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Project finance: Time for calculating the risks

Project finance: Time for calculating the risks

Employing probabilistic risk models could provide an objective basis of evaluating and tracking risks as they wax and wane through the project stages. Infrastructure projects are all about taking calculated risks, but before taking the risks, one needs to calculate them well,

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Fixing urban water pricing

Fixing urban water pricing

Water pricing needs to be tackled concurrent with improvement in service levels and implementation of a cost recovery policy that balances affordability considerations and sustainability imperatives while facilitating an equitable access regime

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Heading for a revival?

Heading for a revival?

Development of infrastructure is vital for the progress of Indian economy. However, a collective support of other sectors is required to achieve its goal. The year just gone was shaded with the dark patches of issues like slowdown and lack of policy initiatives. However, a realistic approach in policy frame work and the revival of the global economy can uplift the sentiments of the industry in the coming years. Arvind Mahajan writes on the performance and outlook of India's infrastructure sector

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Government should take holistic approach

Government should take holistic approach

In order to secure future water needs, the government will have to play a major role, both functionally and financially. Technologies focus on the techno-eco­nomic mix for fulfilment of viability require­ments and also technical require­ments for specified re-use specified for industrial and domestic sector. Uniform standards are ado­pted for water quality parameters for the specified re-use to enable the client/contractor to choose the opti­mum technology at a rational cost.