The Union government on May 23 approved the 4-laning of Dimapur-Kohima National Highway in Nagaland at a total cost of Rs 1,089.87 crore. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the implementation of the project of 4-laning of the Dimapur-Kohima section from 124.1 km to 172.9 km of NH-39, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said in Delhi. This project is under the special Accelerated Road Development Programme (SARDP-NE) in North Eastern Region, he said.
Author: admin (Infratructure Today)
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Building of rural roads saw ten-fold jump: UPA eport
The Union government has stated that investment in road construction in rural areas saw a ten-fold jump under the United Progressive Alliance's (UPA's) regime. The government rolled out more than 20,100 all-weather roads across the nation last year, a report by the government said projecting a rosy picture of the sector, which is battling with scores of problems like equity crunch, delays in clearances and land acquisition besides major players abandoning projects mid-way.
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NHAI not in favour of PPP mode for road projects
Media reports say that the National Highways Authority of India's (NHAI) plea to the government to improve financing provisions for highways project has not worked so far. Recently, 19 high projects were bid out, but there were no takers and NHAI now believes that conditions for public-private partnership (PPP) projects are not right.
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Jamshedpur’s key road project to begin on PPP model
In Jharkhand's Jamshedpur, the Eastern Road Corridor Project would soon begin on a public private partnership (PPP) with Jharkhand government and Tata Steel as participants. The State Chief Secretary RS Sharma, who chaired a high-level meeting comprising officials from both the State government and Tata Steel major in Ranchi, said the project should start soon in the industrial city to ease traffic with Ranchi and other neighbouring states, the release said quoting him.
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BMC’s plan to let locals park on one side of road
A new parking policy for Mumbai is being brought out by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) under which BMC plans to give permits to local residents to park vehicles on road. The BMC is compiling a list of roads where residents can park vehicles on one side of the road. They will then be given annual permits allowing them to park their cars there; no other vehicle can park on these roads. The BMC also plans to introduce barcodes on permits for on-street parking to help the traffic polic
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New buses to ply on Tricity roads
The Union Territory administration on May 23 decided to to focus on better transport for Tricity-Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali by replacing old buses with new ones and upgrading primary education with future population growth in mind. The progress of various projects was assessed at a meeting convened by UT administrator Shivraj Patil to discuss the schemes undertaken by the administration during the current financial year.
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Govt awards water supply infra contracts to SPML
The Rajasthan government awarded a Rs 396 crore contract to SPML Infra for water infrastructure development work in Ratangarh-Sujangarh and Fatehpur-Laxmangarh in Churu district. According to the terms of the contract, the firm has to complete the work in three years. In an official communication, the firm said the new order would help it in building robust infrastructure in providing drinking wate
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State govt must rectify error on metro project
In order to implement the Hyderabad metro rail project successfully, the Andhra Pradesh government will have to rectify the technical error in terms of the Act governing the project. Earlier the Andhra Pradesh High Court said in its order that the project was being wrongly governed by the Tramways Act and unless it is changed to Metro Act it could not be called 'Metro
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SAIL invests Rs 424 cr in April 2013
State-run Steel Authority of India (SAIL) invested Rs 424 crore on its capacity expansion project during April 2013, the company's internal note shows. It may be noted that the country's largest steel maker has been expanding capacity at all its major steel plants in Rourkela, Bokaro, Durgapur, Bhilai and IISCO. In the last seven years, the firm invested Rs 44,536 crore, out of the proposed 61,870 crore to raise the annu
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Govt completes 517 JNNURM projects
In its annual report card, the UPA government said it completed 517 projects under JNNURM, including 231 projects under Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns (UIDSSMT). The government listed these projects under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) and expansion of metro network in various cities as achievements during the year