The Karnataka Muzrai Department has scrapped its plan to construct a road in Bangalore, which would have drastically shrunk the Vasanthapura kalyani (temple tank) in the city. Local residents had opposed the road project, which would result in shrinking of the Vasanthapura kalyani (temple tank).
Author: admin (Infratructure Today)
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NHAI to award road projects for 1,600 km
Under the Engineering, Procurement and Contract (EPC) route, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is set to award road projects of over 1,600 km in the next few months. It sends an indication that in the road sector the momentum is picking up again after sector had been under pressure till recently.
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Litigation stalls work on NH-1 in Punjab: Govt
The stretch of National Highways (NH-1) between Shambhu and Amritsar falls in the jurisdiction of two projects namely Panipat to Jalandhar and Jalandhar to Amritsar, said Sarvey Sathyanarayana, Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in a reply to a question in Lok Sabha on December 9.
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Dena Bank’s 1st overseas office in London by Dec end
By the end of this December, government-owned Dena Bank is to open its first overseas office in London, the bank stated. It has govt approval from Reserve Bank of India and the government. The London branch will be a representative of the bank.
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Apeejay Shipping looks for acquisitions
As ship prices have sunk due to the persisting slowdown in the global freight market, Apeejay Shipping is on an acquisition spree. Shipping companies world over place orders for new and second-hand ships, with asset prices just beginning to claw up from their record lows.
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HSL in Vizag flags off 2 tugs to Navy in Karwar
In Visakhapatnam, Hindustan Shipyard (HSL) flagged off two 50-tonne bollard pull tugs MT Dhiraj and MT Sahas on December 4th evening. The two tugs are to reach their home port and the naval base at Karwar in Karnataka.
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Petronet hires 4th LNG ship from Japan shipping firms
India's largest buyer of liquid gas Petronet LNG Ltd has hired a fourth LNG ship from a consortium of State-owned Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) and Japanese lines for $75,000-$80,000 per day.
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Spain to provide tech to India for ship building
With its transfer of technology Spain is offering aid to build ships and submarines for the Indian Navy in India. Spanish Ambassador Gustavo de Aristegui recently said this in Panaji.
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Vasan launches inland cargo shipping at Kolkatta
Union Shipping Minister GK Vasan launched the bulk movement of coal through the national waterways recently. The shipment included the 2,100 DWT coal barges of Jindal ITF Ltd on the Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System - National Waterways -1.
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Widening of 85-ft road in Indore to be paced up
In Indore, the road widening work of 85-feet wide road from Marimata Square to Banganga Railway Over Bridge is expected to gain momentum after December 8. In the construction of the road, as many as 307 structures including 16 temples were identified as hurdles.