Though Public-Private Partnership contracts are the mainstay of infra projects, evidence of PPP performance in terms of value-for-money and efficiency is mixed and often unavailable, says Sangeeta Lakhi, Senior Partner, Rajani Associates.
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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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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
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Technology can play an important role in improving throughput
Railways needs to create capacity along its arterial routes viz, the Golden Quadrilateral and diagonals as well as augment capacity on rail links serving ports, industrial hubs and to existing and new mining areas,
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Delays reflect NHAI’s deficiency in planning: Panel
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport has said in its latest report that National Highways Authority of India's (NHAI) delay in completing projects like Golden Quadrilateral, reflects either tardy planning or deficiency in execution. NHAI is not in a position to complete any project and is adding projects after projects without achieving targets in older ones, the report said.
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ADB loan to Railways
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) would extend loans of up to $500 million to Indian Railways to improve services along some of the busiest freight and passenger routes.
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Expertspeak: Building in before bidding out
How can BOT contractors with NGVF improve their returns from highway investment? JD Stuart Macaskie itemises what measures the scheme should take to extract more financial and efficiency benefits.