Over the last four years there has been increased private sector parĂÂticipation in infrastĂÂructure via Public Private Partnerships (PPP), and as an objective but active participant in docuĂÂmenting this growth,
Category: Roads & Highways
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Case study: At crossroads of safety
Egyptian National Railways is implementing microprocessor-based LxCS for 136 level crossings on electrical and mechanical signalling lines. Indian company KMIL provided research and supplied systems.
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L&T eyes stake in road projects
Larsen & Toubro is scouting to acquire majority stake in road projects worth around Rs 1,000 crore each to boost its portfolio.
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Ministry pitches for e-tendering
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has asked NHAI and states to striĂÂctly adopt e-tendering system for better transparency in highways projects, saying it is not being properly implemented.
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Trans harbour link to earn Rs 1.1 cr toll
The Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) is set to become the highest toll-generating project in the state, roping in a whopping Rs 1.1 crore as toll everyday. This is about double the toll collected from the five entry points in Mumbai and the Mumbai-Pune Expressway,
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Fulfilling today without compromising tomorrow
India's water situation has deteriorated alarmingly, so conventional measures to augment water levels are not enough. As the world moved this year closer to making water infrastructure a sustainable activity, India lags behind.
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India, UK to join hands on infrastructure
India and UK have agreed to work towards a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will enhance capacity building, land economics, heritage manĂÂagement, sustainable master plĂÂanning and transport planning.
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Telecom innovation hub in Kerala
A telecom business incubator, claimed to be the country's first and one of the first such
in the public-private partnership (PPP) model, is to come up in Kerala.
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Pune-Bangalore highway widening
Maharashtra government will soon invite bids for widening of the Pune-Bangalore highway to six lanes. The major highways passing through Pune like Pune-Nashik,
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The other zero-sum game
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.