The Union government is expecting to complete the road work, taken up under the Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) projects, by December 2012.Work on four-laning and six-laning of roads has been completed in 5,829 km in the country.The work progress is being monitored closely by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)and striving to speed up the work.
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IIFCL project advisory arm
India Infrastructure Finance Company (IIFCL) operationalised its wholly owned project advisory subsidiary.The new subsidiary IIFCL Projects Ltd will provide advisory services not only to project developers, but also to various state governments and organisations like the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).This subsidiary will be involved from the initial stage of a project and up to the award of a project.
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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.
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The Reasonability of Auction
The 2G spectrum verdict on the astonishing day of 2 February pronounced a cancellation of all 121 permits given after 10 January 2008 by the then Telecom Minister A Raja. There is a fundamental flaw in the principle of first-come-first-served in the distribution of state-owned natural resources,
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Putting infra ducks back in a row
Much has been said about the now popularly termed policy paralysis over the past two years that has led to uncertainty in implementation of and financing to infrastructure sectors. With the single exception of the roads sector, none of the major sectors have met expected growth levels this year.
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Punj Lloyd bags GMR project
Punj Lloyd has bagged a project worth Rs 1,050 crore from GMR Projects. Punj Lloyd will undertake the design, engineering, procurement and construction of 124 km of the six-lane Chittorgarh bypass to Udaipur (Rajasthan).
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Bengal to form highways authority for pvt investment
West Bengal's (WB) proÂposed state highways authority will work to attract private investment in road infrastrucÂture development, State Finance Minister Amit Mitra has said. The state government has proposed to create infraÂstÂructure through the PPP model.
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Less bidders for NHAI projects
November saw some moderation in competitive bidding for the National Highways Authority of India's (NHAI) road projects. NHAI has awarded nine projects in two weeks where the number of bidders was relatively less as compared to last two-three quarters.
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IRB Infra to seek compensation
IRB Infrastructure Developers plans to claim a compensation of around Rs 60-70 crore from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for terminating its contract for a Goa road project after the latter could not acquire land for it. Road projects have faced delays due to issues relating to land acquisition, environmental clearances and right of way but this is only the second instance in the last two years where a project has been cancelled due to NHAI's inability to acquire land.
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GVK bags MP road project
Infrastructure major GVK Power & Infrastructure (GVK PIL) has recently been awarded the 332-km Shivpuri-Dewas mega road project in Madhya Pradesh by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).