Contractors who executed government works staged a protest in front of the R&B office here on April 11, demanding the State Government to clear their pending bills immediately. Stating that bills to the tune of ₹5,000 crore were pending, the contractors issued an ultimatum that they would stop the works from May 1 if the … Read more
The re-laying work is done only during night between 11.30 p.m. and 5 a.m. Photo: Special arrangement The Highways Department has asked contractors to speed up re-laying of roads that have been cold-milled. At present, stretches on Poonamallee High Road and Anna Salai are being re-laid by scrapping off the top layer. The instruction was … Read more
The labour ministry has reached out to India Inc to ascertain its view on the elements that need to be incorporated in the final rules. Synopsis Liability with regard to statutory dues including minimum wages, overtime, bonus, provident fund, insurance and gratuity could be spelt out explicitly in the final set of rules likely to … Read more
Third, of the 160 pure construction projects awarded by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in the past three years, 69% were awarded at a discount to the base price of projects. Synopsis A key aspect to note is that only pure construction or non-hybrid annuity model (HAM) projects are likely to see intense … Read more