DMIC: Govt clears Rs 4,318 cr to construct trunk infra

Last Updated: Saturday, May 30, 2015, 17:24

The government on Saturday approved Rs 4,318.28 crore for constructing roads and basic amenities at two industrial regions in Gujarat and Maharashtra under the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project.

Road construction delayed due to land acquisition issues

Last Updated: Monday, March 2, 2015, 16:06

Road construction in the country could meet only about half of the target set for the current fiscal at 6,300 km till January this year, owing to various factors including land acquisition issues, Parliament was informed today.

Maoists torch three vehicles in Gaya

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 13:33

Maoists torched three vehicles of a road construction company at Khaira in Bihar`s Gaya district, police said Tuesday.

Maoists torch vehicles to protest road construction

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 14:55

Maoists torched two vehicles in Odisha`s Koraput district to protest the construction of a road in the region, police said Monday.

U`khand govt to seek MI 26 copters for flying border road construction materials

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 15:47

Uttarakhand government will seek help of MI 26 helicopters to fly building material and equipment to some high altitude areas for the construction of ten border roads close to the India-China and India-Nepal borders in the state.

Maoists burn road construction vehicles in Odisha

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 15:59

An armed group of Maoists attacked a road construction site and burnt vehicles used for road laying work at Miangpadar in Kalahandi district, police said Tuesday.

Raise issue with China if road construction on Indian side: Omar

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 17:15

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said India should take up with Beijing if China has done any road construction on the Indian side of Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh region.

Rural road construction saw ten-fold jump under UPA: Report

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 22:41

Connectivity in rural areas has helped small farmers in carrying their agricultural goods to markets where they get improved return for their products, it said.

Sluggish pace in road construction due to bottlenecks: Govt

Last Updated: Thursday, April 25, 2013, 15:50

Slackened progress in road building is mainly on account of various issues including delays in environment and forest clearance and land acquisition, Parliament was informed on Thursday.

Indo-Nepal team set up for border road construction

Last Updated: Saturday, April 13, 2013, 22:34

A six-member joint team of Indian and Nepalese officials was on Saturday constituted to look into encroachment of land to be used for construction of new road on Indo-Nepal border.

Civic officials booked for road construction irreg

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 5, 2012, 20:49

The Zilla Parishad had approved Rs 5 lakh to construct roads and a contract was awarded to a gram panchayat.

Govt expects to award 4,000km road projects under EPC by 2017

Last Updated: Friday, August 31, 2012, 16:08

The government expects to award road projects of total length 4,000 km under the engineering, procurement and construction model in the next five years.