The amount of Rs.800 cr budgeted for ports and inland waterways appears to be below the potential of these sectors. The Union Budget 2016-17 lists infrastructure among one of the four priority areas.
Category: Roads & Highways
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On the road to growth
The Budget has tried to address infrastructure financing issues by announcing deepening of the corporate bond market and allocation of Rs.25,000 crore towards recapitalization of public sector banks.
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In a 100m-dash, roads and rail are about 40m ahead and you are still putting more into them.
Amitabh Verma, Chairman, Indian Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), tells Rouhan Sharma India has no option but to develop its waterways infrastructure to keep pace with the needs of a growing population and a developing economy.
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IWT has suddenly become doubly meaningful.
Sumit Banerjee, former Vice Chairman, Reliance Cement and MD&CEO, ACC Ltd, tells Rouhan Sharma it is only a matter of time before companies evince more interest in waterways for competitively transporting goods.
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Viability of the project and a reasonable rate of return are not ensured by the policy makers.
Satyan Nayar, Secretary General, Association of Private Airport Operators, shares his views on private participation in aviation infrastructure with Janaki Krishnamoorthi.
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Wirtgen Group at BAUMA 2016
The Wirtgen Group is growing its portfolio of products and services for the customer. For the first time ever, the Group will be presenting itself together with Benninghoven at the world´s biggest trade fair for construction machinery.
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Beating the clock
The road section DBL worked upon was basically one part of the full section of 150 km. The authorities floated open a tender for this 150 km stretch of road in three segments - km 0 to 43, km 43 to 93 and km 99 to 150 at the same time, out of which we received the stretch between km 43 to 93.
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Project smart
The recommendation by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to the Maharashtra state government to add two more lanes to the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link project is not only a simple and logical recommendation but also a necessary one.
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Shriram EPC wins orders worth Rs.430 cr
Shriram EPC has bagged contracts worth over Rs.430 crore. Of this, it had received a road contract worth Rs.301.05 crore from Chhattisgarh for executing road works of 50 km under the NHDP-IV on EPC to be completed over 24 months
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Cost of 6 flyovers up by 2.5 times in a year
The six flyovers planned by NHAI in Nagpur will go a great way in reducing traffic congestion but they will come at a huge cost