The Central government has selected the Vadodara to Mumbai National Highway corridor to be upgraded to an Expressway. The government has already approved the feasibility study for this corridor. Meanwhile, the entire stretch of the Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway is proposed to be constructed in three phases, that includes Vadodara to Talasari (phase I), Talasari to Shirsad and Shirsad-Panvel (phase II) and Shirsad to Dhisar (phase III).
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NHAI to build roads connecting export hubs with ports
The NHAI is identifying highway projects connecting export hubs with port cities. The government has already identified industrial corridor Delhi-Mumbai, Amritsar-Kolkata, Chennai-Visakhapatnam and Chennai-Bengaluru to connect the hinterland with the ports.
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NHAI is executing nearly 205 highway projects
The Government of India is increasing the amount of money spent on infrastructure development with nearly 205 projects being executed by the NHAI. Of these, there are 18 projects which cover around 800 km.
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The Great PPP Conundrum
The fast growth of the Indian economy in recent years has placed increasing stress on physical infrastructure, such as electricity, railways, roads, ports, airports, irrigation, healthcare, water supply and sanitation systems, all of which already suffer from a substantial deficit
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No toll fee hike for users of Electronic City elevated highway
A pleasant surprise awaits thousands of techies who take the elevated highway to Electronic City in Bengaluru from July 1 they will not have to shell out extra money as toll fee. Contrary to the customary 6-7 per cent annual hike in toll fee, there will be a downward revision this year for users of the elevated highway that connects Central Silk Board Junction with the Electronic City Junction on the Bengaluru-Hosur stretch.
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Site clearance for NH bypass nearing completion
The site clearance for the widening of the National Highway-66 bypass stretch from Mukkola to Karode in the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border is nearing completion. The removal of trees, vegetation and other waste materials along the 16.5-km stretch is ´70 per cent complete´, thereby paving way for the development of the second reach of the bypass.
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NHAI gets green nod for Rs.1,246-cr UP road project
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has received environment clearance for updgrading the 146-km long carriageway of Kanpur (Chakeri) to Allahabad section of NH-2 in Uttar Pradesh at a cost of Rs.1,246 crore.
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We envisage a barrier-free tolling system
NPCI falls into the category of financial market infrastructure. Our infrastructure is not visible to the naked eye. The financial market infrastructure, however, is huge. Within this, NPCI plays the role of a payments utility. We are like a utility to the banks wherein we facilitate over 25 million payments transactions daily.
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Highways Min eyes ´masala´ bonds to fund road projects
The Road Transport and Highways Ministry and its road building arm, NHAI, are weighing the option of raising money through ´masala bonds´ as road construction activity gathers pace.
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NHAI awards Rs.2,640 cr road projects in Gujarat
To connect important religious and tourist places in Gujarat, four road projects worth Rs.2,640 crore have been awarded, NHAI has said. ´Two hundred and fifty six km long Bhavnagar to Somnath section of NH-8E (New NH-51) is an important link to connect religious