West Bengal's (WB) proĂÂposed state highways authority will work to attract private investment in road infrastrucĂÂture development, State Finance Minister Amit Mitra has said. The state government has proposed to create infraĂÂstĂÂructure through the PPP model.
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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 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.
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).
Govt to raise Rs 10K cr debt for highway projects
Through a public debt issue, India will soon raise Rs 10,000 crore ($1.9 billion) for funding its ambitious national highways project, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister CP Joshi said.
There will be visible improvement in port connectivity in 3-4 years
In his interview with Sudheer Vathiyath and Shashidhar Nanjundaiah, K Mohandas, Secretary, Union Ministry of Shipping, highlights some of the initiatives from the government in port connectivity, including ro-ro services, inland waterways on PPP, and more.
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India's longest rail bridge
Mumbai-based AFCONS Infrastructure, which has been engaged in construction of road conĂÂnectivity in Kochi since 2001, has achieved the distinction of building India's longest rail bridge conĂÂnecting the island Vallarpadam with Idappalli in north Kochi.
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