The successful trial on the JNPA-Vaitarna section signals the completion of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor. The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corp. of India Ltd (DFCCIL), a stateāowned freight infrastructure developer, has conducted a trial run on the newly electrified doubleāline section between Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) and Vaitarna. Mondayās successful trial marks the completion...
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Officials Gear Up for Full Operationalisation of Western Dedicated Freight Corridor
Connecting JNPA to the 1,506 km WDFC will mark the culmination of one of Indiaās largest rail projects since Independence. Senior officials of the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corp. of India Ltd (DFCCIL) and the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) recently concluded detailed discussions on operationalising the remaining Vaitarna-JNPA section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor...
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Cabinet Approves ā¹27.8 Billion Rail Multitracking to Boost Gujarat and Maharashtra Connectivity
The projects span two corridors: Devbhumi Dwarka (Okha)-Kanalus doubling (141 km) and BadlapurāKarjat third and fourth lines (32 km). The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved two multiātracking projects of Indian Railways, estimated to cost ā¹27.8 billion. The projects include the Devbhumi Dwarka (Okha)-Kanalus Doubling (141 km)...
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DFCCIL Freight Operations Surge 48% as Corridors, Terminals Expand
In FY2024-25, DFCCIL added 37 road over bridges, 50 flyovers, and 544 under bridges, marking major progress on its Eastern and Western freight corridors. Expansion in infrastructure and connectivity have resulted in the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd (DFCCIL)ās train operations on Eastern and Western dedicated rail freight corridors registering a significant increase...
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Gaining Lost Ground
With a stable, reform-friendly government in place, the Indian infrastructure growth story is looking for the right implementation strategy and on-ground action. Here are the key current infrastructure trends and the outlook for 2015.
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Infrascape 2015 – IndiaĆĀ“s infrastructure sector…
IndiaĆĀ“s infrastructure sector has suffered due to dull macroeconomic conditions and delay in key policy related decisions. This situation is however will start to change 2015 onwards with the focus of the new government on logistics infrastructure creation.
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Opportunities in the cold chain sector
It remains to be seen if the National Food Processing Policy will help reduce wastage of perishables and improve the supply situation.
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Corridor of inclusive growth
The government in Karnataka has been considering various proposals-including the Global Investment Meets-that have promised much to the industry. But in reality, not much has happened from the government and the industry.