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Who pays when overheated roads melt and rails buckle?

Heatwaves come and go, and while this is happening with increasing frequency and intensity โ€“ as this yearโ€™s record-breaking temperatures show โ€“ they slip from attention once things cool off. What does not disappear is the lasting and costly damage they do to the basic infrastructure we rely on in our daily lives. Ultra-hot days and nights can result in the deaths of many people (those who cannot afford air conditioning especially) and they ignite forest infernos of terrifying intensity. Some of...

โ‚น30,000 crore rural infrastructure boost: Odisha to build 50,000 km roads ahead of polls

In next five year, the massive investment in rural infrastructure includes Rs. 11,000 crore for 3837 bridges

Chennai Corporation plans holistic infra upgrade for 3 localities

The civic body will improve 80 km of roadsย across Perambur-Vyasarpadi, Ambattur and Guindy Industrial Estates at around โ‚น1.18 crore; this includes transit integration and junction upgrades