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Tambaram to Get Five Waste Transfer Stations Worth Rs 310 Million

The Directorate of Municipal Administration has approved the construction of five new waste transfer stations in Tambaram, Tamil Nadu, under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) 2.0. These facilities, with a combined handling capacity of 500 tonnes per day (TPD), are intended to improve urban waste management in the rapidly expanding Tambaram Municipal Corporation (TCMC).Transfer stations temporarily store collected waste before it is transported to larger processing or dumping sites. Their implementation is expected to minimise indiscriminate dumping in public spaces and reduce the number of tri..

Chandigarh Floats Rs 49.9 Million Tender for Road Repairs

The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) has issued a tender worth Rs 49.89 million for urgent road repairs ahead of the monsoon season. The tender aims to address potholes and damaged patches on roads under Road Division No. 1, following incidents of surface failures and cave-ins due to pre-monsoon rains.Last week, a 35-tonne truck sank into a caved-in road in Sector 43, raising concerns about road conditions across residential sectors and prompting the Corporation to act swiftly. The repair work, which includes pothole filling and resurfacing using ready-mix bituminous cold material, must b..

Pune-Bengaluru Expressway Awaits Centre’s Final Nod

The Rs 500 billion Pune–Bengaluru Greenfield Expressway project is currently awaiting final clearance from the central government, despite both Maharashtra and Karnataka having approved and submitted the detailed project report (DPR) in February. The report was prepared by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). According to project supervisory officer Omkar Jagdale, land acquisition will begin only once the Centre gives its formal approval. Part of the Centre’s Bharatmala Pariyojana, the proposed 745-kilometre eight-lane expressway is designed to drastically reduce ..