The World Bank is to provide more funds for road development in Kerala. The Bank has already committed its aid to the second phase of the Kerala State Transport Project (KSTP).
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The challenge is to augment capacity utilisation
Capacity additions in Kerala are needed only if the existing non-major port facilities are fully used, Capt Hari Achutha Varrier, Deputy DirectorĆ¢ā¬āPorts, Kerala. We are planning to develop non-major ports in Kerala on public-private partnership (PPP),
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Delay in land acquisition stalls Rs 15k cr road projects
An official in the Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry has said that 16 major highway projects in four states entailing about Rs 15,000 crore investment
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Emerging Kerala 2012: Business Meet
Fast-tracking the campaign to position Kerala as a thriving industrial state and hotbed for investments, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today made an impassioned plea to top guns of the industry and corporate
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HIGH-SPEED RAIL CORRIDOR
The Kerala government has decided to go ahead with preparation of detailed project report (DPR) for the high speed rail corridor connecting Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod trains speeding more than 200 km an hour.Though there were doubts about the feasibility of the project, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, which conducted the feasibility study, has given a positive report.
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Global bids for Vizhinjam Port
Kerala is planning to invite global EPC bids for the Rs 7,800-crore Vizhinjam Port by March and also expects to get the environment impact assessment (EIA) report by June, a top state government official said.
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Kerala plans monorail project
The public works departĆĀment (PWD) has prepared a detailed project report on the Kozhikode monorail project.The 13-km monorail will be from the Medical College to Meenchanda.The project was expected to cost Rs 1,500 crore, according to the state PWD minster.
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Maintenance incentive & community involvement will be checks and balances
Uttar Pradesh, one of the four states that enjoyed a slice of the World Bank aid totalling nearly $1.9 billion, has built 39,568 km of rural roads since the inception of PMGSY. Sanjeev Kumar, Commissioner, Rural Development, tells Shashidhar Nanjundaiah why there is a need for community monitoring systems.
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Kerala plans 3rd major port at Azhikkal
Kerala plans to set up its third major port at Azhikkal, following the central government's directive to coastal states to set up such facilities. If the Azhikkal port development plan works out, the state would have
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Vizhinjam Port to mop up Rs 16 bn
In order to finance the development of the country's deepest port, Vizhinjam Port in Kerala is raising more than Rs 1,600 crore through bonds and institutional investors. Housing Urban Development Corporation