The Planning Commission has granted 'in principle' approval to 25 projects against the 56 road project proposals put forth by the North Eastern Council (NEC).
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Coir geo-textiles in road building
The Coir Board has got the Indian Road Congress approval for use of coir geo-textiles in rural road construction.
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Telecom sector demands infrastructure status
Telecom operators associations COAI and AUSPI met senior Finance Ministry officials to seek 'infrastructure' status for the sector, a tag which will make access to credit easier for them.
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Tulip Telecom bags Rs 200 cr orders
Tulip Telecom has bagged four large network and data centre orders in the public and private sector worth nearly Rs 200 crore. Tulip has secured a three-year order worth Rs 48.88 crore from the Rajasthan governmĂÂent
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MRVC to have equipment from Bombardier
Bombardier Inc's train unit received a contract to make railway equipment for Mumbai Railway Vikas Corp (MRVC). The project, funded equally by the World Bank and the Government of India,
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Work on Freight Corridor
The Dedicated Freight Corridor is back on tracks with funding for the country's biggest infrastructure project tied up and more than half the land needed acquired.
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Infrascape 2012 | Highways: EPC will gain momentum next year
Highways have been largely on an upswing. We have awaĂÂrded-or set to award upon opening bids-4,500 km, and will be awarding a minimum of 3,000 km by the end of this fiscal. The industry has been gung ho about the sector,
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Infrascape 2012 | Rural roads: Modified EPC may be solution
Rural roads constituted over 84 per cent (2.65 million) of Indian Roads Network in 2010-11, and were constructed at the rate of 124 km per day. Around 80,195 km of rural roads were completed till March this year.
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Infrascape 2012 | Power: Revised SBDs can address foreign coal uncertainty
This year the power sector has been much in focus for reaĂÂlising the high GDP growth foreĂÂcasts in the country. Compared to previous plans, the 11th Five Year Plan, ending this fiscal, is expected to culminate with one of the better performances.
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Infrascape 2012 | Solar power: A bankable bidding process needed
The first phase of solar missĂÂion policy is on the ground, 100 MW of IREDA 1/2MW projects and 150 MW of NVVN projects in solar photovoltaic anĂÂnĂÂouĂÂnced. The sector has witneĂÂssed active participation from investors, equĂÂally well supported by solar manufacturers.