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Driving License validity Extended

In  a recent  advisory, the  Ministry of Road Transport and Highways  directed transport departments against prosecuting motorists using the documents that have expired since February last year. The Ministry has extended until September 30, the validity of driving licenses, vehicle registration s certificates and different other permits considering the lockdown and other restrictions.  However, the Pollution under Control certificates have ...

Expressway to connect Chennai and Surat

In a major boost to Chennai’s road connectivity, the central government has approved a ₹50,000-crore expressway project for developing faster connectivity between Tamil Nadu’s capital and Gujarat’s Surat. The project will cut down travel time between Chennai and Surat by six hours and distance by 330 km, enabling drivers to avoid congested roads running around Bangalore, Pune and Mumbai.  The ...

To ICU on wheels from KSRTC

Pic  source: Times of India Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC)  has launched ‘Sarige Suraksha’ ( ‘ICU on wheels’)  equipped with five oxygen beds, patient monitoring devices, IV line, provision for ventilator, emergency medicines and backup generator. KSRTC’s inhouse team built this facility at a cost of Rs 10 lakh.   Deputy CM and Transport Minister Laxman Savadi  said 12 ‘oxygen ...

Highway projects approved for Madhya Pradesh.

Source: The hindu Business Line Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has recently  sanctioned road development projects of 291 km worth 726Cr for the state of Madhya Pradesh These projects include preparation of detailed project reports for upgradation of declared National Highway (572 Km) at a cost of 17.72 crore besides strengthening of road section of Sagar-Chhatarpur on NH 86/934 ...

BMRCL gets new MD

Karnataka Government  has appointed Rakesh Singh, an IAS officer from the 1989 batch, as the Managing Director  of Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. Ajay Seth who served as MD of BMRCL for 30 months has been appointed as Secretary of Economic Affairs by the Central government. Rakesh Singh is also the Additional Chief Secretary of Water Resources Department and working ...

Budget 2021 gives a Boost to Infrastructure Sector

To further improve the  country’s infrastructure, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed to significantly enhance capital expenditure to Rs 5.54 lakh crore in the next fiscal. The focus is also on creating institutional structures and giving a big thrust to monetizing assets to achieve the goals of the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP). This will require a major increase in funding both ...

NHAI partners with technical institutes

National Highways Authority of India  has signed MoUs  with 200 technical institutes to encourage them for voluntary adoption of highway stretches for research. Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has stated that   NHAI has introduced an initiative to associate with reputed Institutes like IITs NITs and  AICTE approved engineering colleges for mutual cooperation for the dissemination of respective expertise on ...

Trial Run of E-highway

Ease of Doing Business of emerging technologies, ASSAR has recently organised assembly of Electric vehicles at India Gate for the Tech-Trial Run on Yamuna Expressway between Delhi – Agra under National Highway for Electric Vehicle (NHEV) project (210 km E-Highway). The project, an advanced PPP model Annuity Hybrid E-Mobility prototype has been supported by various government and private entities to ...

Need to make public transport people friendly

 Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways  Nitin Gadkari has stressed upon the need for making the public transport people friendly, safe, affordable, accessible, cost effective and pollution free. The Minister also highlighted the need of implementing the ITS in the operation as well as the National Common Mobility Card in order to make its operation fully digitised and efficient.  ...

Developing indigenous platform screen doors

The National Capital Region Transport Corporation and the Bharat Electronics Limited have joined hand to develop platform screen doors that can act as a safety barrier between the passengers and tracks, under the self-reliant India scheme. NCRTC is tasked to implement the country’s first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS). The Platform Screen Doors (PSD) are currently imported. Apart from facilitating ...