The Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA), Parvathipuram constructed 30 roads at a cost of Rs 15.20 crore in tribal areas under National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA. Around 35,000 tribals are expected to be benefited when all scheduled road works are completed in the district.
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Railways keen on PPP model for infrastructure
Railways is seeking the coÂoperation of the private sector for developing rail infrastructure in the country. For this purpÂose, Railways has framed pubÂlic-priÂvate participation (PPP) inveÂstment models for its exiÂsting as well as new projects. It has also drafted policy for priÂvate participation in rail connÂectiÂvity and capacity augÂmenÂtation projects.
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Waterway to link Kochi and airport
In a bid to ease the traffic congestion in Kochi, the district administration has come up with an ambitious plan for setting up a Kochi-Nedumbassery waterway project.The project is envisaged as part of the plans to develop waterways in the city, according to the district officials.
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Rs 19,000 cr for J&K rail line
The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure approved additional Rs19,000 crore towards completion of the Jammu-Baramulla rail link project In Jammu & Kashmir. The links between Jammu-Udhampur and Qazigund-Baramulla are operational while Udhampur-Katra is to be started in the near future.
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Farmers donate land for road
Villagers of Tentulia in Murshidabad, about 250 km from Kolkata, set an example by donating 5 acre of agricultural land to build a road. The road will connect Mahalandi with Tentulia. Villagers who do not possess land are trying to help by providing labour. Tentulia village under Mahalandi in Kandi was disconnected from the mainland because there was no road.
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Non-major ports key despite growth rate dip
Non-major ports handled over one-third of the country's total maritime freight traffic during 2010-11.However, there was a sharp decline in the groÂwth rate during the year, compared to the previous year.The growth in cargo handled by non-major ports in 2010-11 was at 8.8 percent, against a record 35.7 percent increase in 2009-10 over the previous year.
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New container service to cut backlog at Chennai port
Arshiya Rail Infrastructure, a subsidiary of Arshiya International, has commenced export-import container operations on the Chennai-Bangalore circuit.So far, only Concor offered this service. Arshiya commenced its rail service from PSA Chennai, the second private container terÂminal, run by PSA International of Singapore.
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New container service to cut backlog at Chennai port
Arshiya Rail Infrastructure, a subsidiary of Arshiya International, has commenced export-import container operations on the Chennai-Bangalore circuit.So far, only Concor offered this service. Arshiya commenced its rail service from PSA Chennai, the second private container terÂminal, run by PSA International of Singapore.
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Mobile tower roll-out slow
The pace of roll-out of cellular towers has declined significantly to just 8,000 a year compared with 14,000 in the previous financial year. According to data available with the Department of Telecom, over 40,000 new towers were added in 2009-10. While there were 3.47 lakh towers on March 2011, this is expected to move up to 3.55 lakh by the end of the current year, a growth of only 2.3 percent.In comparison, the year-on-year growth rate in 2008 was over 60 percent.
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MVAS market to be at Rs 48,200 cr by 2015
The mobile value added services (MVAS) market in India is expected to increase to Rs 48,200 crore by 2015, according to a study by consultancy firm KPMG. According to the KPMG report, the MVAS market is expected to increase from Rs 12,200 crore in 2010 to Rs 48,200 crore by 2015, driven by the uptake of 3G services in urban as well as in rural areas.