Uttarkashi tunnel collapse | Rescuers to drill through rubble to create escape passage for trapped workers

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse | Rescuers to drill through rubble to create escape passage for trapped workers

Seen in picture are the members of rescue teams during a rescue operation after a portion of an under-construction tunnel collapsed in Uttarkashi in the northern State of Uttarakhand, on November 13. | Photo Credit: Reuters “Rescuers at the under-construction tunnel collapse site in Uttarkashi, on November 14, initiated the process of inserting large-diametre mild … Read more

Highway construction speed to be enhanced to meet next fiscal target: Road Transport Secy

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Terming the recent budget a “development-oriented” exercise, Union Road Transport and Highways Secretary Giridhar Aramane on Sunday said the pace of road construction will be further increased to achieve the target of expansion of national highways in the next fiscal. In the ongoing fiscal so far, he said, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) … Read more