Indian Highways

PM to launch Subhadra Yojana, railway, highway projects in Odisha today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to launch the Odisha government's flagship women-centric initiative, Subhadra Yojana, besides other railway and national highway projects during his visit to the eastern state on Tuesday. PM Modi's visit to Odisha on his 74th birthday would be the first after he attended the swearing-in ceremony of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on June 12. He is scheduled to reach Biju Patnaik International Airport here around 10.50 am, officials said. Under Subhadra Yojna, named after Goddess Subhadra, the sister of Lord Balabhadra and Lord Jagannath, all eligible women between the age of 21-60 years would receive Rs 50,000 over a period of five years between 2024-25 and 2028-29. An amount of Rs 10,000 per annum would be credited in two installments directly to their accounts. The initiative is expected to cover more than 1 crore women. PM Modi would initiate the fund transfer into the bank accounts of more than 10 lakh women during the day, the offic

Goodbye to toll plazas and waiting? Centre notifies GPS-based toll system

Vehicles equipped with Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) On-Board Units (OBUs) will be able to automatically pay tolls based on the distance they travel

Morth to appoint non-technical consultant for faster highway construction

The objective of the appointment is to streamline the awarding and construction processes for highways by improving land acquisition procedures, according to a report

Indian highways, city roads may soon have dedicated two-wheeler lanes

Insights from government statistics show that an alarming 44 per cent of road accidents and subsequent fatalities in India involve two-wheelers

Stricter norms: Govt tightens noose around scrapping facility regulations

Industrial zones are classified into red, orange, green, and white categories, determined by a pollution index score derived from factors such as emissions, effluents and hazardous waste generation

NHIT plans to raise Rs 4,500 crore debt to buy two more road projects

The acquisition of road assets is set to be concluded in the fourth quarter

IHMCL removes PPBL's name from list of banks authorised to issue FASTag

Indian Highways Management Company Ltd (IHMCL), toll collecting arm of state-owned NHAI, has advised highway users to buy FASTags from 32 authorised banks sans Paytm Payments Bank for hassle-free travel. In a post on X, IHMCL said for hassle-free travel, buy your FASTag from 32 authorised banks. The 32 authorised banks include Airtel Payments Bank, Allahabad Bank, Bank of Baroda, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, IDBI Bank, Punjab National Bank, State Bank of India, and Yes Bank, among others. On January 31, the Reserve Bank directed Paytm Payments Bank (PPBL) to stop accepting deposits or top-ups in any customer accounts, wallets, FASTTags and other instruments after February 29. However, any interest, cashbacks, or refunds may be credited back to customers anytime. The direction followed persistent non-compliances and continued material supervisory concerns, the central bank had said in a statement. IHMCL has said it is encouraging FASTag users to complete the 'Know Your Customer' (KYC) .

Centre plans mega highways constructions to replace Bharatmala Pariyojana

Launched in October 2017, Bharatmala Pariyojana aimed to develop 74,942 kms of national highways with an investment of Rs 5.35 trillion

Govt explores ways to incorporate waste materials into highway construction

Draft policy by Ministry of Road Transport & Highways seeks to integrate Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 with National Highway construction

Slow progress in highway construction persists despite government push

Only 20% of the ambitious target of building 13,800 km of highways have been constructed so far for the financial year

India's highways infra to match US by 2024, work underway, says Gadkari

India's highways infrastructure will match that of the US by 2024 for which work in time bound 'mission mode' is on including construction of green expressways and rail over bridges, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said. He said cabinet nod to 'Bharatmala 2' is likely soon and once obtained it will meet the requirements of a robust infrastructure in the country. "I am confident that India's highways will be on par with that of the US by 2024. Work in a time bound mission mode is on to build a robust infrastructure including a network of green expressways across the length and breadth of India," Gadkari told PTI in an interview. The Road Transport and Highways Minister said in this year railway over bridges are being constructed at a cost of Rs 16,000 crore which will be increased to Rs 50,000 crore in five years. On the Kailash Mansarovar highway project via Pithoragarh, Gadkari said "Ninety three per cent work on Kailash Mansarovar project has been ...

IRB Infra up 4% as it emerges preferred bidder for Rs 2,132 cr BOT project

The company has fixed Wednesday, February 22, 2023 as the 'Record Date' for the purpose of determining the eligibility of shareholders for the purpose of sub-division /split in the ratio of 1:10.

Nitin Gadkari wants retail investors to pip institutions in NHAI InvIT

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

Highway construction slows down, one-fourth target achieved till September

The Covid-19 pandemic and an unusually long rainy season have kept the authorities from reaching the annual highway construction target of 12,000 km

Govt notifies logistics policy, infra ministries to devise plans in 6 mths

PM GatiShakti and will address logistics issues pertaining to infrastructure, processes, digital improvements, policies and regulatory reforms, and capacity building for better workforce

Nitin Gadkari invites US bizmen to invest in Indian highway projects

The minister recently announced that the NHAI InvIT will soon be open to retail investors, and will assure them a minimum return of 7-8 per cent.

World's deadliest roads in focus after Cyrus Mistry's fatal crash

Prior to the pandemic, there was one deadly road crash in India every four minutes, equal to 11% of all crash-related deaths globally

Firms preparing highway plan reports have to take govt training: Ministry

Nitin Gadkari recently blamed poor planning as a major reason for road accidents in country

National Highways Infra Trust to raise Rs 2,350 cr via bonds, bank loans

To fund acquisition of three projects from NHAI, with which it will sign a concession agreement for 20 years

'Won't tolerate builders' jugaadu attitude,' warns Road Transport Secretary

"This jugaadu attitude even in the biggest of concessionaires is causing (us) worry," he added