Coming elections in the country are going to cause delay in road works. Road developers are set to see challenging business environment as the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), which missed project award targets in the last year by a huge margin, may not meet them.
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Steel ministry to expedite big ticket steel projects
Union steel ministry is reportedly taking steps to expedite big ticket investment projects, which are held up owing to various issues in the steel sector. In Odisha itself, eight projects are stuck because of reasons like lack of statutory clearances, non-availability of raw material linkage and law and order problem during land acquisition
Chennai’s multi-crore road project faces more delays
A delay by Chennai Metrowater in shifting water main line running beneath Manali Oil Refinery Road (MORR), is threatening to push the deadline of the Rs 600-crore Ennore-Manali Road Improvement Project in north Chennai. The project envisages widening of four arterial roads in the northern neighbourhoods. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) said the body had paid Metrowater to shift the line and the water agency had already laid a new line.
Odisha govt asks NEC to expedite Rs 74 bn project
Odisha government urged Navayuga Engineering Company (NEC) to expedite work on the proposed all-weather port project at Astaranga in Puri district. The company has planned to develop the port at an estimated cost of Rs 7,417 crore, in the first phase, and handle 17.7 million tonne cargo. The state government also directed the concerned officers to accelerate the land acquisition process, both for the
Odisha govt asks NEC to expedite Rs 74 bn project
Odisha government urged Navayuga Engineering Company (NEC) to expedite work on the proposed all-weather port project at Astaranga in Puri district. The company has planned to develop the port at an estimated cost of Rs 7,417 crore, in the first phase, and handle 17.7 million tonne cargo. The state government also directed the concerned officers to accelerate the land acquisition process, both for the
Chidambaram reviews Rs 7 tn worth projects
As part of his efforts to expedite infrastructure projects in different states, Finance Minister P Chidambaram held discussion with promoters of delayed projects and officials of state-run banks in Karnataka. During the discussion, the minister reviewed 21 infrastructure projects, which are delayed, in the state acros
Govt almost completes golden quadrilateral project
Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Sarvey Sathyanarayana informed Lok Sabha that the entire length of Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) has been completed, except 110 metre. The North - South and East - West Corridor has also been completed, except 636 km under implementation and 372 km to be
Road work stranded due to lack of raw material
Road projects in Nashik came to a halt because of lack of availability of a key raw material, 'murum' soil, with the environment ministry yet to approve mining of stone quarrying in the district. It may be noted that the a Supreme Court (SC) order makes it mandatory to obtain environmental clearance for mining of minor minerals, even on land less than five hectare
Board of Chennai port clears plan to conduct fresh bidding
It is learnt from media reports that the board of trustees of the Chennai port approved a proposal to conduct fresh price bidding from pre-qualified bidders for the Rs 3,686 crore container terminal project. The move comes after the central government allowed Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), IndiaÂ’s biggest private port operator, to partic
Kerala govt addresses hurdles in Vizhinjam project
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said that the state government was sorting out several obstacles including getting environmental clearance for the Vizhinjam International Seaport project. He said this while denying the allegation that the state government was trying to delay the project. He further informed that the state government set a time line for each proc

