Infrastructure
New-Delhi- The Phase III metro stations which are being constructed along Ring Road and Outer Ring Road will have no parking area as space is premium in these localities. They will instead have designated pick-up and drop-off points at every station. According to a Delhi metro official, line 7 has many stations on the Mukundpur-Shiv Vihar corridor, which is [...] Continue Reading »
Jaipur – Since the deadline to run Jaipur metro is June 30, 2013, the entire focus of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is shifted to complete the project before deadline. This may result in delaying the construction of proposed four-lane elevated road-cum-metro track project on Ajmer Road. For the first time in India, DMRC [...] Continue Reading »
The Dhanvantri Road, which connects many key roads, has turned in to a mess due to the ongoing widening work and bustling commercial activities on the road. Commuters, mainly motorists, are finding it difficult to ride on this busy road because of the random parking of vehicles on either side of the road. Residents having two-wheelers [...] Continue Reading »
Kochi – The construction work of flyover at Edappally junction may soon initiate. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has decided to send a proposal to National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to construct this flyover. According to an DMRC official, this proposal was put forward because Edappally flyover cannot be constructed as an independent [...] Continue Reading »
With the infrastructure development booming in Mumbai, the apex financial institute, World Bank shows interest in financing two mega projects in Mumbai. The projects include the Virar-Alibaug road-rail corridor and the development of 12 urban growth centres as satellite cities of Mumbai. The growth centres are planned in distant suburbs of Mumbai such as Kalyan, [...] Continue Reading »
Chennai – The Chennai metro rail project will be operated and maintained by Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) only. According to the Managing Director of Chennai metro, CMRL called for international competitive bids to outsource operation and maintenance work of Chennai metro project. But now they have dropped this idea and decided to do it [...] Continue Reading »
Delhi- Delhi Metro is planning to construct its deepest tunnel with 29 metres depth which will pass under an existing metro line. According to the plan, the 37 km long stretch starting from Janakpuri West to Botanical Garden in Noida will pass below the existing Hauz Khas station and have a station at a depth [...] Continue Reading »
The construction sector in the past 2-3 years has been witnessing order inflows with land acquisition and policy paralysis issues being the key factors. It is expected that the upcoming Budget will usher in solutions in terms of allocation across segments like roads, urban infra, irrigation, power and so on. The realty industry expects that [...] Continue Reading »
Kolkata – The Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) has disposed the proposal of realigning the East-West Metro route due to massive increase in cost. KMRC is already bearing Rs 40 crore a day for delay in construction. This realignment of East-West Metro route was proposed to avoid the acquisition of 1.599 acres of land near [...] Continue Reading »
Thane: The Thane Municipal Corporation blames that the developers and contractors who involved in the housing for slum-dwellers welfare programme in Thane have reaped huge profits. The JNNURM-funded Basic Services for Urban Poor (BSUP) scheme in Thane, was launched six years ago in order to provide near-free housing for the poor in areas like Tulsidham, [...] Continue Reading »
