Infrastructure
The government will invest Rs 1,500 crore to develop five cruise terminals in the country, shipping and roads minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday. Gadkari said these terminals will be built in Mumbai, Goa, Chennai, Cochin and near Kandla port by the world’s best cruise tourism and terminal operation companies. The shipping and tourism ministries […]
Continue Reading... No Comments.The Metro link to Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) inched closer to realisation, with the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) calling for tenders to take up land and property survey along the proposed route from Nagawara to KIA. BMRCL proposed five possible routes to KIA, and sought public opinion on the same. Subsequently, the […]
Continue Reading... No Comments.The government today announced the third list of 30 cites to be made smart under its flagship 100 Smart Cities mission, taking the total number of smart cities to 90. Trivendrum in Kerala topped the chart, which included other prominent capital cities like Amaravati, Patna, Srinagar, Bengaluru, Shimla, Dehradun, Aizawl and Gangtok. A total of […]
Continue Reading... No Comments.Land acquisition (LA) for construction of national highway (NH) projects continues to face major hurdle in state. As per official figures, award of about 330 hectares land which is needed under several NH works is pending. In addition to that, nearly 230 hectares of land is pending for declaration of final acquisition through publication of […]
Continue Reading... No Comments.The government’s proposal to sell 10 existing highways for USD 1 billion is a unique opportunity for foreign investors, Fitch Group company BMI Research said today. The move will provide scope for global investors to become involved in the country’s highway sector, it said. “The highways segment will be one of the fastest-growing areas of […]
Continue Reading... No Comments.State transport minister, P Paiwang Konyak, who called on the Union minister of Road Transport & Highways, Nitin Gadkari, at his office in New Delhi has appealed for a better connectivity between Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh especially Mon in Nagaland and Khongsa in Arunachal area. P Paiwang Konyak, who recently called on the union minister, […]
Continue Reading... No Comments.With large residential and non-residential projects in the pipeline, the Indian infrastructure market is forecast to overtake Japan’s in next five years, says a report. “India’s infrastructure market is the third-largest in Asia, and is forecast to overtake Japan’s in nominal value terms by 2023,” the report by BMI Research said. Although demonetisation had a […]
Continue Reading... No Comments.The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has come up with an alternative dispute resolution mechanism to find a way out of the nearly 280 pending claims worth Rs 43,000 crore on its hands, as well as future cases. It has set up two panels of six independent experts, including a former central vigilance commissioner […]
Continue Reading... No Comments.The State Government should abandon privatisation of maintenance of Highways in the State immediately, said Tamil Nadu State Highways Workers’ Association State president Hamsa Raj. Talking to mediapersons here on Wednesday, he said that privatisation of road maintenance was not only a costly affair but also affected survival of thousands of highway workers. The government […]
Continue Reading... No Comments.The Government of India is promoting e-mobility by working towards adopting indigenous and affordable e-mobility solutions which are sustained by an economic model. Speaking at theCII- Shell Global Lecture Series on ‘Greenovation: Future Mobility’on 7 June 2017 at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Mr Abhay Damle, Joint Secretary (Transport), Ministry of Road Transport and […]
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