The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved a Centrally sponsored scheme, ´Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism (LWE) Affected Areas´ to improve the rural road connectivity in the worst LWE affected districts from the security angle.
Category: Roads & Highways
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Indo-Bhutan highway planned
The Assam government is in talks with the Union Ministry of Highways, Road Transport and Shipping to draw up a roadmap for connecting India with Bhutan by constructing an international highway via Assam´s BTAD area
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Sunil Hitech bags EPC project worth Rs.434 crore
Sunil Hitech Engineers has been awarded an order worth Rs 434 crore in Arunachal Pradesh for National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited, on an engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) of road project.
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Demonetisation may hit auto sector
The auto sector is likely to witness a decline in the December wholesale figure with the rural retail market suffering a double-digit fall as compared to its urban counterpart due to liquidity crunch post demonetisation, says a Nomura report.
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We offer a breadth of experience under a single roof
Pipeline generation for increasing the visibility of sales. The Division had an order in hand of pipeline of Rs 63.88 crore as of 31st March 2016 , as compared to Rs 48.70 crore in 31st March 2015, an increase of 31 per cent.
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Full Steam Ahead
Speaking recently at the industry lobby group FICCI's annual general meeting in New Delhi, Nitin Jayram Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways and Shipping, said the government has proposed a multimodal transport hub plan, which seeks to integrate major modes of transport such as roads, railways, ports and air.
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Remaking India
The infrastructure sector, with transportation at the forefront, is a key enabler, acting as no less than a spinal cord for any economy and India is no exception. The infrastructure sector can be referred to as a set of basic services, facilities and physical installations required for smooth functioning of quality life in a country.
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Hitting the High Notes
The government´s move to demonetise old Rs.500 and Rs.1,000 banknotes has been widely hailed by the country´s infrastructure sector as a positive development. Industry representatives would also like the government and its agencies to simultaneously roll out adequate measures to counter any likely bumps on the road ahead.
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Highways surge ahead on the back of infrastructure push
Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari has said that his two ministries have together spent a total of about Rs.4 lakh crore in the past two and a half years as they work towards building world class highways and shipping infrastructure in the country.
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Peripheral E´way to ease Delhi´s traffic woes
Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Pon Radhakrishnan has informed the Lok Sabha that to decongest traffic in Delhi, a ´Peripheral´ Expressway in two parts was under implementation.