The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is likely to spend at least Rs 9,000 crore in construction of two-and-half lane highways and this would be a breather to highway developers who were facing acute equity crunch.
Category: Roads & Highways
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Key railway PPP projects require Rs 800 bn
In order to implement various railway projects through PPP route, the sector may need investment of around Rs 80,000 crore.
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Another expressway in UP
Another expressway between Agra and Lucknow has been planned by the Uttar Pradesh Government, which implemented the Yamuna Expressway between Greater Noida and Agra.
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De-fragmenting the sector
The continually increased budget expenditure on the logistics sector, only 1 per cent of which is in the organised sector, has not borne fruit in cost reduction, so it’s time to recognise efficiency as the new theme to work towards,
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Why did we privatise?
Shantanu Bhadkamkar questions the purpose of attracting private participation and asks whether it has resulted in efficiencies and better logistics infrastructure
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Panel clears Rs 64 bn worth highway projects
Public Private Partnership Appraisal Committee cleared eight highway projects worth Rs 6,429 crore in four states - Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh.
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Toll roads with digital touch
The government plans to bring all toll roads in the country under the electronic collection system within two years.
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PPP model for coal sector
Government plans to attract private investment in coal mining projects and in this regard an inter-ministerial group would prepare a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model for the sector.
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History lessons
Learning from past infrastructure projects has swelled into a large set of dos and don’ts, but operational problems are routinely taken up by the country’s chief executive.
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History lessons
Learning from past infrastructure projects has swelled into a large set of dos and don’ts, but operational problems are routinely taken up by the country’s chief executive.