Wayanad Landslides: The hills are alive, but have a warningWayanad faces escalating ecological crises and deadly landslides. Recent disasters highlight unscientific development and policy conflicts....
09 Jul, 2026, 04.36 PM IST
Nine weeks in, Mumbai-Pune Expressway's Missing Link partially shut as heavy rain triggers landslideA recent landslide on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway's new Missing Link corridor, inaugurated just nine weeks ago, has caused significant traff...
06 Jul, 2026, 06.17 PM IST
Thailand revives $30 billion coast-to-coast corridor to rival Malacca StraitThailand plans a massive "Land Bridge" to connect the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. This project aims to offer a new shipping route...
18 Jun, 2026, 10.51 AM IST
Massive landslide blocks Jammu-Srinagar national highwayDeputy Superintendent of Police, Traffic (National Highway), Asgar Malik said, "Big boulders rolled down from a hillock and completely bloc...
17 Jun, 2022, 01.15 PM IST
435 infra, road projects stuck due to land acquisition issuesOther factors behind delay of projects include road over bridges and under bridges issues with Railways, public agitation for additional fa...
13 Dec, 2018, 05.26 PM IST
NHAI: Won't invite bids till land is acquired for construction of roads and flyoversThe authority will not commence work on structures, such as flyovers, bridges and rail over bridges, until it has 100% of the land.
23 May, 2017, 11.13 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi to review expansion plan for NH-24To beat the traffic nightmare on one of the most congested highways, NHAI has rolled out a project to widen NH-24 by expanding the Nizamudd...
25 Oct, 2016, 11.24 AM IST
Government to rebuild 150 bridges, construct over 200 ROBsThe government is already planning the ambitious 'Bharatmala' project, a road connecting India's west coast with east coast at a cost of ar...
10 May, 2015, 05.06 PM IST
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways gives green nod for border road projectsMinistry of Road Transport and Highways wants environmental clearances for its projects in states along border to be handled by the state g...
17 Nov, 2014, 02.15 PM IST
States should clear environmental clearances hurdles: CentreThe highways ministry has also signed a MoU with the railways ministry recently to expedite clearances for rail over bridges, etc.
17 Nov, 2014, 03.18 AM IST
Cash awards for speedy clearance of rail over, under bridgesStressing that "good work will be rewarded", Prabhu, who assumed charge today, sought to reach out to the employees and officials on a posi...
10 Nov, 2014, 10.53 PM IST
Rail, road transport ministry sign MoU for speedy clearance of ROB/RUBsSuresh Prabhu, who assumed charge today as the rail minister, and Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari were present for the s...
10 Nov, 2014, 09.43 PM IST
Rail overbridge projects to get speedy clearance soonRailway board is developing a portal which will upload design templates for bridges so that companies could follow a standard model.
13 Oct, 2014, 07.48 AM IST
Nitin Gadkari aims to smoothen road for projectsThe government is also trying to ease the process of getting wildlife, environment and forest clearances to expedite road projects.
20 Sep, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Environmental clearances, land issues impacting road sector: MinistryDelay in environmental clearances and land acquisition issues are proving to be bottlenecks in the smooth construction of highways: Ministr...
04 Mar, 2013, 03.37 PM IST
- 'Only 13% road projects awarded during FY10'
“Against the target of awarding projects for a total length of about 9,800 km, projects have been awarded for a total length of about 1,285...
02 Mar, 2010, 12.00 AM IST
- Mega Assam bridge to be ready by 2012
The Rs 1,700-crore mega rail-cum-road bridge in Assam is expected to be completed by 2012.
03 Apr, 2007, 03.28 AM IST