The unfolding year is expected to usher in a number of positive developments in the sector. The onus now is on effective execution. With a number of metro projects lined up for construction or operational launch in 2016
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Category: Roads & Highways
Vox Pop – Prospects galore
The year 2016 seems promising for the ailing infrastructure sector, but it needs to be driven by proactive action.
CAG audit threat looms large
The Delhi High Court judgment on Section 20 of the CAG Act may render PPP projects unattractive in infrastructure sectors without a pervasive regulatory authority. In the recent judgment on CAG audit of Delhi distribution companies
Karnataka Calling
The stage is set. The Karnataka State Government is geared up to host Invest Karnataka 2016, its biggest and grandest global investors meet ever.
Nation´s infra sector gets major Japanese boost
India´s infrastructure - sectors such as roads, metro rail, industrial corridor, shipping and urban development - are set to get a boost with Japan committing
Govt´s ultimatum to road developers
Running out of patience for their ¨lack of commitment and lackadaisical approach¨, the government has warned non-serious developers and bankers of terminating highway
Rs.28,000 cr worth of highways development projs in FY16
The government plans to award Rs.28,000 crore worth of highways development projects in the current fiscal under the newly conceived hybrid annuity model
Report of Kelkar committee on PPP model released
The Union Ministry of Finance on 28 December 2015 released the report of the Committee on Revisiting and Revitalising Public Private Partnership (PPP) Model.
Rs.80,000 cr for infra works in MP
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari announced a package of Rs.80,000 crore for Madhya Pradesh for various infrastructure
Rajasthan CM inaugurates projects worth Rs.845 cr
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje laid foundation stones for various projects worth Rs.845 crore undertaken by Jaipur Development Authority (JDA).




