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Union Minister for Civil aviation, Shri Rammohan Naidu emphasised the government’s commitment to create a robust environment for both domestic and international airlines to access world-class MRO facilities in India. Addressing the concerns raised regarding the challenges faced by the MRO sector, the minister stated in Lok Sabha yesterday “We …

Zojila Tunnel Project consists of construction of a tunnel of 13.153 km and approach roads to tunnel of length 17.030 km, totaling a total length of 30.18 km. The total Project cost (TPC) of the Project is Rs. 6,809.69 crore. The physical progress of the project as on date is …

Adoption of eco-friendly green & sustainable materials and cutting edge construction practices & technology for road construction is a continuous process. Based on international best practices and outcome of indigenous research, new standards/guidelines are framed by Indian Roads Congress (IRC) and existing standards/guidelines of IRC are amended from time to …

Total 58,635 km National Highways (NHs) has been constructed over the last five years and the current year. The Ministry is primarily responsible for the development and maintenance of NHs. There have been a few incidents of collapse of bridges/ tunnels in the country during last five years and in …

For reviewing the fee collection records and ensuring collection of fees as per provision of NH Fee Rule/ Concession Agreement, independent audits are conducted such as Internal Audit, Thematic Audit and Forensic Audit. Further, to overcome the issue of fraudulent practice and to ensure transparency, Toll Management and Control Centre …

National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) has included the clause to construct escape passage in the Contract Agreement of construction of 2-lane bi-directional Silkyara bend–Barkot tunnel on NH-134 (Old NH-94) as mandated by the Cabinet Committee. The tunnel being constructed is a single tube tunnel with a partition …

In order to incentivize the vehicle owners to scrap old, unfit and polluting (End of Life vehicles) vehicles, under the Vehicle Scrapping Policy, MoRTH has issued GSR 720 (E) dated 5th October 2021 to provide concession in the Motor Vehicle Tax of up to 25% in case of non-transport vehicles …

Bt. cotton is the only Genetically Modified (GM) crop approved in 2002 by the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for commercial cultivation in the Country. Details of State wise area, production and yield of Bt. cotton is at Annexure. Indian Council of …

Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV) has started its first executive training program for the aviation sector at the Centre for Transportation Research and Management (CTRAM), New Delhi, since yesterday. The three-day program from August 5th to August 7th will be focused on “Safety Management Systems” for working professionals, it is conducted …

In response to Rajya Sabha Question raised on the 6th of August, 2024, regarding the operation and privatization of ports, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, provided the details, today. India has 12 major ports under the Central Government’s jurisdiction, namely Chennai, Cochin, Deendayal (Kandla), Jawaharlal …