It's an IPO season. After IRBs' InvIT, state-owned Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd (HUDCO) will raise Rs 1,200 crore from the markets. Dr M Ravi Kanth, Chairman and Managing Director, divulges the company's future strategy in an INFRASTRUCTURE TODAY exclusive.
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Greening infrastructure for healthier cities
Recent discussions in media and academia on the status of the Green Belt around Bangalore, in the revised Master Plan for 2031, indicate that better options for keeping adequate green components in urban systems are needed.
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Unravelling growth
At 4.87 million km, India has the second largest road network in the world. Transporting over 60 per cent of the countryĆĀ“s goods and serving 85 per cent of total passenger traffic, it is little wonder the Modi Government has accorded the highest priority to developing roads and highways.
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Decentralised Wastewater Management Systems
Urban India is bracing for a unique and difficult challenge of shortage of freshwater as well as managing increased wastewater. Urban India is experiencing an exponential growth. With about 377 million people
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Uttarakhand to get Central funds
Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah said projects which are either completed or half done under schemes like JNNURM, Rajiv Awas Yojana and Swachh Bharat
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Pushing the Railway Behemoth
When we talk about infrastructure in India, what should come to our mind first is Indian Railways, but it doesnĆĀ“t, because we seem to have taken the railways for granted. Indian Railways (IR) has the largest rail network in Asia
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The State of Urban India
Cities matter to India. Smart cities, even more. Almost one-third of the population of the country lives in cities and towns and the trend of urbanisation is sure to continue to rise.
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Water use patterns will lead to a severe crisis by 2050
Rishabh Sethi, Chief Operating Officer, SPML Infra Limited, shares his views on the huge scope of growth in the country for water recycling and purification of drinking water, and his companyĆĀ“s upcoming projects in this space.
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Urban Renewal
Today, 70 per cent of our GDP comes from urban areas while the investment for urban development is only 0.70 per cent. Now, according to the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) report, Indias urban population is projected to increase from 34 crore in 2008 to 59 crore in 2030
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Water incentives
Dr Smita Misra, Lead Water and Sanitation Specialist, South Asia Sustainable Development Unit, World Bank tells Garima Pant how empowerment of Panchayati Raj institutions and Urban Local Bodies can ensure better water and sanitation management programmes in the country.