To help industrialisation in West Bengal, the State government will improve road connectivity by widening nearly 4,000 km of State highways, said the State Commerce and Industries Minister Partha Chatterjee. Widening of around 1,000-km State highway is likely to be completed this year, he added.
Author: admin (Infratructure Today)
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BRO to start work on Reasi road in J&K
In Jammu and Kashmir, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) on September 27 started construction of Reasi-Mahore road and submitted compliance report after the District Magistrate initiated criminal proceedings against its Chief Engineer and notice served up the DG BRO for bad condition of roads in Reasi.
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BSRDC awards AIIMS-Digha road project to Gammon
In Patna, once the 12 km-long AIIMS-Digha corridor completed, the road will provide much relief from the traffic congestion in the city, particularly on the narrow Ashok Rajpath as it would be connected with the Ganga Path at Digha end.
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Private highway developers’ plea for relief
Citing the continuing economic slowdown that has impacted their projects, private highway developers are urging the Union government for maximum relief. Road builders like IRB, L&T, Reliance Infra, Ashoka Buildcon and Essel Infraprojects have started 16 premium projects and they want the government to allow rescheduling of annual premium payment.
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Nod to 4-laning of Jorhat-Demow h’way stretch in Assam
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given its approval for four laning of the Jorhat to Demow section of National Highway-37 in Assam. The approval has been given under the Special Accelerated Road Development Programme in North Eastern Region (SARDP-NE) Phase ĆāAĆā on Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT-Annuity) in Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) pattern.
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Crude oil price comes down
The international crude oil price of Indian Basket fell to $106.42/per barrel (bbl) on September 24, says Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) on September 25. This was lower than the price $107.47/bbl on the previous trading day of September 23, the PPAC said.
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Kerala plans maritime board to handle cargo biz
To initiate all port-related activities and maritime cargo business in Kerala, the Kerala government has proposed to set up Kerala Maritime Board (KMB). The State government has taken Gujarat Maritime Board as a model for the proposed KMB. The proposal has been submitted to the Union government.
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Centre clears 5 projects in ports
The Union government has cleared five port projects in various ports on September 24. Four of the five projects are to come up at Chennai Port, Cochin Port, Kandla Port and Haldia Dock Complex in Kolkata.
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Centre okays Rs 2,000 cr JNPT road project
A project to upgrade a road to Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) in Mumbai has been approved by the Union government on September 23. The road project involves a total expenditure of Rs 1,943.37 crore. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the road development project, to be undertaken by Mumbai JNPT Port Road Company (MJPRCL).
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Vizag port to get Rs 633 cr container terminal
Visakhapatnam Port has revised plans to finalise bids for extension of the existing container terminal at a cost of Rs 633 crore.
After scrapping the Letter of Award issued to Visakha Container Terminal to extend existing terminal following serious differences over sharing of revenue, the board of trustee of the port decided at its recent meeting to issue Request for Proposals (RFP) among seven firms who were declared qualified.