Roadways
Engineers to be held accountable, face action for any pothole on highways: Govt
The government aims to cover the entire national highway network under a perpetual maintenance contract to streamline the process and reduce delays. The initiative is urgent due to the high number of road accidents caused by potholes in 2021. The government also plans to involve engineering students in detecting potholes and identifying maintenance deficiencies.
Rajasthan: Road accident in Dausa, bus crushed pedestrians and collided with tempo, 5 people died
Massive Collision in Rajasthan: A massive collision took place between Dausa bus and tempo. 3 pedestrians and 2 people riding a tempo died in a bus collision.
How to check and pay pending traffic challan online
Following increasing number of road accidents every year, the government has imposed stricter rules under the Motor Vehicles Act by amending it. With hefty fines, special technology for tracking speed limits of vehicles and signal violations, the government is aiming at ensuring road safety.
How upstarts are challenging the dominance of ride-hailing giants Ola and Uber
The new players, including Rapido, Blu Smart, Drife, and Shoffr, are gaining traction by offering attractive packages for drivers, lower prices, more convenient booking options, and advanced features such as AI and blockchain-based business models. The traditional players like Ola and Uber have also bounced back from the pandemic decline and are adopting customer-friendly features to compete with the new entrants.
MSRTC bus booking facility to be available on IRCTC website soon
IRCTC, a public sector undertaking, and the Maharashtra government-owned MSRTC on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in this regard here in the presence of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Minister of State for Railways Raosaheb Danve.
Actis plans roads InvIT, could raise up to ₹2,000 crore
The six roads were acquired by Actis' Long Life Infrastructure Fund, which seeks to invest in stabilised operating assets within multiple infrastructure sectors and deliver a strong cash yield for investors. Actis has filed for the registration of the trust with the markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), said the sources cited above.
Three wheelers totally banned on all highways in Bengal
As per a TOI report, Saumitra Mohan, the Bengal transport secretary, has issued directives to all district magistrates, instructing them to regulate the movement of three-wheelers by assigning them specific routes within urban and peri-urban areas. Mohan emphasized the urgent need for action, citing the exponential growth of autos and totos as the primary culprits behind traffic gridlocks on the highways, which also pose a substantial risk of accidents.
Delhi govt halts seizure of parked old vehicles for scrapping
Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot on Monday directed the department secretary-cum-commissioner to stop seizing parked vehicles that have completed their stipulated life on the road and scrapping those, officials said. According to court orders, petrol vehicles that have completed 15 years since registration cannot ply on Delhi roads. Diesel vehicles older than 10 years are also not allowed on the roads.
Dwarka Expressway: Nitin Gadkari shares new video of India's first 8-lane elevated road, watch!
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on August 20 shared visuals of the Dwarka Expressway. Take a look!
Cube InvIT announces inaugural distribution with Rs 2.15 per unit payout
Cube Highways Trust has recorded a consolidated income of Rs 781.5 crore, along with EBITDA of Rs 422.89 crore, for Q1 FY 2023-24. Notably, this is the first quarter since the investment trust was listed in India in April 2023. The Board of the Investment Manager has declared a distribution per unit (DPU) of Rs 2.15 for the incoming quarter.
Mumbai to Goa in 6 hours from next month? Govt plans to open one lane of expanded highway before Ganeshutsav
One lane of the Mumbai-Goa highway will be opened ahead of the Ganesh festival next month, according to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. The 471-km, four-lane highway is set to boost tourism in lesser-known parts of the Konkan region and decrease travel time between the two cities by six hours. The full project should be completed by January 2024.
Must Watch
Govt approves draft notification for mandating air conditioned truck cabins
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that the draft notification to mandate the installation of air-conditioning systems in the cabins of trucks has been approved. This decision marks a significant milestone in providing comfortable working conditions for truck drivers, thereby improving their efficiency and addressing the problem of driver fatigue, said the minister.
'Highway with 27 animal passes, 17 monkey canopies': PM Modi to dedicate NH projects in Chhattisgarh
India’s road network is the second largest in the world outpacing China. In last 9 yrs, PM Modi-led Govt has given much-needed effort to road infrastructure. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Chhattisgarh on July 07. He will lay the foundation stone for 3 NH projects of the 6-lane Greenfield corridor. A 6-Lane tunnel of 2.8 Km length with 27 animal passes and 17 monkey canopies. It will be provided for unrestricted wildlife movement in Udanti Wildlife Sanctuary area.
Cube Highways Trust secures Rs 1,030 crore funding
Cube Highways Trust has a diversified portfolio of 18 toll and annuity road assets with an aggregate length of 1,423.60 kilometres. These road assets are located across 11 states, including Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal, the statement said.
India's roads network grew 59% to 1.45 lakh km in last nine years: Minister Nitin Gadkari
The network of roads in India grew 59 pc in the last nine years to become the second largest in the world after the US, Minister for Road, Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday. India's road network has reached 1,45,240 km at present from 91,287 km in 2013-14, the minister said while addressing a conference on '9 years achievements of government' in the national capital.
India's roads network grew 59 per cent to 1.45 lakh km in last nine years: Minister Nitin Gadkari
India's road network has reached 1,45,240 km at present from 91,287 km in 2013-14, the minister said while addressing a conference on '9 years achievements of government' in the national capital. In the last nine years, developments happened across all sectors, which have changed the picture of the country. In this sector, India's road network became the second largest in the world after the US, he said.
