Construction of Ola’s electric scooter factory in Tamil Nadu in full swing

Lucknow Declared State’s First Zero Dump City

Lucknow has become Uttar Pradesh’s first officially certified “Zero Dump City” after all three processing lines at the Shivri solid waste treatment plant achieved full operation. The facility now handles the city’s entire daily load of roughly 2 100 metric tonnes, and has already removed two thirds of the vast legacy mound that once blighted the site.Shivri began life in 2012 but stalled under two successive contractors, allowing a waste mountain to accumulate. A Chinese operator appointed in 2017 also failed to deliver, incurring penalties of about Rs 400 million.Renewed m..

Heavy Rains Delay Opening of Kusmalli Bridge

The long awaited opening of Kusmalli Bridge on the Belagavi–Goa Road via Chorla has been pushed back by several days because backfilling on the Jamboti side remains unfinished. Continuous downpours across the Jamboti–Kankumbi stretch have made it impossible to place the granular sub base (GSB) material required to complete the approach ramp.National Highways Executive Engineer Rajendra and a team of officials inspected the site on Wednesday. He confirmed that the bridge structure itself is finished, but the protective walls and ramp backfill still need attention. “If the rain eases, we..

New Flyover to Shadow Metro Line 5, Extension to Ambernath

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has announced a flyover that will run alongside the underground Thane–Bhiwandi–Kalyan Metro Line 5, aiming to relieve persistent congestion on this busy corridor. The new structure will be delivered in tandem with an east–west road widening programme, ensuring road capacity keeps pace with the railway upgrade.At the same time, Metro Line 5 is to be extended beyond Kalyan to serve Ulhasnagar and Chikhloli near Ambernath, giving the district’s rapidly expanding communities a faster, more reliable public transport link. Officials sa..