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Centre approves Rs 1,347 crore package for highway projects in Andhra Pradesh  Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday that an allocation of Rs 1,346.81 crore has been approved for the 4-laning of National Highway-716 section that runs from the Tamil Nadu-Andhra Pradesh border to Puttur. This 20 km project in Andhra Pradesh involves upgrading it to a 4-lane configuration. In addition, the project will take up the widening of the existing 4-lane stretch from Mallavaram junction to Renigunta junction (17.40 Km) on NH-71 to a...
Centre approves Rs 1,347 crore package for highway projects in Andhra Pradesh
Centre approves Rs 1,347 crore package for highway projects in Andhra Pradesh
Source: IANS
2024-03-12 02:46:04 pm
Centre sanctions Rs 6,621 crore for 265 km Frontier Highway in Arunachal Pradesh Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday that an allocation of Rs 6621.62 crore has been sanctioned for the construction of eight packages on National Highway-913, designated as the Frontier Highway in Arunachal Pradesh. This project spans a total length of 265.49 Km and will be implemented through the engineering procurement and construction (EPC) mode. The minister said that the project covers the Huri-Taliha section, two packages addressing the B...
Centre sanctions Rs 6,621 crore for 265 km Frontier Highway in Arunachal Pradesh
Centre sanctions Rs 6,621 crore for 265 km Frontier Highway in Arunachal Pradesh
Source: IANS
2024-03-12 02:42:36 pm
Centre approves Rs 224 crore outlay for J&K's Shopian bypass Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari announced on Tuesday that an allocation of Rs 224.44 crore has been sanctioned for the construction of the Shopian Bypass on National Highway-444 in Jammu & Kashmir. This development, which will comprise a 2-lane stretch across 8.925 km in the Shopian district, will be executed using the Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) mode. The minister said the project also holds strategic significance as it links Shopia...
Centre approves Rs 224 crore outlay for J&K's Shopian bypass
Centre approves Rs 224 crore outlay for J&K's Shopian bypass
Source: IANS
2024-03-12 02:39:22 pm
Time for India to move into top gear with an eye on 2030 EV public infra goal As reports surfaced about tech billionaire Elon Musk arriving in India next week to announce a Tesla manufacturing unit in Gujarat (although no official confirmation has come yet), the focus has once again shifted to ramp up the public infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs) in the country in order to meet the ambitious 2030 goal of the government. India needs to have a robust backbone for charging infrastructure across the length and breadth of the country with considerations of traffi...
Time for India to move into top gear with an eye on 2030 EV public infra goal
Time for India to move into top gear with an eye on 2030 EV public infra goal
Source: IANS
2024-01-07 12:24:12 pm
Not planning to levy any additional tax on diesel vehicles: minister India is not planning to levy any new tax on diesel vehicles, the country's transport minister told news channel CNBC-TV18 on Thursday, two days after he warned automakers to reduce diesel production or face higher taxation."I am not against diesel and neither are we going to levy any new tax on diesel vehicles," Nitin Gadkari, the federal road transport minister, told the channel.Gadkari's comments were a marked step back from his speech at an auto industry conference on Tuesday when he warn...
Not planning to levy any additional tax on diesel vehicles: minister
Not planning to levy any additional tax on diesel vehicles: minister
Source: Reuters
2023-09-14 01:46:21pm
No need to make six airbags mandatory for cars, says Nitin Gadkari Minister for Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said his Ministry doesn?t want to make six airbags mandatory for cars.?Now people are cautious and whatever the economic model they have six airbags, people will prefer to take that car. Everyone is making it, there is no need to make it mandatory,? he said in response to a question regarding the proposal mandating six airbags in cars from October 1, at the 63rd ACMA (Automotive Component Manufactures Association of India) Annual ...
No need to make six airbags mandatory for cars, says Nitin Gadkari
No need to make six airbags mandatory for cars, says Nitin Gadkari
Source: IANS
2023-09-14 10:48:00am