It is still uncertain the new bypass road that is to connect the Tiruchi-Madurai, Tiruchi-Dindigul and Tiruchi-Karur national highways on the outskirts of Tiruchirapalli city. Because no decision has been arrived yet on identifying an alternative alignment since the High Court struck down the plan to lay the road across irrigation tanks.
Author: admin (Infratructure Today)
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Airport road in Nagpur to be repaired soon
In Nagpur, the road to the city airport is in a dilapidated condition. The road belongs to airport operator MIHAN India (MIL) that is also responsible for maintaining it.
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Pimpri-Chinchwad roads need safety measures
In Pimpri-Chinchwad area, lack of pedestrian safety measures and poor implementation of traffic regulations are troubling citizens to face traffic problems. Even widening of roads has not helped to the citizens, says Paryavaran Sanvardhan Samiti, a group dealing with environmental issues in Pimpri-Chinchwad.
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UP, Gujarat, TN, Maha have large share in road projects
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) has said that Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra together have over 50 per cent share in the road projects being undertaken in the country.
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Punjab to pace up work on National Highways
The State government of Punjab has put the construction work on Faridkot-Kotkapura and Shahkot-Moga- Ramgarh National Highway on fast track and orders have been issued to complete both roads by March next year.
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NPAs of state-run banks rise to Rs 1.43 trillion
The non-performing assets (NPAs) of state-run banks rose to Rs 143,765 crore as at end September, 2012 from Rs 112,489 crore at the end of March, 2012, Minister of State for Finance Namo Narain Meena informed the Rajya Sabha. Of the total gross NPAs of state-run banks, 31.9 per cent belon
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CPSEs have Rs 2.84 trillion cash
Minister of heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Praful Patel informed Lok Sabha that Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) have Rs 284,153.22 crore cash and bank balances at present. Further, it is learnt that 17 state-run firms, including, ONGC, OIL and NTPC, committed to invest over Rs 1.63 lakh crore during 2012-13
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Rs 622 cr SPM project gets CCI nod
According to a government statement, the proposed Single Point Mooring (SPM) and allied facilities for import of crude oil at the Kandla port received clearance from the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure (CCI). The Rs 621.53 crore project would increase its capacity by 12 million tonne per annum (mn tpa) to 104 mn tpa and it would be set up off Veera (outside Kandla creek) in Gulf of Kutch at
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MPT set to diversify cargo handling
The crisis in the mining sector in Goa and Karnataka affected cargo traffic at Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) and hence the port plans to diversify its cargo handling. In this regard, the port is said to have taken steps to change its profile from a mono-commodity port to a multi-commodity port
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ChPT officials seek policy for sailors
Officials of Chennai Port Trust (ChPT) asked Director General of Shipping, Gautam Chatterjee to devise some sort of policy for sailors in distress and a redress mechanism to help those stuck in stranded vessels. Since October 2012, over 55 sailors are stranded in two vessels – Pratibha Cauvery and Pratibha Warna – and their salaries have not been paid since July 2012