Owing to factors hurdles in land acquisition, environmental and other statutory clearances and financial closure, several projects in major and non-major ports are held up. According to a study conducted by Icra, there are about 30-40 greenfield non-major ports that have high promise and potential but low implementation. These proje
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Tag: land acquisition
DMICDC cancels industrial area development project
Media reports indicate that Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (DMICDC) decided to shelve plans to develop the Dighi port industrial area owing to issues in land acquisition. Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC), which is acquiring land on behalf of DMICDC for the project, has reportedly received mixed response from land owing farmers
Land to be acquired for Rs 5,000 cr Surat Ring Road
For the Rs 5,000 crore Surat Outer Ring Road project, land acquisition would begin by Diwali. Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) and Surat Urban Development Authority (SUDA) are ready with 11 draft TP schemes for development of the proposed 500 square metre of area on both sides of the road.
J&K gets grant for rural roads
Rural road projects in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) received a grant of Rs 710 crore from the Central Government. The grant would enable completion of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) projects, which are delayed because of issues in land acquisition.
Govt admits slow progress in road building due to its own hurdles
Delays in environment and forest clearance and land acquisition have contributed a lot in causing slackened progress in road building. The Parliament was informed on April 25. The progress of construction of National Highways has been slow due to several problems such as land acquisition, shifting of utilities, environmental and forest clearance, as well as manpower and economic slowdown, Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Tushar A Chaudhary said in the Rajya Sabha.
NHAI yet to be handed over land for road widening
In Kerala, more than Rs 20 crore has gone to waste in the name of land acquisition for widening of the Thiruvananthapuram-Cherthala stretch of NH 47. While the second deadline for the land acquisition notification lapsed last month, no land has been handed over to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for widening the highway.
Odisha govt to complete NH works in scheduled time
Land acquisition is to be paced up to complete the National Highway projects within the scheduled time, the Odisha government has decided. The State Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who reviewed the progress of different NH projects, asked the officials to expedite the process for getting forest clearances.
Govt to clear hurdles in project implementation
The government would clear bottlenecks hindering implementation of over 340 projects, including 125 new projects, Panning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia informed. These projects are struck mainly because of lack of regulatory clearances, shortage of fuel, land acquisition problem etc. These issues need to be addressed at political levels, he said
Govt to clear hurdles in project implementation
The government would clear bottlenecks hindering implementation of over 340 projects, including 125 new projects, Panning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia informed. These projects are struck mainly because of lack of regulatory clearances, shortage of fuel, land acquisition problem etc. These issues need to be addressed at political levels, he said
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