Close X
Saturday, November 30, 2024
ADVT 
Interesting

California-Like Seaside Highway May Come To India

Darpan News Desk IANS, 17 Dec, 2016 02:37 PM
    The government is considering the possibility of beautifying the surroundings of Mumbai-Goa national highway along the seacoast on the lines of the road linking Los Angeles and San Francisco in the United States.
     
    Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said during his visit to the US two months ago, he travelled by road from San Francisco to Los Angeles along the Pacific ocean, and for the first time saw how roadsides can be beautified.
     
    Mr Gadkari said that the Centre is in the process of promoting road-side amenities, including hotels and motels.
     
    "We have to think if we can use the nature's beauty and further beautify (the road-side stretch)", he said.
     
    The Minister said he has asked the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) to prepare a detailed project report on whether the Mumbai-Goa road can be developed on the lines of Los Angeles-San Francisco road.
     
    "So, the process is on. People should enjoy their ride travelling by road," he said, inaugurating the 77th annual session of the Indian Roads Congress.
     
    Mr Gadkari said his Ministry has finalised an estimate to construct 2,000 Railway overbridges, and he favoured "pre-cast" centres in districts to undertake such works.
     
     
    He said 35,000 kms of roads would be upgraded as national highways soon.
     
    When he took over as Minister, 403 road projects valued at Rs. 3.75 lakh crore had been stalled because of issues related to land acquisition, and environment and forest clearances. "95 per cent of those projects no longer face such problems", the Minister said.
     
    The minister also said 1300 spots have been identified in the country for providing road-side amenities --like hotels, motels, petrol bunks and helipads -- which would offer tremendous employment opportunities for locals, and 70 tenders have already been floated in this regard.
     
    Government also plans to come out with a mechanism by which engineering graduates -- particularly diploma-holders and those from polytechnics -- get jobs in the area of bridge maintenance and other minor works so that they also become contractors, he added.

    MORE Interesting ARTICLES

    You Need to Fail a Breathalizer Test to Enter the World's First Hangover Bar In Amsterdam

    You Need to Fail a Breathalizer Test to Enter the World's First Hangover Bar In Amsterdam
    Provided you can find your way to it after a wild night of alcohol-fueled partying, the world's first hangover bar, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, promises to make that nasty next-day hangover a lot easier to deal with.

    You Need to Fail a Breathalizer Test to Enter the World's First Hangover Bar In Amsterdam

    Fart Sparks Fire During Laser Surgery; Patient Seriously Burnt In Tokyo

    Fart Sparks Fire During Laser Surgery; Patient Seriously Burnt In Tokyo
    A report recently released by the Tokyo Medical University Hospital in Shinjuku Ward revealed that a patient suffered burns on most of her body after passing gas during laser surgery.

    Fart Sparks Fire During Laser Surgery; Patient Seriously Burnt In Tokyo

    Napflix, A Video Streaming Service That'll Literally Bore You to sleep

    Napflix, A Video Streaming Service That'll Literally Bore You to sleep
    The Napflix website describes the service as a "video platform where you can find the most silent and sleepy content selection to relax your brain and easily fall asleep."

    Napflix, A Video Streaming Service That'll Literally Bore You to sleep

    Full-Beam Drivers In China Forced To Stare Into The Light By Police

    Full-Beam Drivers In China Forced To Stare Into The Light By Police
    Recognizing this problem, the police department recently started punishing offenders by making them stare at their own headlights for a full minute. Hopefully, this will make them see the error of their ways.

    Full-Beam Drivers In China Forced To Stare Into The Light By Police

    Chinese Mall Opens 'Husband Nursery' Where Men Can Relax While Wives Shop

    Chinese Mall Opens 'Husband Nursery' Where Men Can Relax While Wives Shop
    There are few things that men hate more than going on long shopping sprees with their wives or girlfriends, so one Chinese mall has come up with the "husband nursery", a special place where guys can kick back and relax while their better halves shop till they drop.

    Chinese Mall Opens 'Husband Nursery' Where Men Can Relax While Wives Shop

    4 Ways Non Residential Indians Can Change Their 500 And 1000 Rupee Notes

    4 Ways Non Residential Indians Can Change Their 500 And 1000 Rupee Notes
    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a surprise move on Tuesday night announced high-denomination notes of 500 and 1000 rupees will no longer be legal tender from midnight local time.

    4 Ways Non Residential Indians Can Change Their 500 And 1000 Rupee Notes