Chennai Port Trust (ChPT) is reportedly renegotiating the revenue share with Adani Group for the proposed Rs 3,500-crore mega container terminal project. It is learnt that the port trust is not satisfied with the revenue share offered by the group for the contract and hence is seeking
Category: Roads & Highways
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Resurfacing of Aizawl roads in progress
According to the Mizoram PWD sources, the resurfacing work beginning from Bawngkawn Traffic Point in Aizawl is in progress towards Buichali via Sairang and the work is going on near Rangvamual on January 25.
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Rs 14.29 cr approved for widening of Nagpur’s Lam Road
In Nagpur, the widening of Lam Road from Saubhagya Nagar to Deolali Camp has got a green signal as the district collectorate has, in principle, approved the Rs 14.29-crore proposal from the Deolali Cantonment Board. The six-km stretch will be converted into four lanes with proper dividers, streetlights, footpaths, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Deolali Cantonment Board, Amol Jagtap said.
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Rs 6.68 cr spent on PMGSY roads in Karnah of J&K
In Jammu and Kashmir, an amount of Rs 6.68 crore has been utilised on the execution of six road projects measuring 23 kilometers in the Karnah tehsil of Kupwara district under the Prime Minister Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY), out of the allotted Rs 12.86 crore for this purpose.
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TN announces new system for road projects
In Tamil Nadu, the State government has announced a new 'Performance Based Maintenance Contract', which would be awarded on long-term basis.
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NHAI blamed for encouraging irresponsible bids
One of the reasons for companies like GMR and GVK walked out of big-ticket road projects is that the companies are over-leveraged, said Gajendra Haldea, Infrastructure Advisor to Planning Commission Deputy chairperson Montek Singh Ahluwalia. The bureaucrat's statement comes in days after infrastructure majors GMR and GVK walked out of road projects.
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Bhubaneswar’s key road project to be completed by 2014
In Bhubaneswar, the much-awaited Integrated Daya West Canal Road Project, covering 7.8 km, is likely to be completed by October 2014. But as work on the project threatens to shrink the width of Daya West Canal, doubts have come up over the possibility of the water body being used for proposed recreational purposes. The road project, which aims to join NH-5 with NH-203 from Palasuni Square to Garage Square, will facilitate smooth flow of traffic between Rasulgarh and Samantarapur as NH-203 remain
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Road repairs delayed in Chennai’s Tiruvottiyur zone
Road repair works in Chennai's Tiruvottiyur zone, which started more than six months back by the Chennai Corporation, are still incomplete. The Corporation started road ĂÂimprovement works for the eight newly-added arĂÂeas.
Traffic congestion and encroachments on the Tiruvottiyur High Road, which connects the city to the northern suburbs, are still a problem for residents and motorists.
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Minister wants easing of norms for road projects
The Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry wants norms to be eased to facilitate midway transfer of contracts by one developer to another as a high number of road projects being stuck for want of equity.
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Elevated corridor on Gurgaon’s MG Road set to get nod
The Gurgaon Municipal CorporationĂâs proposed elevated corridor at Maharana Pratap Chowk, MG Road in the city is likely to get government's approval in a weekĂâs time. The move is expected after a high level meeting in Chandigarh, recently. The MCG had sent a detailed project report (DPR) for the government's approval three months ago that met some objections from the top brass.