Haryana Public Works Department (PWD) minister Rao Narbir Singh, on September 3, 2018, said that the construction work on a five-km, elevated flyover, on the Gurugram–Alwar national highway, will start from September 21, 2018. … READ FULL STORY
The Unified Traffic and Transportation Infrastructure (Planning and Engineering) Centre (UTTIPEC), on August 27, 2018, has approved a proposal for pedestrianisation of Chandni Chowk. As per the plan, Chandni Chowk will be the first … READ FULL STORY
The Maharashtra government has come out with guidelines to avoid a delay in the construction of bridges, due to a lengthy land acquisition process. According to a recently-issued government resolution (GR), the Public Works … READ FULL STORY
Officials have said that the process of measuring the land that needs to be acquired for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail corridor, was suspended on May 7, 2018, after workers of the Maharashtra Navnirman … READ FULL STORY
The environment and forest minister of the Delhi government, Imran Hussain, on April 24, 2018, wrote letters to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), the Public Works Department (PWD) and also the municipal corporations in … READ FULL STORY
The Delhi government’s Public Works Department (PWD) has approved nearly Rs 4.93 crores, for executing the work of strengthening of roads and construction of footpaths and drains in various areas. The administrative approval has … READ FULL STORY
The Public Works Department of the Delhi government has told a bench of the National Green tribunal (NGT), headed by acting chairperson justice UD Salvi that cutting of trees would be carried out, only … READ FULL STORY
Refusing any interim relief, a vacation bench of the Madras High Court headed by justice MS Ramesh, ordered notice to the state government, returnable by January 5, 2108, on a PIL moved by Pennurimai … READ FULL STORY
Stating that development could not take place without infrastructure, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, on September 15, 2017, announced that the state government would spend an additional Rs 12,180 crores for the construction … READ FULL STORY
Stressing that the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) should focus on its core area of construction, leaving the maintenance of residential properties to outsourcing, a report by global consultancy firm Ernst & Young, has … READ FULL STORY
Delhi’s Public Works Department (PWD) minister Satyendar Jain, in a tweet, said that the “Tender process has started for the construction of a skywalk and foot-over bridge at Mathura Road, Tilak Bridge, ITO.” According … READ FULL STORY
The NITI Aayog has chosen four infrastructure projects of the Delhi government and will help in their execution, under its development support policy. Two of these projects are related to transit-oriented development – smart … READ FULL STORY
Noting that more than 70 per cent of the population will move to urban areas by 2040, Ashish Kumar Singh, the Public Works Department’s (PWD’s) principal secretary, said that “This will require investment to … READ FULL STORY
