Citing the Union government's failure to provide required land and environment clearances for its 555 km highway stretch project between Kishangarh in Rajasthan to Ahmedabad in Gujarat, GMR Infrastructure on January 7 said it will not widen the highway stretch.
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Odisha govt takes steps to develop minor ports
Odisha government is taking various steps to develop minor ports in the state. It may be noted that the state government received clearance from the centre for such projects. Consequently, the state government wants to engage Rail India Technical and Economic Services (Rites), which is the engineering and consultancy arm of India
Ministry can handover land to project developers
The ministry of shipping can handover the land to developers who operate seven port projects taken up under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode as it received approval for the same from the cabinet. The cabinet recently cleared the proposal of the ministry for licensing of land to the developers. This will facilitate the ministry in augmenting the capacity of ports expe
Captive berth in Kandla Port to be operated by SRS
Narendra Murkumbi, Managing Director of Shree Renuka Sugars (SRS) informed that the firm, which secured a contract to operate a captive berth in Kandla Port, expects to start operation in a year. On December 27, SRS received the letter of award for operating the berth with a capacity of 1.5 million tonn
Posco determined to set up world-class plant
YW Yoon, CMD of Posco India, the local arm of South Korean steel major Posco, remarked that the firm was determined to move ahead and construct a world class steel facility for the benefit of all stakeholders in Odisha. POSCO will do its best efforts to construct a state-of- the-art steel plant in Odisha, Yoon said, while awarding the POSCO Asia Fellowship on behalf of POSCO TJ Park Foundation at
Posco determined to set up world-class plant
YW Yoon, CMD of Posco India, the local arm of South Korean steel major Posco, remarked that the firm was determined to move ahead and construct a world class steel facility for the benefit of all stakeholders in Odisha. POSCO will do its best efforts to construct a state-of- the-art steel plant in Odisha, Yoon said, while awarding the POSCO Asia Fellowship on behalf of POSCO TJ Park Foundation at
Land dispute delays MUTP-II project
Maharashtra government and the Indian Railways are locked in an ownership dispute over a 20,000 sq m land in Bandra, Mumbai. The commercial exploitation of the land is necessary for the Rs 5,300-crore Mumbai Urban Transport Project-II (MUTP-II) project, which was sanctioned in 2008. The project was approved under the arrangement that nearl
Consultants hired to find land for intl airport at Agra
To find a suitable land for international airport in Agra the Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department on November 20 has hired consultants. The Department has approved a consortium of experts comprising RITES and KPMG Advisory Services for the purpose and a letter of intent has been issued to the companies.
NHAI to let firms to start projects after land acquisition
The National Highways Authority of India ( NHAI) has decided on rolling out projects only after the contract companies have substantial land required for the project and are given environmental clearance.
NHAI to secure land, nod before starting road projects
In view of delay in several road projects owing to land acquisition issues, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) henceforth decided to start road projects only after acquiring substantial land. The authority would also ensure that environmental clearance is in place before starting projects. Through this move, NHAI wants to ensure that once a project starts on ground there is no brake and the objective is timely com