India’s national highway network has expanded from 132,499 km in March 2019 to 146,560 km, the Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways has disclosed. Out of 34,800 km planned under the first phase of Bharatmala Pariyojana, 21,248 km have been constructed up to September 2025 under 796 awarded projects, Union Minister for Road Transport...
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Bharatmala: Driving Efficiencies with Technology
From cost overruns and procedural hurdles to technology-driven savings and timely execution, Bharatmala Pariyojana demonstrates how adaptive infrastructure ensures efficiency and future readiness, explains Shailesh Agarwal. The Bharatmala Pariyojana, launched in 2017, was conceptualised as a nationwide highway development initiative to optimise freight and passenger movement. In its first phase, the programme aimed to develop...
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The Corridor of Opportunity
All emerging economic and military powers require secure trade routes. Take, for example, the Suez Canal, a vital gateway for global trade. It attracts about 12-15 per cent of global trade and about 30 per cent of global container traffic, with more than $1 trillion in goods transiting annually. The blockage of the Suez Canal...
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Infrastructure: The growth catalyst of Indian economy
Investment in infra serves as a catalyst to foster economic development Investing in infrastructure generates a robust multiplier impact through multiple avenues. As India takes giant strides towards sustainable and inclusive growth, the significance of investment in infrastructure development serving as a vital catalyst for fostering economic development is inevitable, writes Sandeep Upadhyay, MD – Infrastructure...
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Laying the concrete foundation for India’s economic triumph
The four pillars form the foundation for a prosperous and equitable future. The four pillars — infrastructure, investment, innovation, and inclusion — are the cornerstones of India’s economic success. They are not mutually exclusive but intricately connected, creating a powerful synergy that drives the nation forward, says Anil Banchhor, MD & CEO, RDC Concrete India Pvt...
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Wooing investors to unlock India’s infrastructure potential
India’s infrastructure growth: Initiatives, investments, and reforms. The India-Saudi Arab-Europe Economic Corridor proposed during the recent G20 summit to improve connectivity and economic cooperation between India, Saudi Arabia and Europe will be a major shot in the arm for the Indian infrastructure sector, says Santhosh Kumar, Vice Chairman, ANAROCK Group. The Indian government has taken concerted...
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Improving Pace of Road Construction
India is accelerating in terms of road construction, but is it enough? Roads have forever been an integral part of the infrastructure for any country, as it drives the efficiency of transportation, and India, being the second largest road network in the world, is scaling new heights in getting richer in road construction. Click here...
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Two construction companies bags Ludhiana-Bathinda highway work
The highway work is allotted to Ram Kumar contractor, Ceigall India
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Projects under Bharatmala Phase-I to be tendered by 2023-24
NHAI raised Rs 8k cr through InvIT from five projects of 400 km
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Delhi-Mumbai Expressway to reduce travel time to 12-13 hours
NHAI will complete Delhi-Mumbai Expressway project by 2023
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