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NHAI projects switching over to BhoomiRashi portal

NHAI is implementing ₹40,000 crore worth of projects via BhoomiRashi portal, which allows for all processes from basic project details to payment to be carried out online. The portal makes the process transparent and accessible to officials, with payments made directly to the landowner's account. A workshop was conducted to…

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NHAI team inspects flyover works in Rajamahendravaram

NHAI team led by Anil Chowdary and MP Margani Bharat inspect progress of Morampudi flyover in Rajamahendravaram. Construction likely to be completed by Jan end. 5 flyovers sanctioned on NH by Ministry of Road Transport.

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Uncertainty prevails over Edappally-Aroor elevated highway

Uncertainty looms over Edappally-Aroor elevated highway on NH 66 Bypass due to Centre yet to reinstate it in Bharatamala project. Delay in State govt taking call on GST/royalty waiver and 25% land acquisition cost may further delay the busiest NH stretch in Kerala. NHAI to include stretch in Bharatamala once…

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NGT orders NHAI to conduct environmental impact assessment to minimise loss of Chevella Banyans

NGT orders NHAI to conduct EIA study to minimise tree loss for NH 163 expansion between Hyderabad and Bijapur. MoEF to issue terms of reference and complete process in 4 months.

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Madras High Court dispenses with personal appearance of former Chennai Collector in suo motu contempt proceedings

. Madras High Court dispenses with personal appearance of former Collector J. Vijaya Rani in suo motu contempt proceedings. AAG informs court she is on election duty in another State. Judge directs IAS officer to appear on Dec 11 & directs NHAI Project Director to file report on orders passed…

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Mysuru will be developed as Bengaluru’s twin city, claims Minister

State govt. plans to develop Mysuru as twin city of Bengaluru. Projects incl. flyover at Manipal Hospital junction, Peripheral Ring Road & group housing. CM Siddaramaiah keen to resolve traffic woes & construct 4-5 flyovers at ₹2,500-3,000 cr. NHAI to conduct survey to plan traffic infrastructure & skywalks. Officials to…

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NHAI urged to complete preparatory works prior to barricading Edappally-Aroor NH 66 Bypass for elevated highway project

Motorists urge NHAI to take precautions for Edappally-Aroor NH Bypass construction. Widening bell-mouths, black-topping, relocating utilities, removing encroachments, and proactive measures to ensure safe movement of vehicles & pedestrians are needed. NATPAC's expertise should be used.

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Road and bridge inauguration postponed once more in Idukki

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Malayil Kallan cave emerging as a major tourist spot in Munnar

alayil Kallan Guha (rock cave) on the Gap road stretch in the Munnar-Bodimettu stretch of the Kochi-Dhanushkodi National Highway in Munnar has emerged as one of the major tourist attractions in Munnar.

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Minister to discuss flyover project at Manipal Hospital junction on Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway

Min. Urban Dev. Suresh to review progress of DPR for flyover, underpass, rotary at Manipal Hospital junction in Mysuru. He will also review progress of work on the preparation of the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the peripheral ring road.

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Encroachments razed at new bus bay on Chennai-Bengaluru Highway in Vellore

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New roundabout at Arcot junction near Ranipet being built to prevent accidents

NHAI constructing new roundabout at Arcot town junction near Ranipet to prevent accidents. 110 fatal accidents reported in district since Jan 2023, 96 on State Highways, 14 on Chennai-Bengaluru highway. Roundabout to cover 1,500 sq.ft, fenced, native saplings, blinkers, reflectors, warning sign boards, zebra markings, separate pedestrian pathways, street lights,…

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Mandya DC highlights incomplete works along Bengaluru Mysuru highway

NHAI asked to resolve incomplete and unattended works on Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway on priority basis. DC lists 8 works and 15 locations with incomplete works, incl. drainage, streetlights, road humps, foot over bridge, sign boards, road markings, median heights, and toilets. DC requests NHAI's personal intervention to resolve issues and avoid…

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Free-left turns are not really free in Kochi

TRC to address traffic snarls due to narrow/non-existent/encroached free-left turns at junctions in November. Road users, enforcement personnel complain of PWD, NHAI, civic agencies failing to ensure free left turns. Traffic police cabins, footpaths, haphazard parking obstructing free left turns. NATPAC, SiRST, MVD, police must ensure wide free left turns,…

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Tourism players peeved at garbage heaps beside roads in Kochi

Garbage heaps on Willingdon Island, Edappally-Aroor NH 66 Bypass, and NH 544 have become an eyesore, leaving tourism stakeholders fuming. The Kochi Corporation is trying to clear the garbage, but people are still wantonly dumping it. The NHAI has installed bollards to prevent dumping on Container Road. Tourism season has…

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Munnar-Bodimettu stretch emerging as a major road tourism destination in Idukki

Idukki's Munnar-Bodimettu NH stretch is a popular road tourism destination, with tea plantations, hairpin bends, misty climate, and Anayirankal dam catchment area. NHAI and DTPC are taking steps to arrange tourist amenities, including a toilet complex and parking facilities. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate the stretch on Nov 6.

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Madras High Court initiates suo motu contempt against former Chennai Collector

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Tiruvannamalai police makes recommendations to NHAI for preventing accidents

Tiruvannamalai police recommend NHAI to install reflector boards, reduce narrow bends, widen road space to prevent accidents on Tindivanam-Krishnagiri National Highway 77. Police to double check-posts, install road delineators, procure speed guns to check overspeed, prevent violations. 19 deaths on stretch since Sep 2.

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Rs.80 crore for Ezhukone junction

The NHAI has sanctioned ₹447 crore for the overall development of Kollam-Edamon National Highway 744, which covers a distance of 52.2 km from Kollam to Edamon

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GAD of Kallumthazham ROB gets Railway’s nod

Roads and Bridges Development Corporation of Kerala, the implementing agency of the project, submitted the GAD in 2019 and it was approved with changes.

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Shortage of river sand hits elevated corridor work on Chennai-Bengaluru National Highway in Ambur

For more than a month, work on the elevated corridor along the Chennai-Bengaluru Highway (NH 44) near Ambur in Tirupattur has been temporarily stopped by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), which executes the project along with L&T, due to non-supply of river sand from government quarry at Kandaneri village…

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More NGOs join stir demanding proper drains, service roads on Edappally-Muthakunnam highway

Agitators demand publication of project's DPR, site inspection to be done next week. Cheranallor Pouravali allege NHAI mute spectator as firm constructing drains obstructing access to houses, shops. NH Samara Samiti, Cheranallor Janakeeya Samiti, Cheranaloor Dev. Committee agitating for wide underpasses, service roads at same level as plots. NHAI facing…

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Proposal to plant bamboo along Gap Road stretch to prevent landslips

Forest Dept. to plant bamboo & creeper along Gap Road stretch of Kochi-Dhanushkodi National Highway in Munnar to prevent landslips. Assembly Committee of Environment directed dept. & NHAI to consider proposal. Bamboo & creeper will penetrate 4-5ft deep into soil & prevent future landslips. NHAI to conduct study & take…

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After residents complain, NHAI told to develop underpass on Dharwad-Haliyal Road with a view to preventing accidents

Labour Minister Santosh Lad directs NHAI to develop Dharwad-Haliyal Road underpass to prevent recurring accidents. Residents had complained of turn causing accidents. Minister asked NHAI to straighten road during development of 6-lane road. District admin to accord permission for making road straight.

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Runway, ATC at Noida airport to be ready by March 2024; 7,200 workers deployed

NOIDA: Officials in charge of the upcoming airport in Noida expect that the runway and the air traffic control (ATC) tower will be ready for use by March 2024.

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