Tag Archives: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

Pankaj Agrawal, Union Power Secretary has been assigned the additional charge of Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways following Anurag Jain’s  appointment  as  Chief Secretary, Madhya Pradesh.

In India’s quest to become a global logistics powerhouse, integrated facilities that are strategically located at key transportation junctions and designed to streamline the movement of commodities are emerging as pivotal infrastructure hubs.  By consolidating warehousing, transportation, and more under one roof, Multimodal Logistics Parks (MMLPs), are significantly improving trade. Prakash Gaur, CEO, National Highways Logistics Management Ltd (NHLML), who ...

Soon after the formation of the new Government, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways could unveil an ambitious plan for building 50,000 km of new, access-controlled, expressways by 2037 with an aim to reduce logistic costs. This might replace the Bhartamala scheme in tune with the Vision 2047 for the road sector. Implementing GPS-based tolling on select stretches and ...

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 ...

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 ...

The fifth edition of TrafficInfraTech Expo along with the second edition of ParkingInfra Tech 2016 in Mumbai best describes the term ‘Big, Better, Best’. In the last five years, this focused trade show that is tailor-made to meet the requirements of the traffic industry witnessed great business and networking. 3100 Visitors 120 Exhibitors Joint Ventures, Partnerships Three-Day Conference 20 Countries ...

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has announced that the Electronic Toll Collection plazas which will be set up across the country will be solar powered. Architects, professionals and qualified engineers have been asked to submit designs for these plazas. The Ministry has announced a prize of र10 lakh for the best design entry followed by र7 lakh and ...

The World Bank will support the National Highways Inter-connectivity Improvement Project (NHIIP) with a $500m investment. The funding will help extend highway network connectivity in less developed states and improve the capacity of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to manage the highway network in the country. Under the project, about 1120km of existing single or intermediate lanes of ...

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways will soon launch India?s first cashless treatment programme for accident victims on a 200km stretch from Gurgaon’s 32-lane toll plaza to Jaipur bypass of NH-8. The programme will ensure that accident victims get free treatment in the first crucial 48 hours, with the government bearing the expenses. While research has found that survival ...

The Central government has decided not to charge toll on incomplete highways. As per the new policy being formulated by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, concessionaires won?t be allowed to charge toll unless the highway is fully constructed. The earlier policy of giving a ?provisionally complete? rating for a highway which was 75% complete has been abandoned. Also, ...