Infrastructure & Construction News Today

The Pune Municipal Corporation proposes criminal cases against repeat offenders of unauthorised structures and plans to record unpaid demolition penalties as property charges to improve civic dues recovery.

Ahmedabad's proposed ₹42.47 crore drainage project faces severe infrastructure hurdles as existing trunk lines and treatment plants operate beyond capacity, raising serious concerns over downstream sewage management.

Proposed FSI framework changes for 2,500 properties in Pune Cantonment spark uncertainty. Residents demand a uniform FSI of 2 and clear rebuilding rules instead of a complex multi-category system.

Operations for 9 EMU services and 19 express trains have resumed at Faridabad railway station after a 45-day block due to Rs 242 crore redevelopment work under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.

Construction of the Faridabad-Jewar Expressway toll plaza at Mohna is accelerating and nearing completion within two months. The 31-kilometre greenfield road connects Faridabad to Noida International Airport.

Heavy rainfall of up to 36.3cm exposed severe infrastructure gaps, incomplete drainage projects, and desilting delays across parts of the city, despite the deployment of over 15,000 municipal staff for relief work.

Following the Ayudha Pooja holidays, Kilambakkam bus services from temporary terminuses have returned to regular platforms at KCBT, with specific routes now assigned to platforms 5 and 7 as passenger demand declines.

Chennai Metro will operate on a Sunday timetable with revised hours and frequencies for Blue, Green, and Yellow lines on October 19 and 20 for festival holidays.

China has imposed new export controls on key machinery like tunnel boring machines and excavators, potentially impacting India's infrastructure projects including underground metros and high-speed rail lines, effective November 18.

The Philippines has pitched the P81.6 billion Mindanao Railway and Bicol South Long Haul projects to India for government-to-government financing amid ongoing efforts to secure international funding.