Extension of the Delhi-Sonipat-Panipat rapid rail transit system (RRTS) till Karnal will help further fast-track development in the rapidly growing township, government and industry sources told INFRASTRUCTURE TODAY.

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.

Sameer Kumar Khare, Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance said that the economic growth of any region is closely linked to its road infrastructure.

MAN Industries India Ltd, one of the leading large-diameter pipe manufacturing companies has approved to issue in aggregate and up to 3 million warrants convertible equity shares on a preferential basis to M/s Man Finance Pvt. Ltd (promoter group entity).

Due to overwhelming demand, the Indian Railway has decided to increase the frequency of Devlali-Muzaffarpur bi-weekly Kisan Rail as tri-weekly with effect from September 8. Giving this information through a press release, Central Railway said that the frequency of Link Kisan Rail was also being increased from bi-weekly to tri-weekly between Sangola and Manmad.

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has surpassed its target for the construction of national highways in the country till the past weekend.

APM Terminals Pipavav, also called Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd, has announced the approval of Rs 7 billion in coherence with the expansion plan of the company.

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).

Despite challenges due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has awarded the highest length of road projects during FY 2020-21 to date as compared to the projects awarded during the same period in the last three years.