerous time to be on Indian roads

As per the report, the second highest time interval in the day was between 15:00 and 18:00 hours, constituting 17.8 per cent of road accidents

Google's Waze app adds new feature that warns about dangerous roads

The feature also only displays one pop-up notification about the dangerous roads around the driver, possibly to keep caution from becoming anxious

PotHoleRaja: How one start-up is fixing roads the eco-friendly way

PotHoleRaja has grown from small pothole-fixing drives to a dedicated network of volunteers and is working today with some of the biggest corporations and organisations in the country to build roads

NH construction to be around 32-34 km per day during this fiscal: Crisil

India's national highway construction will likely reach only 32-34 km per day during the current financial year as input prices are expected to remain elevated, said rating agency Crisil

Road closures in Delhi in view of VHP's peace march: Traffic Police

Several roads in central Delhi will be closed temporarily on Saturday due to a ''shanti march'' by the Vishva Hindu Parishad, the Delhi Traffic Police said

Revving up in low gear: The paradoxes in India's transport sector

No Indian airline makes money, railways' passenger traffic is stagnant, and roads have a revenue imbalance problem, but investments in all three are like never before, notes T N Ninan

Biocon chief Kiran Majumdar-Shaw slams poor condition of Bengaluru roads

The arterial roads which are dug for various civic works are not being repaired. The potholes have resulted in several deaths in Bengaluru, triggering public outrage.

The long road to safety

Car-makers' airbag objections are disingenuous

Gadkari lays foundation stones of national highways worth Rs 26,778 crore

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of 821-km national highway (NH) projects worth Rs 26,778 crore in Uttar Pradesh. Road Transport and Highways Minister Gadkari inaugurated and laid the foundation stones in Kanpur for eight national highway projects worth Rs 14,199 crore; in Lucknow for 16 NH projects worth Rs 7,409 crore; and in Shringverpur Dham, Prayagraj for four national highway projects worth Rs 5,169 crore, the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways said in a statement. He inaugurated and laid the foundation stone in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, among others. With the construction of Lucknow Ring Road, travelling will become convenient and with the construction of Lucknow-Kanpur Greenfield Expressway; reaching Lucknow airport from Kanpur will take less time. It will also be connected to Lucknow-Agra Expressway, which will reduce the distance to Delhi. With ...

Roads being built in Uttarakhand will open its doors to prosperity: Gadkari

Gadkari said after he became the minister of road transport and highways, he decided to change the face of Uttarakhand with projects worth Rs 2 lakh crore

Gadkari lays stone, inaugurates road projects worth Rs 4,160 crore in UP

Gadkari emphasised on infrastructure development for employment generation and economic prosperity

Private sector invests Rs 15,164 cr in roads till November this fiscal

Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said private sector investment in road construction in 2020-21 and 2019-20 was Rs 12,475.53 crore and Rs 21,925.98 crore, respectively

Govt exploring public financing for road infra projects: Gadkari

The Road Transport and Highways minister said the country has set several world records in road construction despite Covid

Total length of national highways up at 140,937 km till Nov-end: Gadkari

The minister said 49 projects in about 4,970 km costing about Rs 113,000 crore are in various stages of progress and are targeted for completion by 2023-24

Conciliation committees should decide road infra cases in 3 months: Gadkari

Gadkari further said there is a need to reduce delay in the decision making process

Road logistics market in India to reach $330 billion by 2025: Report

The road logistics market in India is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 8% in the next five years, to reach $330 billion by 2025, as per a report.