With the government consolidating its fiscal position, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia urged private sector to contribute no less than 50 per cent of the estimated investment in infrastructure in the 12th five year plan (2012-17). It may be noted that the government estimated $1 trillion investment in infrastructure during this period. Ahluwalia said there are zero prospects of the gove
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UP govt urges LDA to expedite riverfront project
Uttar Pradesh government has been urging the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) to expedite work on the Gomti river front project. Lack of coordination between different authorities caused undue delay in the project, which is planned on the lines of the Sabarmati riverfront development proje
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World Bank chief welcomes idea of BRICS bank
World Bank President Jim Young Kim welcomed the idea of setting up a bank collectively by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa or BRICS countries in order to fund their infrastructure projects. He said every single BRICS country has an enormous infrastructure deficit that simply can't be met by a single institution, certainly not the World Bank in and of itself
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Govt awarded 58 port projects in PPP mode so far
Till March 31,2013, the government awarded 58 port development projects in Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. Of these, 29 projects have been completed, 16 are at various stages of construction and the remaining 13 were awarded during 2012-
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CCI approves operation in 25 oil, gas blocks
The Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) approved 25 blocks for continued exploration of oil and gas in its latest meeting. These blocks involve a total of over $4.6 billion of investment. Of this, $2.71 billion of investment has already been made and further investment to the extent of $1.9 billion
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Mundra port attains 2nd rank in container volume
Gujarat-based Mundra port overtook Chennai port to become the countryĆās second biggest container gateway in 2012-13. The Gautam Adani-operated Mundra port loaded 1.57 million standard containers in fiscal 2013. The number one spot in this cargo category has been held for a long time by union government-controlled Jawa
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Odisha govt to prepare master plan for 106 towns
Director of Town Planning in Odisha Prasant Kumar Patnaik informed that the state government would prepare mater plan for all 106 towns in the state by the end of 2014-15. This would enable the preparation and monitoring of the land use control. Comprehensive Development Plan is also required for town planning and to provide basic infrastructure to
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Odisha govt to prepare master plan for 106 towns
Director of Town Planning in Odisha Prasant Kumar Patnaik informed that the state government would prepare mater plan for all 106 towns in the state by the end of 2014-15. This would enable the preparation and monitoring of the land use control. Comprehensive Development Plan is also required for town planning and to provide basic infrastructure to
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Railways’ freight traffic rises 4.12% in 2012-13
During 2012-13, the Indian Railways have carried 1.009 billion tonne of revenue earning freight traffic compared to 969.78 million tonne in the previous year. This represents an increase of 39.95 million tonne or 4.12 per cent over 2011-12. In March 2013, the revenue earning freight traffic carried by Indian Railways was 98.20 million tonne. There is an increase of 4.35 million tonne over the actual freight traffi
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Gas pipeline infra requires Rs 6 tn investment
Union Petroleum Secretary Vivek Rae said the country needs at least an additional 100,000 km length of gas pipeline network across the country. In order to lay this length of pipeline, the country needs
at least Rs 600,000 crore at the rate of Rs 6 crore per km in the next 15-20 years, he said while addressing a sem