The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the recommendations made by the Inter-Ministerial Task Force under the chairmanship of Member (BK Chaturvedi), Planning Commission on budgetary ceilings for annuity commitments under Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects across sectors. The recommendation of the committee would ensure that future budgetary options do not get restricted due to a
Category: Roads & Highways
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AP likely to get Rs 400.81 cr for its road projects
The Union government is likely to approve rural road project proposals of Rs 400.81 crore for 138 road works in Andhra Pradesh under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana. Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh on January 16 informed this to the State Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy through a letter.
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Kundapur-Goa border highway to be four-laned in Karnataka
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) will take up four-laning of the 190-km stretch of NH 17 from Kundapur to the Goa border in Karnataka. The road project in the west coast is expected to be completed by 2016. The detailed project report (DPR) for the 1,756 crore project is ready and work is likely to commence by mid-2013.
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TN to take up patch-up work on CTH Road in Chennai
The Tamil Nadu Highways Department has sought funds from the State government for patch-up work of Chennai Tiruvallur High Road (CTH), on which commuters get harrowing experience. The proposed patchwork will definitely bring some respite to the road users.
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State govts clear Rs 200 bn expressway project
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister CP Joshi informed media persons that Delhi, Punjab and Haryana governments agreed to construct a 357 km Delhi-Ludhiana Expressway at an investment of Rs 20,000 crore. This would be a six-lane expressway between Ludhiana and the national capital and the route map for this would be finalised by next month, the minister
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Punjab to build 8 new ROBs for better road connectivity
Eight more railway over bridges (ROBs) have been planned in Punjab by the State government. The bridges are to come up in the critical areas of the state that would improve the road connectivity major cities and towns substantially.
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Ministry may miss 9,500 km road project target
Agency reports suggest that the union road ministry may not be able to award 9,500 km of projects, as was targeted, by the end of 2012-13 because several reasons like delays in environment clearances. Between Apr-Dec 2012, the ministry could award contracts for only 1,100 km of road projects. The main fact
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NHAI open to out of court settlement with green min
Reports suggest that National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is open for an out-of-court settlement on the issue of de-linking environment clearances from forest if the environment ministry agrees. In a petition filed at the Supreme Court, NHAI called for delinking of environment approval from forest clearance to hasten highway development
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NHBF seeks prior approval for highway projects
In a letter to NHAI, the National Highways Builders Federation (NHBF) recommended that highway projects should not be called for bids before securing requisite clearances, for land acquisition, environment, forest and wildlife. NHBF is a lobby body for highway developers and the letter is also addressed to the Highway Ministry and Finance Ministry on
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GVK cancels highway contract with NHAI
After GMR, now it is GVK Power and Infrastructure which has terminated a contract with the National Highways Authority for building a section of road in Madhya Pradesh. GVK Shivpuri Dewas Expressway, a subsidiary of GVK Power and Infrastructure, has terminated the concession agreement, on January 12, executed by it with NHAI, the company said in a BSE filing on January 14.