Infrastructure & Construction News Today

Developers must now hand over approved layout internal roads to PMRDA and update land records to prevent private blocks, ensuring uninterrupted public access and better regional connectivity.

Vedaanta Senior Living launched Vedaanta Dakshin, a ₹40 crore senior living community across 12.9 acres in Tamil Nadu, featuring 179 homes and villas starting at ₹50 lakh.

Amazon India expanded its Tamil Nadu delivery network with 17 new facilities, adding 2 fulfilment centres and 15 last-mile hubs, to support festive season demand and rapid growth in everyday essentials.

Karnataka plans to expand Bengaluru's metro network to 170 km in 18 months and 400 km by 2037, alongside enhancing suburban rail, bus fleets, and civic infrastructure to tackle urban challenges.

The Ernakulam district administration has proposed a 30-acre land parcel at the Kinfra Petrochemicals Park in Ambalamugal for the Kerala government's J.C. Daniel Film City project under a public-private partnership model.

The GEB railway crossing in Gandhinagar will remain closed to all vehicular traffic for 12 days, from October 14 to October 25, 2026, due to concrete road construction. Motorists are advised to use Railway Crossing No. 4 as an alternative.

Sambalpur MP Dharmendra Pradhan wrote to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari demanding urgent infrastructure upgrades, including a flyover, underpass, and service roads along National Highway-49 to curb rising traffic accidents in Debagada.

NHAI made 80% plantation coverage and a 90% sapling survival rate mandatory for highway completion certificates, linking maintenance compliance directly to contractor payments to promote environmental sustainability.

The Northeast Frontier Railway has laid the foundation for a Rs. 500 million Model Kalibari Railway Colony in Dibrugarh, featuring 210 staff quarters across 32,000 square metres, to be completed in two years.

Tripura's lone 2.5-MW Gumti hydroelectric project will restart restoration in December at Rs. 1 bn after 2024 flood damage, aiming to boost daily power generation to 11 MW.