Road projects under the Prime Minister Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) are stranded because of land acquisition issues. The state government asked the central government to allocate Rs 710 crore from the Prime MinisterÂ’s Reconstruction Programme (PMRP) for compensating land owners
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Projects under PMGSY stranded in Jammu and Kashmir
Road projects under the Prime Minister Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) are stranded because of land acquisition issues. The state government asked the central government to allocate Rs 710 crore from the Prime MinisterÂ’s Reconstruction Programme (PMRP) for compensating land owners
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Highway dept to widen road for Rs 98 cr
The Tamil Nadu Highways Department would carry out a Rs 98 crore project to widen a 22-km stretch of the Chennai-Tiruvallur High Road into four lanes. Once completed, the width of the section, between Padi and Thiruninravur, will increase from 10-12 metre to 20 metre. The department is expediting the demarcation of boundaries for the project, which remained on papers for sev
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Highway dept to widen road for Rs 98 cr
The Tamil Nadu Highways Department would carry out a Rs 98 crore project to widen a 22-km stretch of the Chennai-Tiruvallur High Road into four lanes. Once completed, the width of the section, between Padi and Thiruninravur, will increase from 10-12 metre to 20 metre. The department is expediting the demarcation of boundaries for the project, which remained on papers for sev
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Govt seeks legal advice on GMR project
Government has sought legal advice on the proposal to give concession to GMR Infrastructure for implementing the Kishangarh-Udaipur-Ahmedabad project. The government seeks legal advice because the issue has wider implications for road sector and needs careful resolution in order to protect the interest of the gov
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Govt seeks legal advice on GMR project
Government has sought legal advice on the proposal to give concession to GMR Infrastructure for implementing the Kishangarh-Udaipur-Ahmedabad project. The government seeks legal advice because the issue has wider implications for road sector and needs careful resolution in order to protect the interest of the gov
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Bihar CM plans to complete metro rail project by 2016
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar plans to complete the proposed Rs 8,000 crore metro rail project in Patna by 2016. Reports indicate that the state government would ask Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES) to conduct a survey on the proposed project, which may cover a distance of 40-kilometre
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House panel asks SCI to review fleet plan
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture asked the state-run Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) to review its fleet acquisition orders already placed. SCI decided to acquire 62 vessels based on the resources available for such a huge procurement rather than based on need, the committee said. The committee feels that SCI's fleet acquisition order may lead the firm into financial trouble like Air India. While the company intended to buy 62 vessels during the
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CCEA clears Rs 31 bn highway widening project
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) cleared a Rs 3,120 crore project for four-laning of the 155 km Hoshpukur-Falakata-Salsalabari section of National Highway-31D in West Bengal. The project cost includes the cost of Rs 907.60 crore towards land acquisition, re-settlement and rehabilitation and other pre-construction activities. The districts of Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Coochbihar in West Bengal are cove
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Kerala govt addresses hurdles in Vizhinjam project
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said that the state government was sorting out several obstacles including getting environmental clearance for the Vizhinjam International Seaport project. He said this while denying the allegation that the state government was trying to delay the project. He further informed that the state government set a time line for each proc