The two logistics players have come together to contribute to the Prime Minister’s vision of ‘Ease of doing business’ by shifting emphasis from road to rail, thereby easing congestion and pressure on road transportation.
Category: Railways & Metro Rail
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Richa Industries receives Rs 35-crore order from Delhi Metro Rail Corp
Richa Industries Limited, a construction and engineering company, has secured an order worth Rs 35 crore from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for constructing six elevated Metro stations on the Mukundpur-Shiv Vihar Corridor and a depot-cum-workshop of the Jahangirpuri-Badli Corridor Phase III of Delhi MRTS.
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JICA to provide Rs 2,000-cr loan for Chennai Metro
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has extended an Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan of around Rs 2,000 crore for the fifth phase of the Chennai Metro Project. It also extended a loan of around Rs 1,300 crore for the second phase of Tamil Nadu Investment Promotion Programme.
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JSW Infrastructure enhances capacity at Jaigarh Port
JSW Infrastructure Limited (JSWIL), one of the nationÂ’s leading private sector infrastructure companies, has taken multiple steps to enhance western coastal connectivity by strengthening last mile access through road and railways, mechanising the coastal berth to enhance handling capacity and by increasing draft depth to accept larger vessels at its Jaigarh Port.
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L and T, Afcon bag Rs 1,675-crore order from Ahmedabad Metro
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and Afcon Infrastructure Ltd have bagged Rs 1,675-crore work of constructing the underground section of the Ahmedabad Metro. This is the costliest civil work to be undertaken in the first phase of the Rs 10,700-crore Metro rail project.
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Minister of Railways unveils ´Mission 41k´
Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu unveiled ´Mission 41k´ during a roundtable discussion with external stakeholders on energy initiatives taken up by the Indian Railways.
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Maharashtra forms new firm for state rail projects with Rail Ministry
Maharashtra has passed a Government Resolution declaring the formation of the Maharashtra Railway Infrastructure Development Company Limited (MRIDC), a joint partnership between the state government and the railway ministry.
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Railways to invest Rs.1,000 cr on new NE tracks
The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has invested around Rs 1,000 crore to extend the railway line beyond Tripura´s capital Agartala and up to the state´s southern temple city Udaipur, a top official has said.
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Maharashtra forms new firm for state rail projects
Maharashtra has passed a Government Resolution declaring the formation of the Maharashtra Railway Infrastructure Development Company Limited (MRIDC), a joint partnership between the state government and the railway ministry.
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Minister of Railways unveils ‘Mission 41k’
Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu unveiled ‘Mission 41k’ during a roundtable discussion with external stakeholders on energy initiatives taken up by the Indian Railways. Prabhu said that the Ministry of Railways had come up with Mission 41k to save Rs 41,000 crore in the next decade in Railways’ energy costs.