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Rs 44 cr okayed for Outer Ring Road maintenance

Friday, 27 September 2013 07:16 administrator
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The Times of India             27.09.2013

Rs 44 cr okayed for Outer Ring Road maintenance

HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) will spend Rs 44 crore on maintenance of the Outer Ring Road (ORR) stretches between Gachibowli and Shamshabad, Patancheru and Shamirpet and Shamirpet and Pedda Amberpet (nearing completion) for the next three years.

The municipal administration and urban development (MA&UD) department accorded permission to the authority by issuing a GO (No. 424) on Thursday. The metropolitan commissioner said the crash barriers, boundary pillars and guard stones damaged due to accidents should be attended immediately to maintain the ORR as per standards. Similarly, BT patchworks for potholes of different depths, replacement of damaged structures, maintenance of median plantation and choked culverts would have to be attended immediately.

The MA&UD department has also agreed to appoint a supervision consultancy and also bring operation and maintenance (O&M) contract uniform time frame for all stretches.

 

Potholes across divisions get cold mix cover

Friday, 27 September 2013 06:31 administrator
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The Times of India             27.09.2013

Potholes across divisions get cold mix cover

NASHIK: The public works department of the civic body has from Tuesday started covering potholes across all six divisions of the city with cold mix and covered maximum potholes in the divisions. With the rain taking a break on Thursday, the work was halted but is expected to be completed by Friday.

The public works department of the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) began using the cold mix to fill potholes on the roads beginning with Satpur and CIDCO divisions on Monday afternoon. From Tuesday onwards, the cold mix was used in all other divisions.

"We have completed filling potholes in maximum places. By Friday, we expect to cover the rest," said an engineer of the Satpur division, which was one of the first divisions to begin the work.

"In CIDCO, there are too many potholes. With the rain taking a break on Thursday, we decided to continue the work on Friday or whenever it rains next," said an engineer of the CIDCO division.

Tenders worth Rs 30 lakhs had been floated in the end of July and the work order was awarded in the beginning of August. The NMC had in the meantime used the traditional method of repairing the roads.

"When it is raining, all we have to do is to open sacks on the spot and spread the cold mix immediately on the potholes. But before that, we have to clean the potholes of any gravel or mud. We will fill the potholes in all the six divisions of the city soon," said Sumeet Netawane, a contractor.

 

Nashik Municipal Corporation to concretize 11 roads in Nashik soon

Thursday, 26 September 2013 12:01 administrator
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The Times of India                26.09.2013

Nashik Municipal Corporation to concretize 11 roads in Nashik soon

NASHIK: The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has undertaken concretization of 11 selected roads in the city witnessing heavy traffic with an aim to reduce maintenance works and avoid inconvenience to the citizens during monsoon.

Accordingly, the civic administration has already floated tenders worth Rs 5.24 crore. The last date of submitting the tenders is October 10.

The road from Raviwar Karanja to Red Cross Signal (Mahabal chowk) in ward no. 13 of Nashik West division is to be concretized at a cost of Rs 1.82 crore. Similarly, the roads in Ramabai Ambedkarnagar and Phulenagar in ward no. 58 in Nashik Road division will be concretized by spending Rs 91.58 lakh, followed by roads in LIC society in ward no. 31 in Nashik East division (Rs 42.66 lakh), the main road from Isam Raza Chowk to Kazipura police post in Kokanipura in ward no. 26 in Nashik East division (Rs 42.5 lakh) and the road from Gumshahbaba Darga-Nanavali Police post to Tractor House in ward no. 29 (Rs 39.63 lakh).

The other roads, which will be concretized, include Ganjawal Lane to Bivalkar Lane in ward no. 13 in Nashik West division (Rs 29.30 lakh), the road from Raigarh chowk to municipal school in ward no. 47 in Cidco division (Rs 25.31 lakh), roads in Sinnar Phata Vishnunagar in ward no 57 in Nashik Road division (Rs 23.43 lakh), the road from Rehanuma School to Zarekari Kot NMC school in ward no. 26 (Rs 16.13 lakh), roads in Moti Chowk and Kalbhairav Chowk in ward no. 47 in Cidco division (Rs 16.72 lakh) and the road behind Sahil Lawns in ward no. 39 in Nashik East division (Rs 15.46 lakh).

Speaking to TOI, an official from NMC said, "The cost of concretizing the roads is higher than tarring. Hence, we have decided to concretize only selected roads, including the ones with heavy traffic and some colony roads."

 
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