Road Sector

Delhi govt to repair 500 km of major roads by March 2026, says PWD Minister

The Delhi government will repair 500-km-long stretches of roads across the national capital by March 2026, PWD Minister Parvesh Verma said on Monday. The minister made an inspection visit in south Delhi's Lajpat Nagar and Amar Colony areas along with local MLAs and PWD officials. "By March, the Delhi government will repair 500 kilometres of major road stretches across the national capital, tenders are being floated. The broken roads, slip roads, footpaths and foot overbridges (FOBs) are also being repaired," Verma said while talking to reporters. Every year the city suffers from air pollution during the winter months, and one of the factors for the pollution is the dust generated on roads from moving vehicles. "We have received Rs 800 crore from the central government, which is being utilised. Further, we also have an assurance from the Centre for more fund allocation in the future after this fund is spent on road and repair work," Verma further said. Earlier this year, under the

Electric, strong hybrid car sales slow down in UP as road tax returns

As there are no car manufacturing plants in UP at present, all buyers of electric and strong hybrid cars in the state now face the usual 9-11 per cent road tax

Gadkari, Sonowal unveil road map for next phase of infrastructure growth

At the Business Standard Infrastructure Summit 2025, Gadkari and Sonowal outlined the government's plan for mega investments in roads, shipping, ports and alternative fuels

InvITs' AUM to triple to ₹21 trillion by FY30, says industry body

Bharat InvITs Association projects InvITs' AUM to rise from ₹7 trillion to ₹21 trillion by FY30, driven by asset monetisation and ₹16 trillion infra pipeline

U'khand CM Dhami thanks Gadkari for approval of four-lane Kotdwar Bypass

According to the CMO, the Chief Minister said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Devbhoomi Uttarakhand is setting new dimensions in the field of road connectivity

Highway construction to be around 12,000-13,000 km in FY24: Road secy

Road Secretary Anurag Jain says capacity augmentation, lane widening will touch a record high in FY24

Improving signals for road sector companies with 25% budget boost for FY24

Given high competition, firms with ability to monetise projects, focus on high margin assets and healthy balance sheets are preferred plays

Paying road tax online in India: Everything you need to know about this tax

The state government collects tolls, passenger and goods taxes, and motor vehicle taxes annually or for a lifetime. Both the central and state governments charge a road tax

Pace of lending to infrastructure sector tumbles sharply to 1.8% in May

The share of power sector loans is around half of the bank's infrastructure loan portfolio of Rs 12.22 trillion as of May 2023

Ban on road rallies: SC remits back to Andhra HC state govt's plea

At the outset of a brief hearing, Vaidyanathan referred to the sequence of events in the high court and highlighted the procedural infirmities

Road and highways sector has maximum number of delayed projects: Report

The road transport and highways sector has the maximum number of delayed projects at 248, followed by railways at 116 and petroleum sector at 88, showed a government report. In the road transport and highways sector, 248 projects are delayed with respect to their original schedule out of the 831 monitored, as per the latest flash report on infrastructure projects for August 2022. Similarly in railways, out of 173 monitored projects, 116 are delayed, while for petroleum, 88 out of 139 projects are delayed. The Infrastructure and Project Monitoring Division (IPMD) is mandated to monitor central sector infrastructure projects costing Rs 150 crore and above, based on the information provided on the Online Computerised Monitoring System (OCMS) by the project implementing agencies. The IPMD comes under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The report showed that the Muneerabad-Mahaboobnagar rail project is the most delayed project. It is delayed by 276 months. The sec

What is the 'Letter of Comfort' banned by the Reserve Bank of India?

The ban imposed by the RBI may impact loans worth Rs 35,000 crore, impacting power, healthcare, engineering & construction, and road sectors the most

Housing, roads among biggest capex gainers in FY22, PMAY urban lags

FM Sitharaman had allocated Rs 48,000 cr to PMAY (urban and rural) for FY23. The govt then extended the deadline for the rural by two more years, and may have to do the same for urban

The long road to safety

Car-makers' airbag objections are disingenuous

BJP MP calls Gadkari 'Spiderman' for building web of roads across country

BJP MP Tapir Gao on Monday praised Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, calling him a 'Spiderman', and said he has built a web of roads across the country.

Driving into 2022, road sector set for 'better' days with new projects

Weathering the pandemic-induced twists and turns, the sector will see more stretches of national highways, completion as well as awarding of multiple projects and fund raises in 2022

Roads: Robust awarding to keep revenue in fast lane, says CRISIL analysis

CRISIL expects revenue of road EPC players to grow 10-12 per cent and margin to remain range bound at 13.5-14 per cent

Asset monetisation to gather pace in road sector, says Crisil

The rating agency said the asset monetisation potential is supported by healthy investor interest either through investment at asset level, or infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs).

Kotak fund acquires 74% stake in HKR Roadways for Rs 715 crore

HKR is a special purpose vehicle (SPV), owned by a consortium led by the Gayatri Group

Govt to keep impetus on road segments for tendering in near term: Ind-Ra

The Central government is expected to keep impetus on roads, irrigation and water works segments for tendering in near term, said India Ratings and Research.