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DMRC awards Rs 3.8 bn contract to Era Infra for Kochi project

DMRC awards Rs 3.8 bn contract to Era Infra for Kochi project

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) awarded a Rs 383.7 crore contract to Era Infra Engineering (EIEL) for the construction of elevated viaduct, five elevated stations at the Kochi Metro Rail corridor in Kerala. The contractor is also responsible for architectural finishing, plumbing works of stations on Alwaye-Petta line of Kochi Metro Rail Project. EIEL is an integrated infrastructure company with its presence across the country

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Panel to clear highway projects less than Rs 5 bn

Panel to clear highway projects less than Rs 5 bn

Highway projects worth costing less than Rs 500 crore may be approved by the Standing Finance Committee chaired by the union road transport and highways secretary. A proposal to this effect was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) recently. A statement released by CCEA said the committee will clear all p

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Kerala govt to take up Rs100 bn road projects

Kerala govt to take up Rs100 bn road projects

The Kerala state cabinet cleared the proposed road or flyover projects across the state under an ambitious Rs 10,000-crore programme. The state government would create a Road Development Fund Board to undertake the projects. The board would implement the projects by taking loan, which would be guaranteed by the state government

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CREDAI requests govt to promote affordable housing

CREDAI requests govt to promote affordable housing

Real estate body CREDAI requested government to promote housing particularly affordable segment by scrapping the floor space index (FSI) restrictions and allowing vertical buildings. Lalit Kumar Jain, Chairman of CREDAI and CMD Kumar Urban development opined that this would enable the government meet the ever rising demand for housing in Mumbai which is facing tremendous land

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Maharashtra govt frames new PPP policy

Maharashtra govt frames new PPP policy

The urban development department of the Maharashtra government framed a new policy in order to address issues, such as settling of claims and risk-sharing, arising out of delays in PPP (public private partnership) projects projects. The draft policy has been forwarded to the finance department for modifications. The policy was framed in order to rule out the possibility of disputes at a later stag

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Ministry clears Ponnani port project in Kerala

Ministry clears Ponnani port project in Kerala

The ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) gave approval to Malabar Ports Private Limited (MPPL) for setting up the Ponnani cargo port in Kerala. Following this, the Chennai-based construction agency
has applied for the final 'Consent for Establishment' to the state

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Govt forms group to monitor stalled projects

Govt forms group to monitor stalled projects

Rajiv Takru, Secretary, Financial Services department of the union finance ministry informed that the government formed a special group headed by an officer in the Cabinet Secretariat to monitor each of the stalled projects. He exuded confidence that the economy will recover from the current slowdown in the next three-six months. Owing to reasons like administrative delays, lack of environment clearances, 215 projects are stalled at vario

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Goa asks MPT to take its permission for any construction

Goa asks MPT to take its permission for any construction

To carry out any construction in its operational area
Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) will now have to obtain prior permission from the Goa government authorities. The State's Directorate of Municipal Administration (DMA) has directed MPT to submit a layout and building plans of the area allotted to MPT, along with a master plan for future development to the statutory authorities.