An official in the Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry has said that 16 major highway projects in four states entailing about Rs 15,000 crore investment
Category: Roads & Highways
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Consortiums for Rs 88 bn MTHL project
In order to implement the Rs 88 billion Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) project through public-private partnership (PPP), the impleĂÂmenĂÂĂÂting authority shortlisted five consortia.
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Link road for airport project
An expert panel of Union Environment Ministry approved a road project connecting the proposed Navi Mumbai international airport to the national highway and another one linking the
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Emerging Kerala 2012: Business Meet
Fast-tracking the campaign to position Kerala as a thriving industrial state and hotbed for investments, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today made an impassioned plea to top guns of the industry and corporate
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Good time for a boost
Infrastructure Today India Opportunity Conference will be held in Toronto on 11 May, and hopes to generate interest among Canadian investors in IndiaĂąâŹâąs vast infrastructure opportunities. Where are the best opportunities? A peek.
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A private view
Pankaj Malviya describes the first ever PPP project with the Indian RailwaysĂąâŹâthe Pipavav RailwayĂąâŹâconnecting the privately owned Pipavav port by rail to its biggest hinterland, the North. Predictably, this route is the epitome of modern practices and profitability.
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Solutions that stare Railways in the eye
Modernisation and technology go hand-in-hand, and clearly Indian Railways understands that. Its technology division, CRIS, has created several modules and technologies, many of which the Railways has not implemented in a standardised way.
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6,500 km road contract awarded by NHAI during FY2011-12
8 Projects of 1144 kms were on bid on the 28th and 30th of March 2012. Seven projects got premium and in the remaining one case, the quoted amount was much lower than the expected bid. These bids gave a NPV saving of Rs 6451 Crores.
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Modified PPP model: Bringing in capabilities
PPP should not use public enterprise investments, says Mahesh PS Gandhi, who advocates a modified model for clean and effective financing and implemĂÂentation of infrastructure projects.
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GMR to offload road proj
GMR Infrastructure plans to mop up around $200 million by offloading its road projects to private equity investors.Reports indicate that the company is discussing the sale with the UK based private equity firm 3i Group Plc, IDFC PE and SBI Macquarie.GMR is also looking at an eventual initial public offering of its road assets, reports suggest.