Indian Infrastructures and Capabilities
Trishul Military Airbase, Bareilly belongs to the Indian Air Force and the land was handed over to the Airport Authority of India for construction of the interim civil aviation operations. The Government of India sanctioned Rs. 88 crores under the UDAN scheme for the development of the interim civil aviation operations. The upgradation was undertaken by the AAI with a cost of Rs. 65 crores.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate ‘Maitri Setu’ between India and Bangladesh on 9th March 2021 at 12 noon via video conferencing. Prime Minister will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple infrastructure projects in Tripura during the event.
L N Mittal will also be meeting Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani as well. Commenting on the MoU, Mittal said that he was happy to partner with the Odisha government in setting up the integrated steel complex in Kendrapara.
A 200-feet Bailey Bridge, built by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in Reini Village on Joshimat – Malari road across the Rishiganga River was thrown open for public on March 03, 2021. With this, BRO has restored connectivity, in a record time of 26 days, to the 13 border villages of Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district that were cut off due flash floods on February 07, 2021.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India has identified more than 574 port projects at a cost of 82 billion USD or ₹6 lakh crore for implementation during 2015 to 2035.
In a boost for the countrys surveillance capabilities to monitor activities of both military warships and merchant shipping in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), the Sindhu Netra` satellite developed by a team of young scientists from the Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was successfully deployed in space on Sunday.
The record took place during the construction of the four-lane highway between Vijaypur and Solapur on the NH-52. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari shared this news on his social media handles. The minister confirmed that the record will soon enter the Limca Book of Records and 500 workers have put in their efforts for the achievement.
The Chenab bridge is being made at a height of 359 metres above the river bed – making it the highest railway bridge in the world. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has tweeted an image of the Chenab bridge stating that the steel arch of the bridge is nearing closure.
India will supply four more mobile harbour cranes to Iran’s Chabahar port by the end of June this year, a government official said on Friday.
Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare laid the foundation stone of the Mon Medical College in Mon district headquarters on Friday in the presence of Neiphiu Rio, Chief Minister, Nagaland andS PangnyuPhom, Health Minister, Nagaland. Lok Sabha MP from Nagaland TokhehoYepthomi was also present.
