Public Works Department

With the monsoon set to arrive in Delhi this week, questions are swirling over the city’s preparedness. Nowhere are the cracks more evident than in the southwest locality of Palam, where a ground visit by Newslaundry has found that the Public Works Department’s claim of “100 percent desilting” doesn’t hold…

The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Government of NCT Delhi (GNCTD) and Public Works Department (PWD) to decide a representation requesting for the constitution of a Foot Overbridge near Delhi Zoo, Mathura Road. Read further on Dynamite News:

On the 33rd anniversary of the 1892 Agreement, the two parties entered into a fresh agreement at Fort St. George, Madras, on February 18, 1924, which even today remains the last such understanding between the two States. A.R. Banerji, Mysore Dewan, and P. Hawkins, Public Works Department’s Secretary of Madras,…

Public Works Department Minister Atishi alleged on Tuesday that Aam Admi Party leaders were "threatened" in her first reaction to the Enforcement Directorate raids at the residence of Aam Admi Party leaders, Read further on Dynamite News:

Brawl b/w BJP & Cong supporters in Belagavi over PWD inspection of public market. PWD officials from Bengaluru arrived to audit discrepancies in rent & GST collection. BJP accused PWD Min of politically motivated visit, Cong accused BJP MLA of irregularities & misusing funds. Audit report revealed ₹5.3 lakh loss…

Civil contractor Nagappa Bangi drank poison in Belagavi due to inordinate delay in releasing Rs 6 lakh bills. Onlookers rescued him and he is recovering in hospital. PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi promised to ensure justice is done.

Nearly 17,000 km of Public Works department (PWD) roads have been raised to BMBC (bitumen macadam and bitumen concrete) standards in two years

The Kalaignar Centenary Library that has come up at a cost of ₹218 crore, will be inaugurated on July 15, the birth anniversary of former Chief Minister, K. Kamaraj, said Public Works Department Minister, E.V. Velu on Wednesday.

The Public Works department (PWD) rest houses at major tourist destinations in the State are set to get better facilities with the government drawing a comprehensive plan for their revamp.

Minister for Public Works Satish Jarkiholi has instructed the officers of the Public Works Department to take up the work necessary to stop landslides at Donigal in Sakaleshpur taluk permanently.