A business line article written by Deepak Dasgupta. He was Chairman, NHAI till a short while back. He, under the Minister of MORTH, Gen B C Khanduri, has been...
Apart from the Oil companies' petrol pumps that are slated to come up along the GQ, car companies are looking to set up points of presence along the highways...
The impending changes in the indian road transportation sector have already started, accelerating as the GQ progresses. Cheers to good roads! Sameer ...
Hi all, The following article talks in brief about a BOT stretch of highway that has been in operation for three years. Find out for yourself the road's ...
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Considering this was the PM's personal "dream" and initiative, it's heartening to see that the Rs. 57,000 crore of public money projects isn't being relegated ...
A website dedicated to this project. http://pmgsy.nic.in/ While it is not as visible as the NHDP and is also not being implemented as well (there is no central...
An article from Network Magazine India on how the NHAI is utilizing Info. Tech. to attempt to make "optimal" use of it's resources. Interesting reading. Cheers...
Some news about what the NHAI may be planning in order to counter "unexpected" protests by villagers demanding overpasses and underpasses, leading to delays in...
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I have been following this thread and also other information on the web regarding the development of GQ in India. I'm pretty excited about the development and...
Sameer Madan (sameermadan@...) has sent you an item from http://www.kctv.com Hi All. I read this story and thought, oh well, now who's perfect? Sure, ...
Since the NHDP completely missed out Goa, which I believe is the number one tourist destination in the country in terms of making tourists stay on for "long"...
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I have put together a few links to pics of some of the new highways. Enjoy! Sameer ... the ... under...
... number ... stay ... step by ... One clarification - while the NHDP per se does not connect Goa, the extended highway project of NHAI does. There will be a...
Hi All, It is great to have a group to discuss, what I would call, the biggest infrstrcture project in our country so far. It is even more great that we have...
Hi Shrikant: Welcome to the group. I hope you can share your experiences of the Mumbai-Pune expressway and perhaps also post pictures if you visit it again. ...
Dear All, One more reason for not having roads like US interstates: Majority of the passenger traffic is by rail in India, which is safer, quicker than roads. ...
Dear IndiaHighway'ers, here is a Business Standard article on the NHDP's missing of it's deadlines. What surprises me is the journalist who has written this...
I am not sure if Rail Traffic is anymore safer and quicker than roads considering the spate of accidents over the last couple of years. The rail infrastrucutre...
Divided highways are unlikely to substantially reduce the number of accidents per se but they are likely to reduce the number of fatalities since the chances...
I totally agree with you, Sameer. Some guys will complain at anything. Can anyone tell me how many people are in this mailing list? Somehow I get the...
... You seem to club all environment concerns as those raised by "pseudo-environmental groups." If your intention was to point to some specific instance where...
The moment you have good safe roads to drive on, the railways will face stiff competition from the roads. The biggest advantage of driving is that you can go...
Dear All, I think the road journey will be a lot more quicker when this project is finished, but I am not sure, whether it will be safer. In US, even if the...
... Hi, I know atleast 2 incidents. 1) Construction of Andheri Flyover in Mumbai, was unneccessarily delayed, because the psuedo-environmentalists went upto...
E-W Corridor project — World Wildlife Fund locks horns with NHAI Below is a link on a recent story, which somehow did not make it into our group. As per this...
Clearly, some in the govt. understand that Indian Railways, the single largest employer in the country, apart from the Central Govt. of course, is in for a...
Hello everybody, I have added 9 new pictures in the photos section of various completed sections of the GQ. These have been released by the NHAI. Since the...
