Infrastructure & Construction News Today

The Government of Nagaland has issued a tender for consultant engagement to prepare a Detailed Project Report under reference No.CEL/DNR/D2/RTS/MSV/NIT/506, with a submission deadline of October 8, 2026.

Indian Railways approved Rs 223 crore to install the Kavach 4.0 automatic train protection system across 614.75 route km in the Varanasi Division to enhance passenger safety.

Indian Railways has approved Rs 122 crore for the 6-km Barbil-Bolanikhadan rail doubling project to boost freight capacity.

Tamil Nadu seeks central funds to build retaining walls and mitigate landslide risks across five districts, aiming to enhance hill-road safety following recent unexpected disasters.

The Vasai-Virar municipal corporation is expanding its probe to examine offline building permissions issued between 2022 and 2025 following suspected irregular floor space index usage across 88 redevelopment projects.

SRFTI faces a severe campus crisis as 70 first-year students lack hostel rooms, forcing them into vulnerable off-campus housing exacerbated by recent local violence and structural infrastructure shortages.

Assam will build India's first underwater road-cum-rail twin-tube tunnel beneath the Brahmaputra at a cost of 22,000 crore, reducing travel time between Gohpur and Numaligarh from six hours to 20 minutes.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the ₹1,941 crore Barapullah Phase-3 elevated corridor and other infrastructure projects in Delhi, providing signal-free connectivity and easing traffic congestion.

Chandigarh's House Allotment Committee approved 1,840 new government houses across Sectors 25 and 43, and cleared the demolition and replacement of 124 unsafe housing units in Sector 20 to ease shortages.

NHAI introduced uniform standards for high-speed corridors to target 50,000 km by 2036-37. The framework mandates scientific traffic assessment, access control, advanced signage, MLFF tolling, and environmental measures.