Road Ministry News

Mumbai: Khar and Bandra West residents have said they are frustrated with various problems thrown up by pothole-riddled roads in the area. The condition of an important road near Madhu Park, for instance, which was already dotted with potholes and difficult to drive on, has only worsened after the onset of the monsoon. The condition of Pali Mala Road is no different.

Delhi has seen the highest number of challans There were 2,15,328 reported cases of road rage and rash driving in 2021 Union Minister mentioned 553 National Highways projects have been awarded during 2020-21

The exemption has been granted because these vehicles operate in remote and inhospitable terrains with most challenging operational and environmental conditions.

Microdot technology involves spraying the body and parts of the vehicle or any other machine with microscopic dots, which give a unique identification. Use of this technology will help check theft of vehicles and also use of fake spare parts.   

It will be Modi government’s last full budget before Lok Sabha elections of 2019.

The ministry last year launched the Integrated Bridge Management System (IBMS) to create data of all bridges and culverts in the country as part of steps to avert mishaps.

Road Ministry has asked taxi aggregators Ola and Uber to use taxi meters for calculation of fares and shun away the current practice of using GPS to do such

The minister said he was given the uphill task of untangling investments worth Rs 1,80,000 crore in the sector due to lag in land acquisition, forest and environmental clearances.

At present, road developers can exit projects only two years after beginning of commercial operations. For projects awarded before 2009, concessionaires at no point of time can exit projects fully.

Repeated violations of traffic rules resulting in cancellation of driving license is likely to be one of the major amendments to the Bill.