Infrastructure & Construction News Today

Tamil Nadu has strongly rejected Karnataka's claims regarding the construction of the Mekedatu dam across the Cauvery river, escalating the long-standing inter-state dispute as the legal case remains pending in the Supreme Court.

An advanced ₹116-crore astronomy centre featuring an 8K LED dome and 160-seat sky theatre is set to open in Mysuru, combining public stargazing with scientific training and education.

The Union Ministry approved renaming three Bengaluru Namma Metro Pink Line stations ahead of the November 13 inauguration, addressing local demands to better represent surrounding areas.

South Coast Railway commissioned the 15.121 km Nandyal-Gazulapalli section under the Guntur-Guntakal Railway Line Doubling Project in Andhra Pradesh, featuring 18 bridges and permitting speeds up to 100 kmph.

Culvert reconstruction work on a major Kerala road caused severe traffic jams, trapping an ambulance and school vehicles for hours due to a lack of continuous traffic regulation.

The century-old Thrippunithura iron bridge remains unsafe and restricted after six years, forcing pedestrians and two-wheelers to use a pothole-filled crossing ahead of a major temple festival.

Construction of two railway underbridges at Pachpaoli has begun, causing traffic congestion near Daga Hospital. The NHAI project is expected to take three to four months to complete.

Nagpur's nearly Rs950 crore Kanhan-Kolar barrage project secured initial funding clearance. It aims to address rising drinking-water demand over the next three decades through new infrastructure development.

Seventy-one-year-old tribal survivor Mathurabai, whose 1972 custodial rape case sparked historic legal reforms, finally received a concrete home under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, decades after the landmark verdict.

The Government of Maharashtra has tendered cement concrete road works in Shegaon Mukund, Buldhana, with an estimated value of ₹0.07 crore and a 180-day completion period to enhance rural connectivity.