Infrastructure & Construction News Today

CREDAI has urged the Maharashtra government to retain PMRDA as the planning authority for integrated township projects across 23 newly merged villages, citing delays and approval hurdles under PMC.

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw highlighted the rapid progress of Uttarakhand's 125-kilometre Rishikesh-Karnaprayag rail line, featuring 16 tunnels and 19 bridges, calling it a vital engineering marvel and future lifeline.

Indian Railways increased average daily coal rake dispatches by 7.1 percent to 430 rakes in H1 FY27, ensuring steady fuel supplies to thermal power plants amidst rising energy demands.

Pre-festival road patchwork by the municipal corporation faces severe criticism over substandard repair methods, questionable high costs, and early deterioration, raising serious concerns regarding quality control and public fund utilization.

Civic authorities ordered the immediate removal of roadside vendors to ease traffic congestion. Officials also targeted polluting construction sites, transport discipline, and pending waste registrations.

Secunderabad Railway Station's daily passenger footfall surged by 40,000 to reach 1.6 lakh during the Dussehra festive season, prompting special crowd management and traffic regulations by authorities.

Inaugurated in November 2021 under a Rs 2.50-crore project, Bengaluru's KR Circle fountain became dysfunctional within a year, highlighting severe lapses in public infrastructure maintenance and accountability.

Navratna enterprise RVNL achieved an FY2025-26 revenue of ?20,412.12 crore and an order book of ?99,262 crore, diversifying successfully from railways into multi-sector global infrastructure development.

Chennai is exploring metro, monorail, and elevated road connectivity options for its proposed Terminal 5 expansion, alongside a 15.46-km metro extension, potentially boosting real estate demand in southern suburbs.

Indian Railways achieved a record-breaking 22.5% growth in coal loading in October 2026, dispatching an additional 87 rakes daily to meet surging nationwide energy demands.