AI should be used in preparation of detailed project report for highways, mining: Union minister Nitin GadkariAddressing an event here, Gadkari said innovation, technology and AI will be India's strength.
20 Aug, 2025, 08.06 PM IST
Govt to penalise consultants not making proper DPRs, says Nitin GadkariNitin Gadkari said the government will penalise consultants. These consultants do not adhere to procedures for highway and tunnel project r...
15 Jul, 2025, 04.59 PM IST
Road ministry to rate DPR consultants on their performanceThe rating will form the basis of awarding contracts in future and will help in enhancing the quality of DPRs. A DPR is a comprehensive blu...
08 Jul, 2025, 08.06 PM IST
Not the lowest, but the sharpest: Road ministry overhauls bidding game for DPRsThe Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is abandoning the least cost bidding system for consultancy contracts related to detailed proje...
04 Jul, 2025, 05.47 PM IST
Nitin Gadkari blames faulty DPRs, road design for rising road accidents in IndiaNitin Gadkari emphasized that faulty DPRs and road design by civil engineers significantly contribute to road accidents and fatalities in I...
07 Mar, 2025, 12.23 AM IST
Most road accidents happen in India due to small civil mistakes and no one is held accountable, says Nitin GadkariUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari attributes the high number of road accidents in India to defective road designs and faulty DPRs by engineers. ...
06 Mar, 2025, 04.41 PM IST
Road accidents have claimed more lives than wars: Nitin GadkariIndia faces a significant challenge as road accidents claim more lives than wars and militancy. Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari highl...
29 Aug, 2024, 12.46 PM IST
Road Ministry introduces provision of deemed approval in DPRsIn a circular issued on Friday, the ministry of road transport and highways said this will help in timely approval of various reports which...
09 Feb, 2024, 08.01 PM IST
Threshold to prepare road DPRs may be hiked to ₹5 lakh/kmThe move is aimed at improving the quality of DPRs to bring them on a par with international standards and avoiding project delays, the off...
08 Feb, 2024, 12.02 AM IST
Road to Quality: Bank guarantees may be cut, consultants screenedThe government is planning to reduce bank guarantee and introduce new eligibility criterion for the selection of consultants for road proje...
29 Jan, 2024, 01.30 PM IST
Nitin Gadkari calls for qualitative reforms in DPRsAddressing a seminar on quality of DPR, road transport and highway minister Nitin Gadkari urged DPR consultants to come up with a transpare...
09 Jan, 2024, 07.44 PM IST
Need to rate DPRs, contractors for quality construction: Nitin GadkariAddressing the 4th CRISIL India Infrastructure Conclave 2023, union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari referred to cart...
17 Oct, 2023, 11.28 PM IST
Poor DPRs by Indian companies causing project delays, accidents, says Nitin Gadkari"Sabse jyada culprit koi hai toh DPR banane wala (The biggest culprit is the entity which makes DPR). DPR quality is a big issue," he said,...
17 May, 2023, 07.44 PM IST
Gadkari flags poor quality of DPRs of road projects as major problemHe was speaking at the International Conference on Asian Scenario on Infrastructural Development here. There is a need to reduce the cost o...
10 Mar, 2023, 08.49 PM IST
Gadkari warns consultants of action in case of lapses in DPRs and monitoring of workNitin Gadkari, the Union Minister for road transport and highways had made these statements at a meeting that he chaired. The interaction w...
02 Sep, 2021, 02.57 PM IST
Power projects worth Rs 1,700 crore approved in J&KThe Distribution Reforms Committee of Jammu and Kashmir government today approved projects worth Rs 1,700 crore to strengthen power distrib...
11 May, 2015, 04.57 PM IST
- Dibrugarh and Tinsukia proposed to be included under Naxal infested districts
This will mean that these districts will get special funding for Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY). These districts have become safe ...
01 Dec, 2012, 06.16 PM IST