Rural road projects in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) received a grant of Rs 710 crore from the Central Government. The grant would enable completion of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) projects, which are delayed because of issues in land acquisition.
Category: Roads & Highways
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Mumbai’s Eastern Freeway opened
First phase of the Eastern Freeway of Mumbai city was inaugurated by the Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan. The cost for the first phase of the Eastern Freeway is stated to be at Rs 847-crore.
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AAI sets up cell for PPP process
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has set up a cell to execute PPP process to operate and maintain airports at Kolkata, Chennai and other aerodromes as the Union Civil Aviation Ministry is fast-tracking privatisation of management of the two major metro airports.
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Maharashtra frames PPP policy
The urban development department of the Maharashtra government framed a new policy in order to address issues, such as settling of claims and risk-sharing, arising out of delays in public private partnership (PPP) projects.
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Revised specification for road works
Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways released the fifth revision of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways specification for Road and Bridge Works.
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Delay raises cost of rail projects
Owing to cost overrun, the cost of railway projects across the country has risen from Rs 36,930 crore to Rs 91,902 crore. This is around 148 per cent rise in expenditure or about Rs 55,000 crore, reports indicate.
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Bihar to build 50,000 km roads
Bihar government will construct a network of 50,000 km of roads in the next five years, said Rural Works Department Minister Bhim Singh. Presenting the annual report of his department, Singh said while 11 districts are covered under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)
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IL&FS, East Nippon E’way to take up projects jointly
To implement highways projects jointly under public private partnership (PPP) mode IL&FS Transportation Networks has got into a partnership with East Nippon Expressway Company. IL&FS Transportation Networks is a subsidiary of leading infrastructure developer IL&FS while Nippon Expressway Company (NEXCO East) is a Japanese expressway construction and operation firm.
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GHMC asked to cut width of Mozam Jahi Market Road
Hyderabad Mayor Mohd Majid Hussain has directed GHMC Commissioner Krishna Babu to reduce the proposed width of the Mozam Jahi Market Road from 150 feet to 100 feet. The standing committee meeting was held under the chairmanship of the mayor at GHMC head office on June 27. He said the standing committee would inspect Musi river, Bandlaguda tank and Peddamma cheruvu before giving sanction for providing chain link fencing for the water bodies.
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Reconstruction of roads in full swing in U’khand, Himachal
Rehabilitation of road network in natural calamity-hit Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh is continuing by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO). As per the latest figures, the BRO has pressed into service more than 120 excavators and bulldozers in the rehabilitation works. About 30 km of road in the area has to be made afresh. Around 4,000 BRO personnel and laborers are working to complete the task on war footing.