The Kerala government on February 24 granted sanction for the land acquisition for widening the Vyttila-Pettah Road and for shifting the Railway quarters in connection with the Kochi Metro rail work. A decision in this regard was taken at a high-level committee meeting presided over by Chief Secretary Jose Syriac.
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Rail Budget proposes Rs 634 bn investment in FY14
Union Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal announced a planned investment of Rs 63,363 crore for 2013-14, including Rs 600 crore from public private partnership (PPP) route. He said this while presenting the railway budget for 2013-14 in Parliament today.
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Kolkata’s fringes continue to get real estate growth
Due to paucity of land Kolkata might have remained bereft of mega housing projects. But small parcels of development is likely to keep the real estate sector moving in the city. Kolkata and its fringes are likely to see a multitude of small housing projects in areas like Rajarhat, E M Bypass, Diamond Harbor, Garia and Kona Expressway over the next twelve to eighteen months, according to developers.
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Mumbai civic body awards Rs 620 cr worth road works
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation standing committee has awarded road construction and repair contracts worth around Rs 620 crore on February 25. Interestingly, the biggest contract - worth Rs 181 crore - was awarded to a firm called RPS Infra Projects, which has been blacklisted by BMCĆās buildings department for allegedly submitting fake bills in aproject around a year ago.
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Govt decided to extend concessions for stalled road projects
At a recent meeting between finance minister P Chidambaram and road transport minister CP Joshi, it was decided to extend concessions to stranded highway projects under the public private partnership (PPP) mode.The concessions could include the possibility of developers backloading payouts to NHAI in the latter years of the concession period to offer relief early into the
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1,100 left out habitations in J&k to get road connectivity
Jammu and Kashmir Minister for R&B Abdul Majid Wani on February 23 said that the Union government approved revision of its core network to include as many as 1,100 left out unconnected habitations with population of 250 persons and above in Jammu and Kashmir under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY).
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Govt decided to extend concessions for stalled road projects
At a recent meeting between finance minister P Chidambaram and road transport minister CP Joshi, it was decided to extend concessions to stranded highway projects under the public private partnership (PPP) mode.The concessions could include the possibility of developers backloading payouts to NHAI in the latter years of the concession period to offer relief early into the
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1,100 left out habitations in J&k to get road connectivity
Jammu and Kashmir Minister for R&B Abdul Majid Wani on February 23 said that the Union government approved revision of its core network to include as many as 1,100 left out unconnected habitations with population of 250 persons and above in Jammu and Kashmir under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY).
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JNPT explores legal options against PSA
Jawaharlal Nehru port (JNPT) is said to be exploring all legal and administrative options on actions to be taken against PSA International for reneging its contract to set up the proposed fourth container terminal. The proposed terminal project was designed to load 4.8 million standard containers a year. According to Kevic Setalvad, the additional solicitor general of India, it is p
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Foundation laid for PMGSY’s longest road in Arunachal
Foundation was laid for the longest stretch of road built under the Prime Minister's Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) from Miao to Vijaynagar in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh on February 19. Union Minister for Rural Development JairamRamesh laid the foundation. The 157-km road, which will be built under the PMGSY will pass through the Namdapha National Park and is scheduled to be completed within the next three years.