The master plan and detailed project report (DPR) for the proposed Vizhinjam container terminal and international port project in Kerala was released by the state Chief Minister Oommen Chandy.
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GPL setting up 2 more berths
Gopalpur Port (GPL) constructed a multi-purpose berth with a cargo handling capacity of 3.50 million tonne and it is in the process of setting up another two berths.
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Alstom delivers Myanmar transmission project
Alstom T&D India has delivered a Rs 105 crore transmission project in Myanmar for Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL).
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Cairn India expects higher output from Rajasthan block
Cairn India aims to achieve a production level of 200,000-215,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil during 2013-14 from its Rajasthan block compared to the present production level of 175,000 bpd.
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‘Work is progressing on Delhi’s RTR flyover project’
Delhi Public Works Department Minister Raj Kumar Chauhan has stated that work on the Rao Tula Ram (RTR) Marg flyover in the city was progressing as per the plan. The Department is working on the detailed plan which will be submitted to Delhi Urban Arts Commission (DUAC). Once it clears it, the project will be sent to the Cabinet and the tender process will follow next, the Minister said.
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Punjab CM okays revised Toll Policy
The Punjab government on May 29 approved the revised toll policy aimed at the rationalisation in the toll rates besides enhancing the user acceptability in the state. The State Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal was presiding over the meeting of the Punjab Infrastructure Development Board (PIDB) at his residence in the presence of the Deputy Chief Minister Sukahbir Singh Badal.
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‘Policy uncertainty hits growth of solar industry’
A clean energy consultancy firm Mercom Capital Group says that Indian solar sectorÂ’s growth continues at a slow pace amidst policy uncertainty and experimentation. Policy uncertainty is rife, with rules being changed every other month. Of the 1,761 mw installed base in the country, about 557 mw was installed so far in 2013 and several projects have been delayed.
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Kerala govt to decide on Kochi flyovers within a fortnight
The Kerala government will soon decide on constructing flyovers at the extremely congested Vyttila, Palarivattom and Kundanoor junctions in Kochi city, the State Minister for Public Works VK Ebrahim Kunju said on May 27. The State Cabinet will decide it within a fortnight. As for the Edappally flyover, the DMRC is expected to begin work within four months and complete it within 18 months, he said, following a PWD review meeting held in Kochi on May 27.
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Soma Enterprise heads for corporate debt restructuring
Sources say that Hyderabad-based Infrastructure company Soma Enterprise, which has a debt burden of around Rs 5,000 crore, is heading for corporate debt restructuring (CDR). The highway developer, which also has an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) division, has been referred to the CDR cell by one of its bankers, State Bank of India, the countryÂ’s largest lender.
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Govt asks developers to complete housing projects
Private developers who are delaying the construction of affordable housing units in Jaipur received a warning from the state government's urban housing and development (UDH) department. The developers were asked to complete the project by end of July or else lose the security money. The department said it would transfer the security money to Jaipu