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Tag: Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
CCEA approves three major highway projects across the country
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval to three major highway projects. Briefing the media in Delhi, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that the government has given its nod to the four-laning of the 80 kilometre long Phagwara-Rupnagar section of NH-344A in Punjab at a cost of Rs.1,444 crore, in Hybrid Annuity Mode.
CCEA approves five port expansion projects
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved five projects involving an investment of over Rs 17,630 crore to increase the capacity of major ports, a government release said. These five projects are at an advance stage of tendering and are expected to be awarded by the end of March. Of the five projects approved, four are container terminals and one is a multi-purpose cargo berth project in Mumbai port.
The four container terminals are proposed in the major ports of Kandla (wit
CCEA approves modification of food processing infra
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved modifications in the Mega Food Park Scheme guidelines of infrastructure development for food processing. These modifications are envisaged to streamline the implementation of the scheme while retaining its basic nature.
Four-laning of Gaya-Biharsharif road approved
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the project for the development of four laning of 93 kms. (approximately) long Gaya-Hisua-Rajgir-Nalanda-Biharsharif section on National Highway-82 in Bihar.
Panel appraises 5 more port projects
The Union government constituted Public Private Partnership Appraisal Committee (PPPAC-a high level committee) has appraised five proposals in the port Sector. These projects will now be recommended for grant of final approval by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA).
Nod to 4-laning of A’bad-Yedeshi h’way at Rs 2,406.63 cr
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved four-laning of the Aurangabad-Yedeshi section of National Highway-211 in Maharashtra. The road work will be taken up under the National Highways Development Project (NHDP) Phase IV on Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT-Annuity) in Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) pattern.
Rs 3,000 cr road works cleared in Maha, Punjab
The Union government on October 30 cleared Rs 3,000 crore worth highway widening works in Maharashtra and Punjab. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved four laning of the Aurangabad-Yedeshi highway in Maharashtra at an investment of Rs 2,406.63 crore. In Punjab, the Sangrur-Haryana border road will be widened at Rs 612.28 crore investment.
Centre okays Rs 1,756 cr worth h’way project in Gujarat
In Gujarat, Rs 1,756 crore worth 209.89 km Gadu-Dwarka section of National Highway-8E road project has been approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA). The project is to upgrade the highway into four/two laning under the National Highways Development Project (NHDP) Phase IV.
Govt okays scheme to set up 750 mw solar plants
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the implementation of a scheme for setting up of 750 mw of grid-connected solar PV power projects under Batch-1 of Phase-11 (2013-17) of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) with Viability Gap Funding (VGF) support from the National Clean Energy Fund (NCEF).


