The ambitious project, a flagship initiative of Eknath Shinde when he was Maharashtra chief minister, began in February 2023. In total, 701 km of Mumbai’s roads are to be concretised.
Cabinet approved escalation on 4 October & authorities say tendering process for all 9 packages of outer ring road is complete. Construction of outer ring road likely to start by year-end.
Maharashtra & West Bengal lagged the most among states in achieving rural road connectivity targets under PMGSY in April-December 2022, shows latest govt progress report.
States mapping their essential data, relevant for planning physical and social infrastructure, on National Master Plan, along the lines of central govt's PM Gati Shakti scheme.
We are in the middle of an incredible infrastructure-building spree that occurs once in several generations in most countries, and we must keep it going.
For generations, villagers in Tamenglong have had to walk miles to access basic necessities, even healthcare. 10 villages have agreed to give up land for free so a road can be constructed.
In India, we are accustomed to glacial change. We love appointing Committees to ‘look into’ reform. Unfortunately for us, the rest of the world moves fast.
ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.
Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points.
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.
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