S Narsing Rao has stepped down as the Chairman and Managing Director of Coal India to take up a new role as Principal Secretary to K Chandrasekhar Rao, the Chief Minister of India's 29th state Telangana from June 2. Meanwhile, there is no word yet on the successor of Rao in Coal India after his resignation.
Author: admin (Infratructure Today)
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Action plan for CIL
Coal India (CIL) has been asked by the new government to prepare an action plan for enhancing output over the next five years and fast-track the completion of projects and expansion of existing coal mines. The government has also asked CIL to adopt an action plan for technology development and modernisation of mines.
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No to road regulator
Nitin Gadkari who assumed charge as the Minister for Road Transport & Highways and Shipping, is against the idea of a regulator for roads. He said the focus would be on hastening road projects stuck for long. The roads and highways ministry will also work towards finalising a toll policy.
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Odisha renews leases of 4 iron ore blocks
The Odisha government has renewed leases of three captive mines of the Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) and one of Odisha Mining Corporation, paving the way for resumption of mining operations in the state after a fortnight.
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Plan for Rs. 25,000 crore national waterway grid
The Union government has drawn up an ambitious Rs 25,000-crore plan to create a national waterway grid linking Ganga, Brahmputra, Mahanadi and Godavari rivers. Nitin Gadkari, the minister for roads and shipping, has given an in-principle clearance to the eight-year project.
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MPT registers robust growth in 2013-14
Mara Pandiyan, Chairman, Mormugao Port Trust (MPT), said that the port, which was earlier known as the iron ore port, last year had almost 99.9 per cent non-iron ore activities and still registered robust growth.
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Dighi Ports 2nd berth to kick off
´Dighi Port is hopeful of commissioning its second berth by October, which is a full six months ahead of schedule. The Vijay Kalantri-promoted Balaji Infra Projects is developing a 70-million tonne port on the Rajapuri creek in Raigad district on the Konkan coast
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Green clearance for Vizhinjam project tender
The Southern bench of the National Green Tribunal has allowed the Kerala Government to go ahead with tenders for the Vizhinjam international seaport and container terminal project.
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PPT gets Golden Peacock award
Paradip Port Trust (PPT) has become the recipient of the Golden Peacock National Quality Award for 2014 year instituted by the Institute of Directors, New Delhi.
The award had added yet another feather in PPT´s coveted cap.
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CSL delivers FPV to Coast Guard
Cochin Shipyard (CSL) recently delivered the sixth of the series of 20 Fast Patrol Vessels (FPV) being built for the Indian Coast Guard. The Protocol of delivery and acceptance was signed by Vinayakumar P, Director (Technical), on behalf of CSL and Commanding Officer (Designate) of the vessel Cmdt (JG) Umed Singh of Indian Coast Guard.