Despite the involvement of personnel from various ministries and public or private enterprises, only a few have the authority to implement the project end-to-end.

A rupee saved is a rupee earned! Whether it's a highway, bridge or airport, every project benefits from cost optimisation, says Kshitish Nadgauda, Managing Director Asia, Louis Berger.

It was a sad story! But one filled with hope and optimism for the future. As per data shared by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, 441 infrastructure projects have incurred cost overruns of Rs 4.35 trillion due to various, but predominantly delay in implementation.

Indian Railways has generated 979,557 man-days of work till September 18 under the Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyaan in six States, viz. Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

Bentley Systems, Inc, a leading global provider of comprehensive software and digital twins services for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, on Monday, announced the availability of OpenGround Cloud, a new cloud service that enables geotechnical professionals to access reliable geotechnical data for better engineering decision support and to improve collaboration across the entire supply chain.

In a major reform, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved monetisation of assets of Powergrid Grid Corp. of India Ltd (POWERGRID), a public sector undertaking (PSU) under the Ministry of Power, through Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) model.

The Indian Railways has generated 809,046 man-days of work till September 4 under the Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyaan in six States, viz. Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Around 164 Railway infrastructure projects are being executed in these states.

Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Piyush Goyal has directed the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corp. of India Ltd (DFFCIL) management team and the contractors to take all possible steps to speed up the pace of works on all the sections of the Western DFC (1,504 route km) and Eastern DFC (1,856 route km).

The Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra will undergo a complete transformation in two years after completion of road projects, Minister for Road Transport & Highways and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Nitin Gadkari has said.