S C Agnihotri, Managing Director, Railway Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) points out that infusion of private capital in augmenting infrastructure can break the vicious cycle of poor productivity, underinvestment and poor realisations in Indian Railways
Category: Railways & Metro Rail
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Big ticket projects will attract large players
Sunil Srivastava, Managing Director, BARSYL, in a candid conversation with INFRASTRUCTURE TODAY, reveals the stumbling blocks in the rail sector and offers effective solutions for the smooth execution of rail projects.
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Can Prabhu bring Indian Railways on track?
Despite having the second largest rail network in the world, Indian Railways (IR) has not been able to bring it on growth trajectory. The rail sector is infested with challenges like snail´s pace expansion and modernisation, poor customer service
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Grant infra status to shipbuilding sector
The Shipping Ministry has sought infrastructure status for the shipbuilding industry so as to provide impetus boost to the sector, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari
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IL&FS bags Bangalore Metro project
Hyderabad-based IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Limited has bagged a Metro rail contract from Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) for a value of Rs 326.99 crore.
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Metro under SC scanner in up
The nine km elevated Metro project from Dilshad Garden to Ghaziabad came under scrutiny of the Supreme Court which directed DMRC to place all records before it to show that no undue favour was granted to any company in awarding the Rs 600 crore contract.
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Rlys turnaround in five years: Prabhu
Railway minister Suresh Prabhu dedicated the Rail Budget to the ´aam aadmi,´ saying that there would be a turnaround of the Railways in the next five years. The Lok Sabha recently passed the demand of grants for the Railways. ´The Rail Budget has kept the aam aadmi in its focus.
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60% rise in Titagarh Wagons
Titagarh Wagons Limited reported a 60 per cent jump in revenue for the March quarter
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Rise in revenues of Mysore railway divisions
The overall earnings of the Mysore Division of the South Western Railway has risen 11.02 per cent to Rs 527.37 crore over the previous year. It has transported 52.2 million passengers this year, earning 13.52 per cent more at Rs 222.64 crore over 2013-14. Loading has shown a 3.8 per cent increase, 3.455 million tonne as against last year´s loading of 3.33 million tonne.
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Kochi Metro to run on Dec 31: Chandy
The Kerala Government has full faith in´Metro Man´ E Sreedharan, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said after some legislators expressed doubt over Metro projects in the capital and in Kozhikode.