Dr S Vasudevan, Director, Aerospace & Defence, KPMG Advisory Services Private Limited, shares his view on the scenario in aviation infrastructure in India and overseas with Janaki Krishnamoorthi.
FlashNews:
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Air India Adds 174 Weekly Flights Across Domestic and Southeast Asia Routes for Winter 2025
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Organisations are realising the need for structured project management
Airport infrastructure and operation involve various stages from concept, design, quantity estimates costing, financial close, pre-construction activities (land acquisition, removal of encumbrances), EPC (Engineering, Procurement
Modernising Mumbai Airport
The biggest challenge, says L&T, was to construct the terminal amidst a fully operational airport. L&T was awarded the mandate as the main contractor to plan, design, engineer, procure, construct, test and commission the new Terminal 2
Two Metro corridors to be ready only by 2017-end
Union Minister of State for Urban Development Babul Supriyo said 78 per cent of the work has been completed on the two corridors of the Chennai Metro Rail.
Airport, Metro projects will add Rs.1,450 crore to GDP
According to the audit by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), big-ticket projects of airport-related infrastructure and Mumbai Metro will contribute Rs 1,450 crore in income to country´s gross domestic product during the entire construction phase (2014-15 to 2018-19).
Gujarat to make world-class bus stations
Gujarat Transport Minister V Rupani has said that the State government plans to construct ´world class´ bus stations across the State.
New Metro station at IGI Airport T1
Travelling to IGI Airport in Delhi and NCR will be smoother and quicker than before, with opening of the new Metro station at the domestic terminal of the airport.
RFQ for Mopa airport finalised
The request for quotation (RFQ) for the proposed international airport in North Goa´s Mopa village has been finalised by a steering committee led by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.
Injecting Hope
A slew of measures to infuse the much-needed cash-flow into the infrastructure sector have been introduced to push growth. And Rs 8 lakh crore of equity is likely to find its way soon in the sector enriching the fund pool. However, missing links like deepening the bond market in the country
Comprehensive infrastructure sustains Chinas rapid growth
Dr Liu Youfa, Consul General of China in Mumbai explains how China´s infrastructure growth strategy has been tailored to boost all-round national economic development.