It is just as well that our Public-Private Partnership (PPP) policies, old or old-wine-in-new-bottle, are clear about private participation in the operations of infrastructure projects; in particular, it is a relief that private participants are put in charge of making projects viable.
Category: Roads & Highways
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Multi-purpose jetty at Haldia
The Kolkata Port Trust has invited bids for construction of a 270-m long riverine multipurpose jetty at the Haldia dock. The jetty, to be located in the upstream of the present third oil jetty of the dock and complete with back-up facilities,
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Given banks' experience, it'd be advantageous for them to launch IDFs
How will banks respond to the IDF allowance by the government? BK Batra, Executive Director, IDBI Bank, explains that this well thought-out scheme nevertheless needs to be tweaked to be fully productive.
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The New PPP Policy: The devil lies in the detail
The government recently decided the PPP policy needs clarity and drafted a new one. The new document, however, dwells too much in generalisations. A reward/disincentivisation should be a necessary part of awards, say Amit Kapur and Vishnu Sudarsan.
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Sowing seeds in the right land
Sameer K Bhatnagar presents an investment landscape for Canadian companies to invest in India and outlines the major sectors where opportunities lie. These are interesting times for infrastructure comÂpanies in India.
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Govt keen on PPP in irrigation
The Central Government is contemplating roping in private companies to accelerate construction of irrigation networks like canals and dams across the country.
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Government approves four expressways
The government has apprÂoved building over 1,000 km of expressways under NHDP, entailing an investment of Rs 16,680 crore. The projects include 400 km long Vadodara-Mumbai, 66 km long Delhi-Meerut,
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More premium bids for NHAI
All 4 bids opened on negative VGF exceeding estimation by far. NHAI opened four National Highway bids (on BOT) over the past two working days--three on Friday, 18 November and one on Monday, 21 November. The four have all been on premium, also called negative Viability Gap Funding (VGF) of varying amounts.
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Private investments rising
Private sector's role in infrastructure is poised for significant growth in the 12th Five Year Plan, possibly accounting for about 35-40 per cent of projected investment of $1 trillion, said JP Nayak, President, Larsen & Toubro.
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PPP panel clears 5 projects
A high-level committee to approve public private partnership (PPP) projects cleared five infrastructure sector projects envisaging total investment of about Rs 7,000 crore.