How come we manage to plan such that we always have projects that are 90% complete questions PRATAP PADODE, Founder & President, FIRST Construction Council We know that we lose nearly Rs 1 trillion a year on account of delays in projects. But keeping mega projects lingering on and on is a complete financial disaster. As...
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Mega projects to procure from small sector
The Telangana Government would make it mandatory for mega industrial projects to procure a certain part of their requirements from the local small-scale industry. The proposed new industrial policy is likely to provide for such a provision.
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PM to review key infra projects
Secretaries of the ministries concerned will brief Prime Minister Narendra Modi once a month on key infrastructure projects. Projects under review include high-speed rail freight corridors,
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Govt awards 13 port projects worth Rs 5,515 cr
During April-November period, the Union Shipping Ministry has awarded Rs 5,515 crore worth 80 million tonne projects. The awarded projects are more than 70 per cent of the 114 mt awarded last year at an investment of Rs 5, 515 crore, say media reports.
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Karnataka okays Rs 10,044 cr worth projects
The Karnataka government has cleared 10 projects with an investment of over Rs 10,044 crore. The projects are expected to create 14,105 jobs in 10 districts of the state.
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Projects cleared by Project Monitoring Group
Following is the list of the projects which was cleared by Project Monitoring Group
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Govt leaves several ports without heads
Several major posts and projects in the country have been doing with temporary chairmen for months and this has resulted in lack of proper leadership to the sector. From Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) to Jawaharlal Nehru and Vizag ports, all have been doing with temporary chairmen for months. It has resulted in poor cargo growth.
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Nod to licensing of land to developers of 4 major ports
The Union Cabinet has approved a proposal to license land to developers of projects at four major ports under public-private partnership (PPP) mode to strengthen the ports' capacity. It cleared one project on lease basis for setting up a cement bagging plant at Cochin Port.
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Cabinet may consider approval for large projects
Union cabinet may consider approval for several large-sized infrastructure projects, costing at least Rs 1,000 crore, to ensure expeditious clearances. Union finance ministry is learnt to have sought specific comments from the concerned ministries on pending approvals
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IWAI, ministry implement water transport projects
Union shipping ministry and the Indian Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) are implementing certain projects with the specific objective of transportation of cargo by Inland Water Transport (IWT) mode. This information was given by union shipping Minister GK Vasan. One such project is the transportation of 3 million tonne of coal every year for 7 years from Haldia (Sandheads) to NTPCÂ’s Power Plant at Farakka through Nati