In a move that may benefit 25 road projects, the Supreme Court clarified that road developers can begin work on a project once it gets environment clearance, irrespective of whether forest clearance is granted or not. The court clarified this while hearing a case involving Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and road regulator National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). In the
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Reworking GAIL’s pipeline project may raise cost
According to sources close to the development, the cost of the Rs 3,263 crore Kochi-Bangalore-Mangalore Pipeline (KKBMPL) being implemented by GAIL may escalate in case of re-alignment. Farmers in Tamil Nadu are protesting against the a section of the project, which passes through their farmland and this prompted the company to consider re-align
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Pace of execution of highway projects slows down
Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Sarvey Sathyanarayana informed Lok Sabha that the pace of execution of national highway projects has slowed because of various hurdles. The hurdles include delay in land acquisition, shifting of utilities, environmental and forest clearances, the minister informed. He also pointed to the shortage of skilled and semi-skilled manpower and economic slowdown as further road
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Posco expects to ready steel project in 5 years
Media reports quoted a senior executive of Posco India as saying that the company needs at least two years for fencing and land preparation for its proposed 8 mn tpa steel project and subsequently the first stage construction of the project needs three years. So, the company expects to begin production at the mega steel plant near Paradip in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur dist
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Railways to mop up Rs 2,000 cr via land leasing
By leasing out its land to build hotels, malls, warehouses and even residential complexes Indian Railways hopes to mop up about Rs 2,000 crore. Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal announced that a target of Rs 1,000 crore each is proposed to be fixed for Rail Land Development Authority and IR Station Development Corporation in 2013-14.
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Beypore port plans to raise storage capacity
Jacob Thomas, Director of Beypore port assured all the stakeholders of the port that the management would examine whether it is possible to raise the storage area by occupying the land and buildings of Steel Authority of India (Sail). Recently, stakeholders of the port demanded for increased covered storage space. Shortage of port's own
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DDA works on land pooling policy
Delhi Development Authority (DDA), which proposes to set up three five more sub-cities, is working on a new 'land pooling' policy and it has suggested three different models on which the policy can be based. The suggestion was made by the authority to the union urban ministry at a recent meeting. It may be noted that the authority developed three sub-cities to date
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AGL to set up mother station for CNG
Reports suggest that AGL (Awantika Gas), which is a distributor of gas in Ujjain, would set up a mother station for compressed natural gas (CNG) on the land to be handed over by the state government. It is learnt that the firm would complete the project in a few months after it receives possession of the land, which was handed over to the Industries department
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AGL to set up mother station for CNG
Reports suggest that AGL (Awantika Gas), which is a distributor of gas in Ujjain, would set up a mother station for compressed natural gas (CNG) on the land to be handed over by the state government. It is learnt that the firm would complete the project in a few months after it receives possession of the land, which was handed over to the Industries department
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GAIL India’s pipeline project faces hurdle
State-run natural gas transmission firm GAIL India is in the process of laying 42 km underground gas pipeline in Tirupur district of Tamil Nadu. However, the project faces roadblock as farmers in the area oppose the work on grounds that they may lose their livelihood.