Infrastructure
With an aim to provide better connectivity, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) under its Phase III expansion plan plans to set up more than one station in large residential and commercial areas of the national Capital. According to officials, the expansion has been planned in a manner that the large residential as well as commercial [...] Continue Reading »
The Punjab Government has allocated Rs 3,600 crore for the strengthening of infrastructure in the state over the next two years. The Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal said in a statement that the amount had been earmarked for projects pertaining to potable water, sewerage, sewage treatment plants, concrete roads and streetlights. The development of Fifty-two [...] Continue Reading »
To be able to meet the investment target of Rs 5000 crore in public infrastructure through public private partnerships (PPPs) for the12th Plan period (2012-17), Odisha’s state planning & coordination department has invited proposals from government departments and agencies. The PPP projects are to be taken up in socio-economic sectors like agriculture, water supply, health care, education, municipal services, warehousing, [...] Continue Reading »
Rajasthan Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Yunus Khan has approved a project to build roads by using plastic waste and fly ash in Jaipur and Dausa districts, in order to save environment in an innovative way. An official release said last night, that a total of 24 roads – 19 in Jaipur and five in [...] Continue Reading »
Touted as one of the important achievements of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, the new land-acquisition law that came into force this January is turning into a major obstacle in the way of a key infrastructure project being pushed keenly by the Prime Minister’s Office. Officials said that with a sharp increase in the [...] Continue Reading »
The ongoing excavation for construction of a building in an existing housing complex near Selaulim canal in the Quepem area of South Goa district raised apprehensions among occupants about the danger to their building, as there was no setback kept and the excavated pit was flooded by groundwater springs during digging. Machinery for the excavation [...] Continue Reading »
The Mamata Banerjee government will not acquire any land from farmers for the next couple of months from now, even if it is required for government projects. The message has already been conveyed to the government departments after the chief minister’s press meet with Anna Hazare in New Delhi. The Trinamool chief plans to champion [...] Continue Reading »
The government is looking to utilize surplus PSU funds for infrastructure projects to kick-start the investment cycle. National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council has put forth the suggestion and the government has held meetings with heads of various public sector undertakings and secretaries of administrative ministries, as informed to the Parliament. Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises Minister, Praful [...] Continue Reading »
Congress president Sonia Gandhi is expected to inaugurate a road projects worth almost R2, 000 crore in her constituency Rae Bareli on February 24. The four projects will lead to smooth connectivity with the corridors that link the state to different parts of the country by linking her constituencies with the neighbouring districts in Uttar Pradesh. While [...] Continue Reading »
Indian Railways has come up with a new plan to generate revenues. Next financial year, the agency employing the largest number of people in Asia, plans to generate about Rs 5,000 crore by monetizing its land reserves. This Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) led initiative involves five projects across the country. So far, in this financial year, RLDA [...] Continue Reading »
