The Urban Development Ministry's Mission for 2011-through 2016 is to “promote cities as engines of economic growthâ€.
Category: Roads & Highways
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Race for highway projects
For the 100 projects with a total length of 11,000 km NHAI plans to award in the coming fiscal, existing highway developers are expected to up the ante and newer players set to join the race.
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Evolving PPP project predictability
The government is framing a national policy for public-private partnership (PPP) in infrastructure projects to elimiÂnate inconsistencies in the ruÂles and make infrastructure attÂracÂtive to foreign investment.
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Bid docs revamped to revive PPP
In a bid to revive big-ticket PPP projects in Marhora and Madhepura, the Indian Railways (IR) has reworked the bidding documents to make them more viable for business.
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Noida gets Rs 5K cr thrust
Noida received a budgetary allocation of Rs 4,997.65 crore out of the Rs 17,000 crore allotted for the development of Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway.
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MbPT increases capacity
The Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) is expecting its container traffic to improve as its offshore container terminal (OCT) project gets ready in 2011-12.
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PPP is almost the only way for better management of water sector
A new initiative by ADB and the Government of India seeks to promote and “mainstream†PPP for inclusive growth of the country.
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Project process automation: Improved visibility is key
One of the biggest hurdles in the process of project management in our country is its systematised monitoring, which can actually be powered by software programs and provide better transparency, data and feedback.
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Karnataka shortlists 8 firms for IMTS project
The Karnataka state government has shortlisted eight firms for the Rs 1,300 crore Integrated Mass Transport System (IMTS) project proposed on a public-private partnership (PPP) model at Majestic in Bangalore.
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IVRCL arm bags Rs 1,550 cr highway project
IVRCL Infrastructures and Projects (IVRCL) has bagged a road project, estimated at Rs 1,550 crore, on the NH-59.