A 450 MW hydroelectric project in the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh received $315 million loan assistance from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The multilateral lending institution entered into a pact to this effect with the Government of India.
The Shongtong Karcham Hydroelectric Project is expected to cost a total of $750 million, with the Himachal Pradesh
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Hydel project gets $315 mn ADB loan
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Ramky's JV for waste to energy projects
Ramky Enviro Engineers along with Chinese company Chongqing Sanfeng Environmental Industry Group plans to address the waste to energy project market in India through a joint venture (JV). This venture is aimed at expanding the scope of the work to be handled together, according to M Gautham Reddy, Director, Ramky Group. A memorandum of understa nding (MoU) was signed with the Chinese company and the efforts will be to make use of each others expertise in waste to energy projects. The JV will be
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Land Search For IOC Project
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is said to be searching a site for its proposed 15 million tonne refinery on the west coast. The company has reportedly approached Adani Group and Shapoorji Pallonji Group for land for the Rs 30,000 crore project. The refinery is to come up by the 13th five year plan and the firm plans to raise its refining capacity to 100 million tonnes by 2021-22.
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Bihar Road Projects
In the last seven years, Bihar has built a total of 15,052.57 km of roads in the state and now one can travel from any district headquarters to the state capital within six hours except for far flung Kishanganj district. Bihar Chief Minister said that 35 km of roads are built everyday in the state.
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Kolkata Airport Metro Delay
Change in design and delay on the part of Railway Board to approve cost escalation, may affect the implementation schedule of the proposed Airport-New Garia Metro link in Kolkata. Originally estimated to cost Rs 3,951 crore, the project is already one year behind the scheduled deadline of 2015.
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Rajasthan Road Project
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Bank's Cautious OnWind Energy Projects
According to senior executives in financial institutions and private equity funds, financial viability of distribution licensees, evacuation infrastructure gaps and project approvals are the constraints to utility-scale wind energy projects. The project viability is primarily dependent on their ability to sell power.
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Meeting unique needs
The Cat®120K2 motor grader is delivering exceÂptional value to match a wide range of customer requirements pertaining to heavy construction, mining, road building and governmental applications. Vouching for its high performance and efficiency is Transstroy (India)—one of IndiaÂ’s fastest growing engiÂneering and construction companies. “Transstroy India is currently handling 10 road construction projects at Bhopal, Tirupati, Kareemnagar, Dindigul, Tuticorin to Tirunelveli, Tindivanam to Krishnagi
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Bitumen-free joint filler
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Better road traffic management
Variable Massages Signs (VMS) by Microprocessador Sistemas Digitais, SA Portugal give travellers information about special events. Such signs warn of traffic congestion, accidents, incidents, weather and road conditions information, roadwork zones or speed limits on a specific highway segment. They may also ask vehicles to take alternative routes, limit travel speed, warn of duration and location of the incidents or just inform of the traffic conditions.