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Govt to upgrade 5 roads via PPP model

Govt to upgrade 5 roads via PPP model

Haryana government would adopt Public Private Partnership (PPP) model to develop five major roads in the state, the state Industries and Public Works Minister Randeep Singh Surjewala said. The five roads identified for the project are Bahalgarh chowk Meerut-Sonepat road, Panipat-Sonali Road SH-16, Kond-Moonak-Salwan-Assandh road till MDR border, Palwal- Aligarh Road and Karnal-Meerut Road, he said after inaug

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DP World Cochin raises draft at ICTT

DP World Cochin raises draft at ICTT

The maximum draft of ships calling at the Vallarpadam International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT) is raised to 14 meter (about 46 feet) following harbor and channel dredging by DP World Cochin. Dubai-based DP World is operating the Vallarpadam terminal along with Cochin Port Trust (CoPT) in a public-private partnership (PPP) model

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CSL making 20 vessels for ICG

CSL making 20 vessels for ICG

Cochin Shipyard (CSL) is making a series of 20 fast patrol vessel (FPV) for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG). ICG awarded the contract to CSL in 2010 and the delivery of the last vessel is slated for 2017. CSL recently launched the second FPV - Abheek - for the guard. The vessels have a designed speed of 33 knots. The vessels are useful for fisheries protection and monitoring, cost

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Gateway’s ICD may start operation soon

Gateway’s ICD may start operation soon

The Inland Container Depot (ICD) of Gateway Distriparks at Faridabad may commence operations in first quarter of 2013-14. This will add volumes to the rail business of the company in future. In addition, the company is expanding its presence in the cold chain business. It plans to increase its pallet capacity in the cold chain business by 40 percent by the end

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Tata Steel despatches rails for metro project

Tata Steel despatches rails for metro project

L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad received the first consignment of rails despatched by the French unit of Tata Steel. Tata Steel's unit in France is said to be having a proven record of supplying rails to major railway projects in the world and also to the Indian market. These rails were transported by road on 60-feet special trailers to the Metro Rail Uppal depot after they were

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Proposed programme may attract Rs 7.7 bn investment

Proposed programme may attract Rs 7.7 bn investment

The proposed Tamil Nadu Investment Promotion Programme would encourage investment flow of around Rs 770 crore in small and medium infrastructure projects over the next three years. The state Finance Minister O Panneerselvam informed this in the State Assembly recently. The state government proposes to establish the programme with assis

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TN to form Authority like NHAI to up its roads’ standard

TN to form Authority like NHAI to up its roads’ standard

For maintaining and managing its roads at par with global standards, Tamil Nadu government is to form Tamil Nadu State Highways Authority (TNSHA) on the lines of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
The formation of the Authority will be followed by entrusting major State Highways to the TNSHA, said the State Finance Minister O Panneerselvam while presenting the State Budget.

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Jharkhand’s remote areas to get roads

Jharkhand’s remote areas to get roads

Keeping in mind the difficult terrain and dominance of rebels in Jharkhand, the government has decided to provide roads to even those villages which have a population of more than 100, said Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on March 23. He promised road connectivity to even the remotest village in Jharkhand, taking the initial steps to usher development in these parts of the country.

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Home Minister visits Kutch, promises concrete roads

Home Minister visits Kutch, promises concrete roads

Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on March 25 visited a marshy region, near the disputed Sir Creek, in Kutch and announced that approval for building a concrete road in the region would be given in a weekÂ’s time. Lauding the role of BSF personnel in guarding this difficult terrain, which is prone to infiltration from Pakistan, Shinde assured them that approval for building a concrete road right upto the bank of Harami Nala would be granted in a weekÂ’s time.

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TN takes over highway maintenance work from NHAI

TN takes over highway maintenance work from NHAI

Bombarded with people's complaints over pathetic condition of roads the Tamil Nadu government has told National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) that it would take over the road restoration work. But, it is not clear as to who will bear the cost, estimated at 82.33 crore. It is said work on bypass roads carried out by NHAI was moving at a snail's pace. With this, the State government, for the first time, has taken over maintenance and restoration of 11 stretches, extending to 81.27 km.