Union finance ministry opposed the idea of the roads ministry to provide blanket relief to road developers who are suffering from financial crisis. Recently, the finance ministry received proposals from the roads ministry for restructuring the amount owed to the government by road developers
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Minister rejects rumours on UN advice for PPP projects
Planning Minister Rajeev Shukla denied rumours that the United Nations suggested India to avoid public-private partnership (PPP) model for developing infrastructure. It may be recalled that a recent study by the UN found that PPP model for infrastructure sector need not lead to improved disaster risk assessment and man
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Govt takes steps to weed out issues in infra sector
A Planning Commission official informed that the government has taken several steps to issues in the implementation of PPP projects in road and other sectors. In an interview to a leading media, the official elaborated that the government brought road projects outside the ambit of the Indian Forest Act, 1927, following a Supreme Court order. Also, construction com
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Rs 100 bn sea link project finds no taker
Despite the 20 per cent viability gap funding offered by the government, no private player is ready to bid for the 22-km trans-harbour sea link road project connecting New Mumbai to Sewri. This is because infrastructure developers feel that the Rs 10,000-crore project is unviable as it involves high finance costs and lack of liquidity
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Kundapur ring road needs immediate repairs
In Karanataka's Kundapur, the ring road is in a bad shape despite spending Rs 1 crore on repairs. The ring road has turned into a nightmare to the motorists. Due to the plying of sand-laden trucks, the road has been dotted with potholes and the slushy stretch has put vehicle users in hardships. The area commuters and people's representatives have urged the government to immediately repair the ring road and asphalt it.
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Three roads in Delhi to be developed at Rs 41 cr
The Delhi government has cleared three road projects worth Rs 41 crore. The Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit sanctioned Rs 15.41 crore for strengthening of the road from Britania Chowk to Outer Ring Road in East Delhi. The road project will be completed within six months.
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BMC to try PMB technology to repair roads
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is considering the Polymer Modified Bitumen (PMB) technology to repair the city roads. BMC, which faced immense flak for the non-motorable condition of the Western and Eastern Express Highways, is keeping its hopes on this technology to repair and maintain Mumbai roads. PMB technology has kept the Bandra-Worli Sea Link (BWSL) going without a crater for over four years.
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Land Acquisition for National Highway Projects
A large number of National Highway Projects have been stucked due to land acquisition issues. This issue are taken up by NHAI from time to time in consultation with the State Governments by holding regular meetings for expediting the acquisition of land besides taking action.
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Govt preparing study on Delhi-Jaipur Expressway project
The government has is preparing the feasibility study for Delhi-Jaipur Expressway project. It will be too early to state about likely time of completion at this stage. This was stated by Sarvey Sathyanarayana, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in response to a written question in Lok Sabha
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Minister examines progress of road projects at Guwahati
Vijay Chhibber, Secretary, Road Transport & Highways held a meeting at Guwahati on August 1, 2013 with the officers representing various agencies in the Region, viz. the state PWDs, BRO (Border Roads Organisation) and NHAI (National Highways Authority of India) to review the road projects in North East region. This was in line with the focused approach of the government towards improving the road infrastructure in partic