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DMRC builds its first-ever underground integrated parking facility on  its Grey Line’s  Dhansa Bus Stand metro station. This facility will  have an entire underground floor dedicated for vehicle parking. The  parking space will be integrated with the main station area where vehicle users  can  park their cars or  two-wheelers and then proceed to the metro station’s concourse directly using lifts ...

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has recently introduced India’s first FASTag or UPI based parking facility at Kashmere Gate station on Tuesday. Similar facilities are expected to come up at Delhi Metro’s parking spaces across the city and the NCR. Payment through Fastag is expected to reduce the entry and payment time at the station that has a parking capacity for ...

During a meeting with senior government officials to discuss the infrastructure roadmap, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has suggested that the various Ministries  try and spend more than their capital expenditure targets as well as explore public private partnerships for viable projects. He also called for ensuring clearance of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) dues at the earliest. Union Budget ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...