Roads Repair
Delhi govt approves projects worth Rs 17 cr to strengthen important roads
The Delhi government on Tuesday approved three projects worth Rs 17.79 crore to beautify and strengthen some important stretches in the national capital and to reduce waterlogging during monsoon
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Mumbai needs 'single planning authority' for pothole-free roads: BMC to HC
Mumbai cannot be pothole-free till the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation becomes the "single planning authority" to look after the maintenance of roads, the civic body in the metropolis told the Bombay High Court on Friday. In a presentation to a division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice MS Karnik, BMC commissioner Iqbal Chahal said 2,050 kilometres of the city are in the civic body's jurisdiction and some 500 kilometres with 15 other agencies. "The problem is, apart from the BMC, we have 15 other agencies who own 500 kilometres of road. I am not supposed to spend my fund on this. Most complaints are from these areas. If these 15 agencies do not pull up their socks then we will not have a pothole-free city," Chahal said. "I have written to the state government saying the entire planning and maintenance should be handed over to BMC for holistic development. I have proposed to the state government to hand over the entire planning and development work of the city to t
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Gadkari seeks environment ministry's approval to build wider hill roads
Accidents can be avoided in Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, says union minister
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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.
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How Purvideen Khera got its road
Who'd have imagined that a bunch of poor, illiterate women in a slum would be able to achieve this?
ADB to give $200 mn to upgrade rural roads in 34 districts of Maharashtra
An agreement in this regard was signed between the government and the ADB, the agency said
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States spending more on maintenance of old roads to get priority funds
This will ensure better maintenance of roads built under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
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With the end of monsoon, Delhi PWD to repair roads
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and PWD Minister Satyendar Jain had on Sunday inaugurated the renovation work of roads in East Delhi
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