According to technical estimates, an acre of land is required for every 10,000 people every 25 years.
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All rly PPP projects on standby
The Indian Railways have put on hold all PPP projects including the proposed EMU/coach factory at Kanchrapara, diesel locomotive factory at Marhora and electric locomotive plant at Madhepura on assured purchase orders basis.
Bumper to bummer
What our cities must get right before jumping to future transport options. ââ¬ÅWhy focus on urban transport?ââ¬Â asked a 2005 government presentation document, somewhat rhetorically.
The basic problem among cities is in understanding problems and deciding priorities
Urban transport solutions need urban bodies to have negotiating expertise, but most of our citiesââ¬âespecially non-metrosââ¬âdo not have PPP expertise.
Vox Pop: Should cities focus on bus transit systems?
As many of our cities grapple with more basic needs, they also need to also understand infrastructure needs, viabilities and economies of scale in their transport infrastructure.
Annuity-based projects to come under FRBM act
Fiscal responsibility act (FRBM Act) will soon include all infrastructure projects executed through annuity payments by the government to private sector developers to ensure they do not become a big burden in the future.
Analysis: Dealing with inadequacies, salvaging lifelines
The next decade is set to witness tremendous growth in rail and bus based urban transport systems like MRTS, BRTS and variants.
Case study: PPP in urban transport infra
An impetus to development of satellite cities alongside our major cities will ensure a more distributed development through out the country.
Expressways can't be built without corporate bonds
Overdependence on bank funding of infrastructure will put unreasonable pressure on those financial institutions.
Spanish firms in UP project
Two Spanish firms, Isolux Corsan and Cobra Instalaciones, have entered the fray for the proposed PPP project in power transmission in Uttar Pradesh.

