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After Rain Fury In Himachal, Uttarakhand, Centre Planning Concrete Roads
- Thursday July 27, 2023
- India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma
The government is planning to build concrete roads in areas prone to natural calamities after several highways across the country were badly damaged because of heavy rain and cloudbursts.
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India Achieves Guinness World Record For Constructing Longest Piece Of Road On NH-53
- Wednesday June 8, 2022
- Written by Seshan Vijayraghvan
National Highways Authority of India's consultants and concessionaire, Rajpath Infracon and Jagdish Kadam have entered the Guinness World Records for constructing 75 km of continuous bituminous concrete in a single lane on NH-53.
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Charging Your Electric Car While Driving on Road? Indiana May Soon Make It a Reality
- Tuesday July 27, 2021
- Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) in the US — in collaboration with Purdue University — has come up with an idea to develop what's going to be the world's first wireless-charging concrete pavement highway segment.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Nitin Gadkari Says Highway Construction Witnessed Sharp Rise During COVID-19 Restriction Period
- Wednesday July 21, 2021
- Written by Charanpreet Singh (With Inputs From PTI)
The MoRTH minister Nitin Gadkari also mentioned that India created a world record by constructing a 2.5 km four-lane concrete road in just 24 hours, and a 26-km single-lane Bitumen road was completed in just 21 hours.
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Case Against Farmers For Raising Concrete Wall On Highway Near Delhi
- Sunday March 14, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
Police have registered two separate cases against farmers for allegedly raising concrete wall structure and digging a borewell on National Highway-44 in Haryana's Sonipat district, close to the Singhu border protest site.
- www.ndtv.com
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18 Migrants Found In Cement Mixer, They Were Trying To Reach Lucknow
- Saturday May 2, 2020
- India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
In deeply distressing scenes 18 migrant workers desperate to return home to Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh amid the coronavirus lockdown were found stuffed inside a concrete mixer on a highway in Madhya Pradesh this morning
- www.ndtv.com
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Drivers Stumped By This: 5 Layers Of Traffic, 37 Metres Above Ground
- Wednesday June 7, 2017
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Five suspended levels and cars going in all directions: a new highway interchange is driving motorists to tears, as they find themselves lost in a concrete maze resembling a plate of spaghetti.
- www.ndtv.com
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One Of The World's Biggest Tunnels Was Hit By Sinkhole. Now, Progress
- Wednesday April 5, 2017
- World News | Reuters
Bertha, one of the world's largest tunnel boring machines, emerged north of downtown Seattle on Tuesday shrouded in clouds of dust and chunks of falling concrete, completing the most difficult phase of a plan to build a highway under the heart of the city.
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World Biggest Tunnel In Seattle On Its Surge For Completion
- Tuesday April 4, 2017
- World News | Reuters
Bertha, one of the world's largest boring machines, will cut through a thick concrete wall at midday on Tuesday if all goes according to plan, completing the most difficult phase of building a highway under the heart of downtown Seattle.
- www.ndtv.com
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Nurse Stops At Crash To Help, Mistakenly Leaps Into River
- Thursday August 4, 2016
- World News | Associated Press
Maryland State Police say a nurse who stopped to help at a pre-dawn crash scene on an interstate highway bridge fell at least 100 feet into a river after jumping over a concrete barrier.
- www.ndtv.com
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All New National Highways to be Made of Concrete: Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari
- Thursday January 1, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari today said all new road projects of the Centre will use concrete.
- www.ndtv.com
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New Cars in India to Be Crash Tested at 56Kmph
- Friday November 7, 2014
- Written by Vikas Yogi
NDTV broke the story of Maruti Swift and Datsun Go failing the Global NCAP Crash test, and it soon became the talk of the town. In fact, it also led the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) to finally take a concrete stand on the issue.
- www.carandbike.com
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After Rain Fury In Himachal, Uttarakhand, Centre Planning Concrete Roads
- Thursday July 27, 2023
- India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma
The government is planning to build concrete roads in areas prone to natural calamities after several highways across the country were badly damaged because of heavy rain and cloudbursts.
- www.ndtv.com
-
India Achieves Guinness World Record For Constructing Longest Piece Of Road On NH-53
- Wednesday June 8, 2022
- Written by Seshan Vijayraghvan
National Highways Authority of India's consultants and concessionaire, Rajpath Infracon and Jagdish Kadam have entered the Guinness World Records for constructing 75 km of continuous bituminous concrete in a single lane on NH-53.
- www.carandbike.com
-
Charging Your Electric Car While Driving on Road? Indiana May Soon Make It a Reality
- Tuesday July 27, 2021
- Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) in the US — in collaboration with Purdue University — has come up with an idea to develop what's going to be the world's first wireless-charging concrete pavement highway segment.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Nitin Gadkari Says Highway Construction Witnessed Sharp Rise During COVID-19 Restriction Period
- Wednesday July 21, 2021
- Written by Charanpreet Singh (With Inputs From PTI)
The MoRTH minister Nitin Gadkari also mentioned that India created a world record by constructing a 2.5 km four-lane concrete road in just 24 hours, and a 26-km single-lane Bitumen road was completed in just 21 hours.
- www.carandbike.com
-
Case Against Farmers For Raising Concrete Wall On Highway Near Delhi
- Sunday March 14, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
Police have registered two separate cases against farmers for allegedly raising concrete wall structure and digging a borewell on National Highway-44 in Haryana's Sonipat district, close to the Singhu border protest site.
- www.ndtv.com
-
18 Migrants Found In Cement Mixer, They Were Trying To Reach Lucknow
- Saturday May 2, 2020
- India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
In deeply distressing scenes 18 migrant workers desperate to return home to Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh amid the coronavirus lockdown were found stuffed inside a concrete mixer on a highway in Madhya Pradesh this morning
- www.ndtv.com
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Drivers Stumped By This: 5 Layers Of Traffic, 37 Metres Above Ground
- Wednesday June 7, 2017
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Five suspended levels and cars going in all directions: a new highway interchange is driving motorists to tears, as they find themselves lost in a concrete maze resembling a plate of spaghetti.
- www.ndtv.com
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One Of The World's Biggest Tunnels Was Hit By Sinkhole. Now, Progress
- Wednesday April 5, 2017
- World News | Reuters
Bertha, one of the world's largest tunnel boring machines, emerged north of downtown Seattle on Tuesday shrouded in clouds of dust and chunks of falling concrete, completing the most difficult phase of a plan to build a highway under the heart of the city.
- www.ndtv.com
-
World Biggest Tunnel In Seattle On Its Surge For Completion
- Tuesday April 4, 2017
- World News | Reuters
Bertha, one of the world's largest boring machines, will cut through a thick concrete wall at midday on Tuesday if all goes according to plan, completing the most difficult phase of building a highway under the heart of downtown Seattle.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Nurse Stops At Crash To Help, Mistakenly Leaps Into River
- Thursday August 4, 2016
- World News | Associated Press
Maryland State Police say a nurse who stopped to help at a pre-dawn crash scene on an interstate highway bridge fell at least 100 feet into a river after jumping over a concrete barrier.
- www.ndtv.com
-
All New National Highways to be Made of Concrete: Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari
- Thursday January 1, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari today said all new road projects of the Centre will use concrete.
- www.ndtv.com
-
New Cars in India to Be Crash Tested at 56Kmph
- Friday November 7, 2014
- Written by Vikas Yogi
NDTV broke the story of Maruti Swift and Datsun Go failing the Global NCAP Crash test, and it soon became the talk of the town. In fact, it also led the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) to finally take a concrete stand on the issue.
- www.carandbike.com