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Marketing road projects
To market its projects both abroad and in India, the Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry is looking to hire industry bodies and the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The government´s move comes after private investors showed disinterest in the road projects this year. For its expressway projects worth over Rs 30,000 crore and 15 other highway projects in the pipeline, the Ministry is looking to engage the industry bodies and IFC.
Marketing road projects
To market its projects both abroad and in India, the Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry is looking to hire industry bodies and the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The government´s move comes after private investors showed disinterest in the road projects this year. For its expressway projects worth over Rs 30,000 crore and 15 other highway projects in the pipeline, the Ministry is looking to engage the industry bodies and IFC.
Nod to 14 highway projects under EPC mode
As the Union government failed to draw bids under the public-private partnership (PPP) model for road projects, the Union Road Ministry has approved 14 highway projects to be bid under the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) model to attract private investments.
Nod to 14 highway projects under EPC mode
As the Union government failed to draw bids under the public-private partnership (PPP) model for road projects, the Union Road Ministry has approved 14 highway projects to be bid under the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) model to attract private investments.
Centre to pace up expressway projects
The Union government is to fast-track a few expressway projects in the country for the development of industry, said the Union Road Transport & Highways Minister Oscar Fernandes. The Mumbai-Vadodara Expressway, the eastern and western peripheral expressways, and the Delhi-Jaipur expressway will be part of the plan, the Minister added. Addressing the inaugural function of Excon 2013, Fernandes said these expressways will provide enough opportunity for industry to grow along these express ways.
New technology
Using a new technology, called ´white topping,´the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) would construct the road from Lemon Tree hotel to Jalgaon T Point, that is 2.5 km long, in the city. AMC is introducing the technology for the first time in the city and Rs 3 crore has already been approved for construction of the road.
Green roads
In India, Zydex Technologies is looking to build up to 20,000 km of moisture-resistant green roads by 2016 using its nanotechnology. Such roads need no maintenance for about 15 years. The company has already completed about 500 km of roads in India with Border Roads Organisation and other agencies, the company said. Zydex has already built such highways in US, Europe and Africa.
Improvement of two key roads
The Gurgaon-Sohna Road and Southern Peripheral Road should be strengthened to handle more traffic before it starts building a flyover at Hero Honda Chowk on the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has said.
EGoM clears M and A rules for telecom
An empowered group of ministers (EGoM) cleared the final merger & acquisition (M&A) guidelines for the sector. The EGoM has also decided to increase the quantum of 1,800-MHz spectrum to be put up for auctions in January to 403 MHz, an addition of 118 MHz, or 41.4 per cent, to what it had proposed earlier. The addition also means that an average 18 MHz of spectrum will be up for sale in each circle enough for three to four operators.

