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Record 47,350 km of PMGSY roads constructed in 2016-17

Record 47,350 km of PMGSY roads constructed in 2016-17

A record 47,350 km of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) roads was constructed during 2016-17. This is the highest construction of PMGSY roads in a single year, in the last seven years. While 25,316 km of PMGSY roads were constructed in 2013-14, road construction in 2014-15 was 36,337 km and in 2015-16, it was 36,449 km.

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Essar Steel IndiaÂ’s flat steel production up 47percent in FY2016-17

Essar Steel IndiaÂ’s flat steel production up 47percent in FY2016-17

Essar Steel India Limited (EStIL) has substantially improved its performance for the year ended March 31, 2017. The total flat steel production registered a growth of 47 per cent at 5.6 million tonnes (MT), compared to 3.8 MT in the corresponding period last year. Pellet production also grew by 60 per cent to 9.3 MT compared to 5.8 MT in the same period last year.

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ABBÂ’s technology ventilates AsiaÂ’s longest road tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir

ABBÂ’s technology ventilates AsiaÂ’s longest road tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir

The new 10.8 kilometre Chenani-Nashri tunnel in Jammu & Kashmir, the longest highway tunnel in Asia, will feature a state-of-the-art ABB ventilation system to ensure that users have access to fresh air as they drive through it. ABB India has partnered with IL&FS Transportation Networks Ltd and Sterling & Wilson Ltd in the development of yet another major Indian infrastructure project.

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Gateway Rail to start handling container traffic at Viramgam

Gateway Rail to start handling container traffic at Viramgam

Gateway Distriparks Limited has announced that the fifth rail-linked container terminal of its subsidiary, Gateway Rail Freight Limited at Viramgam near Ahmedabad has been notified by Western Railway for handling container traffic. The terminal will be a double stack switching hub for the company on the North-West trade route.