Gurugram plans to use plastic waste for road construction
The Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) is planning to deploy its plastic waste for road construction with the help of a private firm, following the NGT 2020 conduct.
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Roads connecting the ports to get fresh top coat
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will renew the surface of four major roads in north Chennai that allow large vehicles, primarily container-trailers, to offer access to the ports of Chennai and Ennore. This will cost 0.80 billion.
Read MoreVedanta, NHAI ink long-term contract to build roads with fly-ash
Vedanta Aluminium has signed a long-term contract with NHAI to develop greener roads with fly-ash in Odisha.
Read MoreCentre makes ‘concrete’ push for green roads
Pre-cast concrete elements must now account for at least 25 per cent of the total concrete volume.
Read MoreA book “Building Bridges” to be launched mid of January [free access]
By mid of January a book named “Building Bridges” would be launched in Delhi. This book recounts the many collapses of Bridges which have resulted in the emergence of Bridge Management Systems globe over and how it impacted the study and development of Indian Bridge Management System (IBMS) in India.
Read MoreNHAI inks MoU with NCC to reuse plastic waste collected by cadets in building roads [free access]
The Ministry of Defence announced on December 18, 2021 that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National Cadet Corps (NCC) to reuse plastic waste, collected by the cadets during its latest campaign, for construction of roads across the country. NCC started a month-long Puneet Sagar Abhiyan on December 1, 2021 to clean the beaches.
Read MoreMoRTH signs MoU with MapMyIndia and IIT Madras for enhancing road safety [free access]
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), IIT Madras and MapmyIndia, India’s leading digital data and technology products and platforms company for maps, geospatial and location-based IoT, on December 17, 2021 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for collaboration on driver and road safety technologies, and jointly launched India’s best and free-to-use navigation app service for all Indians.
Read MoreVedanta Jharsuguda partners with NHAI for green roads
Vedanta Limited, Jharsuguda, India’s largest producer of aluminium and value-added products, has entered into a long-term partnership with NHAI for supplying fly-ash for construction of green highways in and around Odisha.
Read MoreNHAI mandates monthly video recording of construction using drones
As per a recent circular by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) all contractors of National Highway (NH) projects now need to carry out video recording of progress using drones till the completion of construction for strict monitoring of works.
Read MoreNHAI switches to new system for speedy land compensation
With the aim to fast track disbursement of compensation for land acquisition to property owners, NHAI will now shift to a new system where the amount will be transferred directly to the beneficiaries’ accounts through the Public Finance Management System (PFMS).
Read MoreApp launched in Telangana to improve road safety
MoRTH in coordination with Telangana police, health and transport departments has launched an Integrated Road Accident Database (iRAD) project with an aim to build a comprehensive database about road accidents across the state on a demo basis.
Read MoreKarnataka Bank launches its KBL FASTag
On August 25, 2021 Karnataka Bank, a Mangalore based private sector lender, launched its ‘KBL FASTag’ in association with National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) and FASTag processor Worldline.
Read MoreIIT Madras and MoRTH collaborate on pavement engineering and intelligent systems
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT- M) plans to collaborate with MoRTH on Pavement Engineering and Intelligent Transportation Systems.
Read MoreOdisha Government launches app for road accident database
The Odisha Government has launched a web and mobile application for building an integrated road accident database (IRAD).
Read MoreBMC adopts new technology for construction of piles to reduce project cost and completion time
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) has decided to switch to monopile foundation technology from multiple-pile foundation to construct pillars for bridge and interchanges of the 10.58 km coastal road project to be constructed from Princess Street to Worli.
Read MoreCement industry looks at 80 MT capacity addition in next 3 years
Buoyed by healthy growth outlook, the cement industry is pressing the pedal on capacity additions, with about 80 million tonnes (MT) expected over the next three years through fiscal 2024.
Read MoreNHAI plans EV charging stations along national highways
NHAI is planning to set up several electric vehicle (EV) charging stations that will help in boosting EV infrastructure in India.
Read MoreJCB India expects strong recovery in second half of 2021 (Free Access)
Earthmoving and construction equipment major JCB India expects a strong recovery towards the second half of the year aided by the accelerated vaccination programme along with Centre’s focus on infrastructure creation.
Read MoreNHAI to construct plastic roads in Jammu & Kashmir
The Jammu & Kashmir government has asked NHAI to identify stretches of national highways that could be taken up for the construction of plastic roads around Jammu city as a pilot project.
Read MoreNTPC pond ash to be used for two national highway projects in Telangana
NHAI is set to utilise 0.67 million cubic metres (mcm) of pond ash for development of its two national highways in Telangana.
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