The award for road construction projects by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has slowed down because of the tightened bidding norms imposed by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH).
Referring to viral social media posts, Singh stated that there have been increasing complaints on social media regarding the injustice being done to the state and its people through four-lane widening projects by the NHAI.
he National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has announced the temporary suspension of toll collection on a 28.71 km stretch of the Amritsar-Jamnagar Expressway (NH-754K), owing to essential repair work currently underway. This stretch falls under Package-4 of the Sanchore-Santalpur sectio
Six people, including four women, were killed and 27 others were left injured after a Multan-bound passenger bus overturned and fell into a ravine near the Chakri Interchange on Sunday, Dawn reported.
According to Delhi Police, on 12 July, a Call regarding "brought dead" in respect of one Sachin, resident of Sultanpuri, Delhi, age 29 yrs, originally resident of Bulansahar, UP, received from Holy Family hospital.
Earlier today, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that heavy rainfall occurred in certain isolated places in Gujarat, including in Banaskantha and Saurashtra.
In the wake of recent heavy rainfall that damaged portions of the Bharatmala Highway in Gujarat, NHAI Member Venkataraman, along with senior state officials, conducted an on-site inspection near the Bakatra toll plaza in Patan district.
"One of them is the Dharampur-Kotli route, and the other is National Highway 21 (NH-5). Some portions have been reopened, but landslides and rockslides continue to disrupt access. The situation is dynamic--routes are being cleared but get blocked again due to falling debris," Negi said.
In view of upcoming initiatives like the Annual Pass System and Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling, it is critical to address this issue to ensure FASTag authenticity and system reliability, the release stated.
Out of the total 21 km tunnel, 5 km is being constructed using the New Austrian Tunnelling Method (NATM) between Shilphata and Ghansoli, while the remaining 16 km will be built using Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs). The tunnel also includes a 7 km long undersea section beneath Thane Creek.
The elevated road will stretch from Inderlok to Bawana, approximately 20 kilometres in length. This project will be developed under the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).