Odisha government has submitted the Centre a project proposal of Rs 2112.72 crore and Rs 595.72 crore for construction of 4,227.69 km of roads and 140 bridges respectively under the Pradhanmanthri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) in the current 2013-14 financial year.
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Rs 286 cr Nabard loan to Punjab for roads
For raising and strengthening rural roads in Punjab, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has sanctioned Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) loan of Rs 286 crore.
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Rs 115 cr Nabard loan to Goa for Chapora bridge
Under its Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has sanctioned a loan of 115 crore to the Goa government for construction of one rural bridge.
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PMC submits report to HC on condition of roads
Recommending to improve roads in Pune city, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has prepared a policy note and submitted the same report to the Bombay High Court. The High Court had asked the PMC to submit the report, following a public interest litigation (PIL) on the poor condition of roads in Pune.
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Himachal re-allots World Bank-funded road project
In Himachal Pradesh, a road project, which was earlier awarded to a Chinese firm Longjian Road and Bridge Company, has been re-allotted to another company. The road project has been funded by the World Bank, officials concerned said in Shimla on September 30. The project is likely to be completed in two years.
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Roads in Cuttack water-logged
In Cuttack, the ongoing integrated drainage development project and road construction work has doubled the water-logging problems in the city. The drainage project has been funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
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Pooling cash flow
The concept of pooled financing comes at a time when the industry needs it more than ever in recent history.Clearing nearly Rs 2 lakh crore (still a small fraction of the pending part of the pie) was the first step for the Cabinet Committee for Investments and the special committee set up by the Prime Minister's Office for this express purpose.
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Tech, manpower, containerisation boost efficiency
Experts say that while it may be unfair to compare one port's efficiency level with another's, internal factors like the level of investment in mechanisation, and others including containerisation and availability of skilled labour are impacting port operations.
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Technology in Indian port operations
Much has been written about ports' need to keep pace with the increasing trade demand through implementation of state-of-the-art technology. Manish Saigal explains what newfangled technology and processes are priority and why.
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Port operation -The efficiency factor
Slow evacuation of cargo from ports is only one of many operational hiccups that Indian ports are up against. Unsurprisingly, a majority of Indian ports have not invested sufficiently in mechanised material handling like its global peers.