Union shipping ministry and the Indian Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) are implementing certain projects with the specific objective of transportation of cargo by Inland Water Transport (IWT) mode. This information was given by union shipping Minister GK Vasan. One such project is the transportation of 3 million tonne of coal every year for 7 years from Haldia (Sandheads) to NTPCÂ’s Power Plant at Farakka through Nati
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Govt awards Rs 205-cr contract to Pratibha Industries
The Public Health Engineering Department of Rajasthan government awarded a Rs 205 crore contract to Pratibha Industries for water supply scheme to 161 villages of Phagi Tehsil in Jaipur under Bisalpur Dudu Phagi Water Supply Project. The infrastructure major is scheduled to complete work on the project in 30 months from date of commencement, Prati
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Viable IWT system in Kerala
The Kerala government intends to set up a commercially viable inland water transport system to move 20 per cent of cargo through waterways by 2020.
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CICT starts operation in deep water terminal
Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) completed a greenfield deep water container terminal project within 28 months as against the original timeframe of 60 months. Work on the terminal began in December 2011. In the course of time, the terminal operator or CICT revised the plan and expedited the project to complete it within 28 months
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BMC to submit city development plan to state govt
In the next few weeks, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) would submit its City Development Plan (CDP) report to the Maharashtra government for approval. The report details all the civic infrastructure projects that the civic body intends to undertake from 2015 to 2025 and the estimated funds needed for them. Through this report, BMC would seek fund from the union government ministries for its various civic projects in the next 10 years. Media reports indicate that BMC plans
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Govt submits Maritime Board Bill for President assent
R Mohan, director of Ports and Inland Water Transport at Karnataka government said the Karnataka Maritime Board Bill is awaiting the approval of the President of India. The state legislature passed the Bill in 2011 and it was submitted to the President for assent, he said. With a view to take up various developmental projects and to maintain ports along the 300-km-long coastline of Karnataka, the state government wants to set u
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Uttarakhand hydel projects in troubled waters
The massive flood in Uttarakhand has not only affected the lives of common men in the state, but also the business of several companies. For example, companies that are setting up various projects in the state are facing tremendous risk. Companies like L&T Hydro, Lanco Group and UJVN, that are setting up a series of hydel projects in the Rudraprayag area, may be badly affected
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Department to ensure compliance of norms
The Kerala government's Department of Ports is taking efforts to ensure that all the 2,000-odd boats in the state conform to safety norms prescribed in the Kerala Inland Vessel (KIV) Rules, 2010. Reports indicate that houseboats, shikaras and tourist vessels, that use the stateÂ’s backwaters and navigable canals, do not conform to basic safety norms unde
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Karnataka govt works on Rs 73 bn water project
Karnataka government would soon finalize all preparations for the proposed drinking water project in Yettinahole and take up the tender process. The project involves constructing water reservoirs and dams at an estimated cost of Rs 7,300 crore. This information was given by the leader of the House in the state legislative council recently. The proposed project would benefit Bangalore Rural, Kolar, Tumkur and Chikkaballapur districts
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SPML Infra receives new order worth Rs. 488 crores
SPML Infra Ltd., one of India's leading infrastructure development company has won Rs. 396 crores order from PHED, Jaipur. This is an extension of existing earlier order of water infrastructure development work in Ratangarh-Sujangarh & Fatehpur-Laxmangarh in Churu district of Rajasthan.