The GMR Group is establishing 3x350 MW coal-based thermal power plant at Kamalanga in Orissa's Dhenkanal district. The first unit of 350 MW commenced generation on 30 April 2013. The second 350 MW unit of GMR Kamalanga Energy (GKEL) was declared commercially operational on
11 November 2013. With this, the GMR Group's combined generation capacity has touched 2,136 MW.
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2nd unit of GMR Kamalanga plant operational
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Wipro Recognised by ITSMA
Wipro announced that it has been recognised by Information Technology Services Marketing Association (ITSMA) with a Gold Award in the category 'Marketing with Social and Digital Media'. Wipro received the award during the 20th ITSMA Annual Marketing Conference 2013 at The Charles Hotel in Cambridge, Mass. Wipro's new digital strategy has successfully integrated fragmented digital assets, content and audiences to build a strong social presence in excess of 1.5 million followers.
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How the cookie crumbles
With escalated construction costs excarberating to halved traffic growth projections, M Murali explains the startling fact that delays stood at an average of 73 per cent beyond the original timelines.
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Redrafted MCA The roads beckon … again
The Model Concession Agreement (MCA) for National Highway development, which attracted aggressive bids soon after it was revised in 2009, was more of a first draft that also led to delays, disputes and project exits. As a cascading effect, this has resulted in fewer takers for new projects. Janaki Krishnamoorthi examines the revisions that are due in the MCA for highways.
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New MCA will have four changes, including dispute resolution
BK Chaturvedi, Member of the Planning Commission of India, is in the hot seat. It was his draft of the original MCA in roads that made all the difference to PPP in roads. Now itĂ´s time to debug that document, he tells Garima P.
Have investors been withdrawing on account of the existing Model Concession Agreement (MCA) for highways?
Quite a few people have been attacking the MCA saying that provisions need to be changed. Now that the economy is not doing well, it is easy to blame the MCA for
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Critical insurance covers for roads and highways
Each road project is unique in terms of the risks and challenges it encompasses and thus the approach towards each project including the risk management shall also have to be equally unique in order to effectively address the risks involved. Vikash Khandelwal discusses the various types of insurance that cover for roads and highway projects.
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ADB studies
IndiaĂ´s east coast economic corridor On the Indian East Coast economic corridor, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is carrying out analytical work. The study will examine the kind of infra-ĂÂĄstructure and institutional investments needed to drive manufacturing-led growth that will create jobs and leverage local, national, regional and global opportunities, according to an ADB release.
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Panel suggestions to bring relief to hway developers
The C Rangarajan Committee is expected to suggest reduction and deferment of premium to be paid by road developers to National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). Hence, with the panel measures, several highway developers are set to get major relief. Rangarajan committee is likely to recommend that for six-laning of highway projects, at least 25 per cent reduction in annual premium payment to NHAI during construction period and about 50 per cent during subsequent years.
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Govt may increase defect liability period for roads
The government could make builders liable for defects on the main carriageway for five years instead of the present two years. This measure has been said to be taken by the government to ensure that roads are maintained better in the city. The governments proposed move comes after Prime Minister Manmohan SinghĂ´s directive to address issues of quality of roads built under the EPC model.
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Punjabs road connectivity plans
Punjab governmentĂ´s Ă´Draft Master Plan 2031Ă´has elicited the wide range public opinion that better road connectivity of Chandigarh with Mohali and Mullanpur was the main concern of Punjab people. Hearing on the objections/suggestions pertaining to the draft Master Plan 2031 was held on 26 November. The Punjab government suggested that the road network should be strengthened by construction of additional roads.