Although it is being sporadically employed, trenchless technology should be used more widely as a solution to land acquisition issues and pilferage.
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The L-Factor
It is as though news of the slow growth of 7.7 per cent-the slowest in six quarters-as reported for the quarter ending June, as against a healthy 8.8 per cent in the same period last year, was anticipated with resignation.
The fact that bidders believe in good growth over a period of 20-30 years is a vote of confidence
The net present value of the bids NHAI has received this FY from NVGF from 12 projects on DBFOT is to the tune of Rs 16,500 crore. JN Singh, Member (Finance), NHAI, explains to Shashidhar Nanjundaiah why this limited revenue stream will go a long way in all-round road development.
NHAI to float Rs 50 bn bonds
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is expected to launch tax-free bonds worth about Rs 5,000 crore in the first phase over the next few weeks.
Rs 1.25 lakh cr needed to complete railway works
The ongoing railway projects across India would require Rs 1.25 lakh crore for completion.
Analysis: Towards a secure O&G pipeline infrastructure
Pipelines will criss-cross the country on an accelerated basis over the next five years. Will they be confronted with land acquisition-like problems?
Mangalore airport land acquisition soon
The mass of land to be acquired for the extension of the Mangalore airport runway will be clear as soon as the pre-survey work will be completed.
Mining: Go mega for energy security and better infra
A shortfall in coal supply can badly affect the power production of the country as over 70 per cent of total power produced in India is from coal-based projects.
Infrastructure players need to attain scalability to be accepted by the capital market investor
As one of India's larger infrastructure funds, the company has believed in investing in the high-growth sectors.
SEZ: The Dealmakers' Dealbreaker
The government's highly motivated optimism on SEZs is not reflected among the practitioners, and it should come as small surprise that after a lengthy wild goose chase by our office, the Commerce Ministry officials kept bouncing us around from bureaucrat to another, confusing matters, and in effect dodging hard questions.

