As the cyclone Phailin has crossed Odisha,
railways and port operations in the state have been resumed in the coastal areas of the state on October 13. East Coast Railways, which resumed most of the train services after a gap of two days, will shortly restart freight loading operations as well.
Author: admin (Infratructure Today)
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Railways, ports resume functioning in Odisha
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Drop in Vizag port’s cargo output
The Visakhapatnam port has shown a drop in cargo in the first half of current fiscal too after posting a fall in total cargo handled during 2012-13. The port handled 28.9 million tonne cargo in the first half of current fiscal (H1), as against the 30.3 million tonne capacity it had handled a year ago.
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Dhaka gets its longest flyover
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina formally opened the countryĂâs longest Jatrabari-Gulistan flyover amidst public fanfare in the Bangladesh capital, Dhaka on October 11. With this, Dhaka citizens' dream for an elevated roadway in their city has been fulfilled.
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Bhubaneswar to get 3 flyovers at Rs 140 cr
To tide over the traffic snarls in Bhubaneswar, the Odisha government has decided to construct three more flyovers at a cost of Rs 140 crore at Housing Board Square, Nalco Square and Damana Square. While the flyover at Housing Board Square would be built at a cost of nearly Rs 74 crore, the overbridges at Nalco Square and Damana would be commissioned at around Rs 66 crore each.
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Highway developers can collect only 75% toll during work
Road developers in the country will be allowed to charge only 75 per cent toll during the work on six-laning of highway stretches. This was decided by the Union Cabinet last week. To ensure that developers don't delay construction, the Union government also allowed tolling to be suspended for failure to meet the deadline.
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Work to start soon on a new bridge near Kolhapur
Work on a parallel bridge to Shivaji Bridge on Panchaganga River, to connect Kolhapur to Konkan area in Maharashtra, is likely to start from next week. The bridge work has been taken up by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
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Contract renegotiation may be a reality
The government is considering the introduction of a force majeure clause in public-private partnership projects to allow renegotiation of contracts to revive private participation in infrastructure development and salvage some big-ticket projects.
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National competition policy is needed: CCI
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has emphasised on the need to adopt National Competition Policy. The Commission Chairman Ashok chawla was speaking at a seminar on 'National Competition Policy; Second Big Wave of Reforms,' organised by Consumer Unity & Trust Society (CUTS) International at Delhi recently.
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Bangalore airport may become expensive airport
The Karanataka government has refused the appeal of the Bangalore International Airport (BIAL) to increase the StateĂâs equity in the airport by Rs 150 crore and suggested the BIAL to use the excess land given by it (the State government) to raise money for expansion rather than seeking incrĂÂeased equity of the State.
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Flight operations resumed to Bhubaneswar
Jet Airways has stated that its services to Bhubaneswar and Ranchi have been disrupted due to Cyclone Phailin, say reports from Delhi.