Silkyara tunnel work to resume after safety audit, repairs

The 4.5 kilometre-long Silkyara tunnel project in Uttarakhand, which is part of the central government's strategic 900-km 'Char Dham Yatra All Weather Road', will continue after the necessary......

All under-construction tunnels in India to be audited

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will undertake a safety audit of all 29 under-construction tunnels across the country to ensure safety and adherence to highest quality standards, an......

It may take less than 3 days to rescue trapped tunnel workers if ...: Official

The government is focusing on horizontal drilling to bring out alive all the 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi and it may take less than three days to rescue them if no......

19 deaths every hour in India due to road accident in 2022

The number of road accidents in India went up by an alarming 12 per cent to over 4.6 lakh in 2022, resulting in death of 19 persons every hour, according to a report by Ministry of Road Transport......

'Our higher growth is coming from retail lines'

'I think this is the most interesting time for anybody to be in the industry, considering the plans and commitment among the players.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Geralt/Pixabay Anuj Tyagi, who took......

Rising orders, execution to help road infra companies

Road awards were muted in Q1FY25. Photograph: Kind courtesy National Highway Authority Of India/X But the pace will accelerate with a bidding pipeline of Rs 1.1 trillion (September 2024), mostly......

'Should construct 13,000 km of national highways in FY24'

'The vision now is not just to look at national highways as a number of kilometres, but quality as well.' Photograph: Kind courtesy National Highway Authority Of India/X Highways secretary Anurag......

Road projects may hit slow lane in near term

A  25 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) increase in budget allocation tow­ards the roads sector for FY24 has led to renewed interest among investors. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters......