New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The final deck slab of the delayed Barapullah Phase-III corridor was successfully cast on Monday, connecting both ends of the structure across the Yamuna River and bringing one of Delhi’s longest-pending infrastructure projects to the threshold of completion, an official said. For more than a decade, Barapullah Phase-III became synonymous with delays, missed deadlines and unanswered questions. What was originally expected to be completed in 2017 remained unfinished ye…
Latest Public Works Department News & Updates
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) In a move to strengthen governance and public service delivery, the Delhi government has brought 23 new services under the Delhi Right of Citizens to Time-Bound Delivery of Services Act, 2011, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Monday. She said the decision will directly benefit not only ordinary citizens but also businesses in industry, trade, hospitality, tourism, construction, and the service sector.The Chief Minister said the government’s objective is to ensure th…
Jaipur, June 12 (IANS) The Rajasthan government has directed an investigation into the power outage that occurred at the State Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in Jaipur on Friday during a media interaction attended by the Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and State Energy Minister Heeralal Nagar. Taking serious note of the incident, Minister Heeralal Nagar directed officials to conduct a detailed inquiry and emphasised that negligence in essential public services such as electricity s…
Chandigarh, June 10 (IANS) The Punjab Cabinet, presided over by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, on Wednesday approved a series of key decisions aimed at providing major relief to students appearing in the re-conducted NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) examination, besides generating employment opportunities for the youth, strengthening public infrastructure, promoting sustainable waste management and clean energy.The decisions include free bus travel for NEET aspirants and one attendan…
Mumbai, June 8 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday chaired a meeting of the Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation (MahaRail), which approved 65 projects in the first phase out of a total of 131 proposed works.The Chief Minister also directed that the necessary infrastructure be developed to make Maharashtra free of railway level crossings.Detailed discussions were held on the construction of railway overbridges, foot overbridges and road underpasses on roads under…
Jaipur, June 4 (IANS) Police on Thursday arrested a Public Works Department (PWD) Executive Engineer (XEN), Gautam Meena, in connection with the suicide of his wife, Anu Meena. The arrest comes after CCTV footage allegedly showed him assaulting and spitting on his wife, while the couple’s children and relatives made serious allegations of physical and mental abuse.According to ACP (Mansarovar) Aditya Kakade, Gautam Meena was detained for questioning on Thursday morning and later arrested in th…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday chaired a review meeting of the Kanwar Committee to assess preparations for the 2026 pilgrimage and set July 1 as the deadline to start the registration process for Kanwar camp panels.The Chief Minister said that existing committees should be informed well in advance about the required documents and annual audit formalities to prevent any difficulties during the application process.The Revenue Department informed the Chief Min…
Bengaluru, June 4 (IANS) Karnataka Minister Satish Jarkiholi, a close associate of Congress Working Committee (CWC) Member and former CM Siddaramaiah, denied Chief Minister ambitions behind his bid for the state Congress Committee chief post. He clarified that he was not positioning himself for the Chief Minister’s race. He made the statement while addressing a press conference in Bengaluru. “I am not someone who was trying to prove myself as a contender for the Chief Minister’s post by …
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Delhi Ministers Parvesh Verma and Ravinder Indraj Singh, on Wednesday, travelled in an electric bus to reach the venue for the inauguration of a Public Works Department (PWD) drainage project.Speaking to IANS, Delhi’s PWD Minister Parvesh Verma said: “Today, a new drain construction work was starting at Begumpur-Kanjhawala Chowk. At around 8:30 in the morning, officials came to my house. We thought that instead of travelling in 20–25 vehicles, if we all went together i…
Bhopal, June 2 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bhopal Zonal Office, has provisionally attached movable and immovable properties worth approximately Rs 67.25 crore belonging to Govind Prasad Mehra, former Engineer-in-Chief of the Public Works Department in Madhya Pradesh, and his family members under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. The action follows an investigation triggered by an FIR registered by the Special Police Establishment (SPE), Lokayukta, Bhopal, under…