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The government had plans under public-private partnership (PPP) model to build the Rs 6,290-crore Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE) project. The government had to scrap the project as it did not attract any bids. The deadline was Apr 4. NHAI did not receive any bids forcing it to plan the project under conventional engineering procurement construction [...] Continue Reading »
The ministry of road transport and highways has started an exercise to estimate their revenue from toll collection to see if the government can build more roads with the help of its own resource. The PPP projects have been suffering of late and private players have been complaining of the low growth in the toll [...] Continue Reading »
The weakened highways sector could get a boost with the government planning to do new construction and development model that will make it cheaper to build and operate projects. This modified annuity-based model is expected to help the government to build highways owing to lack of interest by the private sector of late, towards a [...] Continue Reading »
The problem regarding the Delhi Airport Express Metro Line is going to be solved by the end of this month. The Election Commission has given special permission to the government to conduct the meeting of the Empowered Group of Ministers that will going take the decision regarding the problem related to Delhi Airport Express Metro [...] Continue Reading »
The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has concluded the concept for its Hyderabad Habitat Centre and sent it for acceptance of the municipal administration and urban development (MA&UD) department. The Hyderabad Habitat Centre (HHC) is constructed in about 12.5 acres at Izzatnagar near Hi-Tech City railway station, for promotion of heritage, art and culture on the lines [...] Continue Reading »
In highway projects, the Centre needs to re-analyse public-private partnership (PPP), such that primary spadework and the garnering of statutory approvals is done by the government, before inviting bids. Or else, the absolute uncertainty over environmental, forest and other clearances would not just incredibly delay projects, however also unnecessarily shoot up costs and, indeed, make [...] 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 »
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 »
Government of Gujarat is planning to drastically change the skylines of Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot in the coming days if the it’s proposed new policy for redeveloping of old housing colonies takes off well. To be implemented under public private partnership (PPP) mode, the policy aims to solve the problems of old “unhealthy” housing [...] Continue Reading »
Surplus delay in a realty project has caused extreme damage to Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). A delay of 13 years has occurred in construction of a market building in Unit IV, Bhubaneswar. Panchdeep Market Complex, an eight-storied market, has been under construction for the past 13 years. The work, which was a joint venture of [...] Continue Reading »
