Union Petroleum Minister M Veerappa Moily informed that state-run oil firms ONGC and Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) would enter into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for setting up a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal at Mangalore. The MoU would be signed in the next 15 days, the minister said after commissioning a Rs 4,500-crore pipeline from Dabhol LNG terminal to Bangalore set up by GAIL
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Mangalore railway station gets its 2nd foot overbridge
In Mangalore, a second foot overbridge was inaugurated at Mangalore Central Railway Station on February 11. Nalin Kumar Kateel, Member of Parliament from Mangalore said that the overbridge has been constructed at a cost of Rs 75 lakh to connect platforms 1, 2 and 3.
HPCL mulls LPG storage facility for Rs 700 cr
Media reports suggest that Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL) is discussing the feasibility of a Rs 600-700 crore project to set up underground storage facility for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). The company proposes to set up the facility, which would be its second one, in Mangalore and it is expected to arrive at a decision on the project in the next six
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Tardy work on national highway 66 in Udupi blamed
Pointing out that there had been no progress in the work on NH 66 in Udupi district of Karnataka, K Raghupati Bhat, MLA, on January 26 accused Udupi-Chikmagalur MP K Jayaprakash Hegde of failing to expedite work on the widening of the National Highway 66. Bhat told the media in Mangalore that there had been no progress in the work on NH 66 ever since Hegde became an MP.
Mlore’s concreted roads still lack drains, pavements
Many roads in Mangalore still lack storm-water drains and pavements even two years after the Mangalore City Corporation completed concreting the roads in the city. Many of those roads still lack storm-water drains and pavements.
M'lore airport's cargo terminals to be ready by Aug
Getting an international tag for the Bajpe airport in Mangalore may take a while, but the international and doÂmeÂstic cargo terminals of the airÂport are likely to be commiÂssioned by August this year.
Kerala focussing on mega infra projects
Kerala government has finalised a number of mega infrastructure projects, for which, it is seeking domestic and foreign investments, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said.
The waiting game
Should part of the blame in the aviation sector’s restrained growth and financial troubles go to the infrastructure around it? The long drawn-out development of smaller airports may offer real estate potential for private players, who may be eyeing that part of the non-aero revenues.
SPM at New Mangalore Port
Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals (MRPL) hopes to start the single point mooring (SPM) system within the New Mangalore Port (NMP) limits by May 2012.
Punj Lloyd bags Rs 3.3 bn order
Punj Lloyd Group won an order worth Rs 330 crore for process facilities and utilities at an upcoming crude oil storage cavern in Mangalore, Karnataka.

