Tag: MoRTH
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NHAI extends deadlines for Project bids
In the wake of Covid-19, India’s National Highways Authority of India has revised the project awarding target from 4,500-km to 3,000-km plus, according to a senior official. “ We have already awarded around the 2,800-km-length project, and are likely to add another 500-700 km,” RK Pandey, Members (Projects), NHAI informed TrafficInfraTech. On extending the deadlines, he adds:…
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Electric Highway at Delhi-Mumbai stretch
Indian government is working on an electric highway between New Delhi and Mumbai at a cost of about Rs 1 lakh crore and has already awarded 60% of the contract. The highway will be a 1,300 km, 12-lane green highway, which will pass through the economically backward areas of Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra will help the…
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Road Safety Today: The dynamic epoch
[box type=”shadow” ] Transportation sector needs solutions that reduce time, can respond to the changing environment quickly, and add to the safety of the road user. The recent TrafficInfratech Expo in Mumbai brought together such solutions that are agile, smart, fast and safe. There was an amalgamation of technology, speed, safety, and sustainability exhibited by…
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Challenges in Project Execution- Highway Sector
[box type=”shadow” ] Ashok Katariya, Chairman, Ashoka Buildcon Ltd addresses the challenges in executing the Highway Projects in India at the Smart Mobility 2018 conference [/box] The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has set an ambitious target of constructing 45 kilometres of highways on every day of this financial year. However, several factors have…
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Tunnel project in India
India’s tunnel sector has continued its growth momentum in the past few years. The growth of this sector has been driven by the robust pipeline of projects in the urban rail, railway, roads & highways and hydropower projects. The scope of tunnel projects is also expanding as a result of growing urbanisation and the rising…
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New Secretary for MoRTH
Senior IAS officer Sanjeev Ranjan has been named secretary of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), he will take over as MoRTH secretary with effect from 1 April 2019 upon superannuation of Yudhvir Singh Malik by the end of this month. Ranjan, a 1985-batch IAS officer of Tripura cadre, is at present the chairman…
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Road Safety Week 2019
With an aim to raise public awareness about traffic rules and ultimately to reduce casualties due to road accidents. The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India announced the observance of the 30th Road Safety Week Campaign from February 4-10, 2019. The theme for this year campaign is ‘Sadak Suraksha – Jeevan Raksha’. The week-long initiative will…
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Emerging Tolling Technology and implementation Challenges
[box=shadow] A discussion on FASTag and the Tolling Technologies at the TrafficInfraTech Expo had the delegates from infrastructure companies, consultants and system integrators actively participating. The panellists were Neeraj Sanghi, CEO, Highway Concessions One Private Limited (who also moderated the session); Muraleemohan M, Head Operations – Roads, L&T IDPL; Sandeep Pawar, MD & CEO, Kent…
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The Success Reaffirms Expo’s Top Position
[box type=”shadow” ] The seventh edition of the integrated twin show – TrafficInfraTech Expo and Parking InfraTech Expo – was a rare combination of high-level business activity, knowledge sharing and networking with a bit of fun too… The awareness and enthusiasm among the stakeholders reflected on all the three days of the Expo, with many…
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Women Safety & Public Transportation Ecosystem
Public transportation without safety measures like vehicle tracking devices and emergency response system in public transport are creating nightmare for women passengers to travel. A further delay in implementing such measures will only aggravate the current situation of public transport in India. On 28th November 2016, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), Govt. of…