Mumbai-Delhi greenfield expressway will extended up to Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust instead of ending in Thane district.
MUMBAI: Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday announced that the Mumbai-Delhi greenfield expressway would be extended to the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) instead of ending at Thane district.
The Delhi-Mumbai Expressway will be India’s flagship expressway with a 120kmph speed limit. It will cut the distance between Mumbai and Delhi by over 220km.
Gadkari announced that road works worth around Rs 7,000 crore had been approved for the state.
“The annual plan for national highway works in Maharashtra was approved for Rs 2,727 crore. I got it enhanced to Rs 5,801 crore, which will improve and develop 1,035 km of national highways in the state,” the Union minister said.
2021-01-08 15:05:44 GMT2021-01-08 23:05:44(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
MUMBAI, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) India s premier container port Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has launched the Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Station (CAAQMS) to achieve sustainability goals and Green Port status, said a statement by the country s west coast port on Friday.
The newly launched CAAQMS station will monitor real time Air Quality parameters like Particulate Matter (10, & 2.5), Sulphur Dioxide (SO2), Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2), Ammonia (NH3), Ozone, CO, NOx, NO and VOCs.
Six weather-related parameters data as temperature, rainfall, humidity, solar radiation, wind speed and direction will also be monitored at the station, said JNPT, which operates five container terminals apart from a general cargo and liquid cargo terminal.
Expressway to cut Mumbai-Delhi distance by over 220 km
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The Delhi-Mumbai Expressway will be India’s flagship expressway with a 120kmph speed limit. It will cut the distance between Mumbai and Delhi by over 220 km.
Mumbai-Delhi greenfield expressway will extended up to Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust instead of ending in Thane district.
(This story originally appeared in on Jan 08, 2021)MUMBAI: Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday announced that the Mumbai-Delhi greenfield expressway would be extended to the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) instead of ending at Thane district.
The Delhi-Mumbai Expressway will be India’s flagship expressway with a 120kmph speed limit. It will cut the distance between Mumbai and Delhi by over 220 km. Gadkari announced that road works worth around Rs 7,000 crore had been approved for the state.
JNPT opens ‘air quality monitoring station’ to secure green port status
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State-run Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has opened a Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Station (CAAQMS) at the port operation centre as it pushes ahead with sustainability goals and secure green port status.
The CAAQMS will monitor real-time air quality parameters like Particulate Matter, Sulphur Dioxide, Nitrogen Dioxide, Ammonia, Ozone, CO, NOx, NO and VOCs.
Besides, weather-related data such as temperature, rainfall, humidity, solar radiation, wind speed and direction will also be monitored at the station. The CAAQMS will also generate real-time continuous air quality data, which will be displayed to the public on the large screen. These values will be displayed on the JNPT website for easy access to the public.
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