Karnataka government is to take up road repairs and maintenance work every five years once instead of 15 years once that was in practice hitherto,
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Category: Roads & Highways
NHAI to spend Rs 9,000 cr on projects
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.
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.
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.
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,
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
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.
Toll roads with digital touch
The government plans to bring all toll roads in the country under the electronic collection system within two years.
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.
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.

