World Bank agreed to lend $320-million for improvement and development of some of the roads in Assam
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Category: Roads & Highways
Centre, Assam sign pact with World Bank for road project
The Union and Assam governments on November 5 entered into a $320 million agreement with the World Bank for State roads project. The loan and project agreements were signed by the Centre, Assam government and World Bank in New Delhi, an official statement here said.
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Madhya Pradesh government may use public private partnership (PPP) model to set up an air cargo hub either at Bhopal or at Indore on over 500 hectare.
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Rs 6k cr Central funds for 1,325 road work in Arunachal
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Work goes on slow pace on Pune’s BRTS-II
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