High speed travel from Jammu to Srinagar by road, even during harsh winter or at the height of monsoon, is possible due to building of two twin tunnels on the NH-1A.
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The Eighth Commandment
When our November 2010 issue was under construction, the Mining Bill was not exactly the talk of Infrastructure Town, but as we discovered, the divide between the Bill's provisions and industry demands was so sharp that the Bill was in peril of falling into that deep chasm and disappear forever.
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Infra-Landmarks: Few and far between
The past 12 months have not belonged to infrastructure flag-offs. As the economy turned south in 2008-09, not as many infra projects as targeted were awarded, especially those in road, rail, port and energy; in most cases, the targets themselves took a heavy beating.
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Macquarie SBI qualifies
Macquarie SBI Infrastructure Investment has qualified to participate in the construction of any highway project that costs up to Rs 9,200 crore.
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We've empowered NHAI managers at state level, more needed
J N Singh, Member (Finance), National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), chats with Shashidhar Nanjundaiah about factors governing lukewarm completion performance, restructuring, BOT Annuity (revised), changing road safety norms, and more.
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We've empowered NHAI managers at state level, more needed
J N Singh, Member (Finance), National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), chats with Shashidhar Nanjundaiah about factors governing lukewarm completion performance, restructuring, BOT Annuity (revised), changing road safety norms, and more.
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PPP and risk allocation mechanism in roads
While roads remain a gotta-love-it sector, with record projects awarded and some spectacular success stories, the sector was the biggest laggard in last year's completed projects.
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PPP and risk allocation mechanism in roads
While roads remain a gotta-love-it sector, with record projects awarded and some spectacular success stories, the sector was the biggest laggard in last year's completed projects.
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Low FOBs may obstruct army vehicles
On NH-1, which connects Delhi with the Wagah border, NHAI has built foot overbridges (FOBs) with ground clearance of only 5.5 m whereas the maximum height of armed forces vehicles carrying weapons is 6 m which may obstruct the movement of the army vehicles.
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Low FOBs may obstruct army vehicles
On NH-1, which connects Delhi with the Wagah border, NHAI has built foot overbridges (FOBs) with ground clearance of only 5.5 m whereas the maximum height of armed forces vehicles carrying weapons is 6 m which may obstruct the movement of the army vehicles.