Dadri-Surajpur-Chalera (DSC) road is going to become a snarl-free ride soon for those commuters who travel between Noida and Greater Noida.
Category: Roads & Highways
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Kottayam’s MC Road widening delayed
In Kottayam, the delay in relocating the electric posts and transformers on the MC Road from TB Junction to Nagambadom is proving to be a major impediment to the work on widening the road on this stretch.
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Work starts on Green Corridor concept in C’batore
Coimbatore City Traffic Police in association with the city-based Analog and Digital Labs has commenced work on synchronising nine traffic signals on Mettupalayam Road to bring in the Green Corridor concept on the lines of the recently-introduced concept on Avanashi Road.
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Need for a better waste management system
Our cities will need a combination of centralised and decentralised wastewater treatment systems especially in urban pockets and smaller towns where formal sewerage system and treatment will be too expensive, write B Rajesh and Neerad Swaroop. Nearly 590 million people are expected to live in Indian cities by the year 2030. As per the 2011 census, decadal growth of urban population was 31 per cent,
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Will it serve the purpose?
The Winter Session of Parliament can witness a debate on the draft Land Acquisition Bill 2012 which will be introduced for approval. If the Bill is passed, it is expected to be an important moment for the infrastructure sector. But will the Bill serve the purpose? A Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has cleared the long-pending Land Acquisition Bill after a long debate on politically sensitive public interest issues,
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PPP and water management still don't jell
Private players have been shying away from PPP in water management due to lack of transparency in the system, longer gestation of return on investment and above all RoI is much lower compared to other infrastructure projects. With upsurge in economic activities and rapid growth in urbanisation, proper water management system has to be in place. According to a recent PwC report, almost 590 million people are expected to live in Indian cities by the year 2030.
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The PPP-EPC Cycle
Periodically alternating between promoting PPP-led projects and more controlled EPC may circumvent investor interest uncertainty.
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EPC for speedy project implementation
The FICCI-organised India Infrastructure Summit 2012 was a platform for various stakeholders from the infrastructure sector to debate and discuss policy related issues.
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The renewed imperative for projects
Is the government going slow on PPP projects? More infrastructure projects are being commissioned in the country on EPC
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It is always important to have a perspective planning
We look at bringing in efficiencies at all levels in the supply chain and this is a continuing process,