NVS Reddy, Managing Director, Hyderabad Metro Rail, speaks to Shashidhar Nanjundaiah at a time when Delhi Metro’s Airport Express, the lone PPP case in Metro rail in India, abruptly shut down at least until August reportedly for “technical and financial†reasons.
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Porbandar Shipbuilding Cluster, Vadinar Repair Facility Get Government Nod
AM/NS India and SVNIT Launch Programme to Build Industry‑Ready Talent in Surat
Naidu Fast‑Tracks Dholera International Airport Operationalisation
KEC International Secures First Data Centre Line Order in ₹1.18 Billion Wins
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REC, CPRI Partner to Boost Quality Assurance under RDSS
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DFCCIL Advances East-West Freight Corridor with Stakeholder Push on Financing and Construction
GMR Charts Multi‑Phase Roadmap to Transform Nagpur Airport into India’s Heartland Hub
Consortiums for Rs 88 bn MTHL project
In order to implement the Rs 88 billion Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) project through public-private partnership (PPP), the impleÂmenÂÂting authority shortlisted five consortia.
Bids worth Rs 20k cr invited for highways
The Union government has invited bids worth Rs 20,000 crore,to widen 2,000 km of highways, opening up a big opportunity for companies such as L&T, GMR,Reliance Infrastructure and Gammon.This has helped the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) inch closer to its target.
Global firms in race for freight corridor project
International construction giants from eight countries are vying for the Rs 6,000-crore tender for the eastern part of the dedicated freight corridor project.
L&T eyes stake in road projects
Larsen & Toubro is scouting to acquire majority stake in road projects worth around Rs 1,000 crore each to boost its portfolio.
Landmark: Chennai Desalination
While Chennai city was implementing several water conservation measures, the scarcity in availability of water had to be addressed through augmentation of supply. It was in this context that the city turned to an alternative source - sea water
L&T plans infra projects in WB
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) plans to execute infrastructure projects in West Bengal following the change in regime in the state.
Bangalore airport expansion starts this month
Bangalore airport's expansion of its passenger terminal building will begin this month and is expected to be complete by December 2012.
Case study: How India's largest airport project was fast-tracked
Collaboration has not caught up in India. Fraught with lack of transparency at all levels, both public and private projects languish in needless delays.
Elevated
The Board of Directors of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) recently approved the elevation of SN Subrahmanyan as a Whole-time Director, with effect from 1 July.

