The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) awarded a whopping 49 projects totalling 7,500 km last financial year. but this fiscal, in the first six months, the authority has managed to award just four projects measuring 560 km. NHAI attributes this situation to economic slowdown.
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NHAI to let firms to start projects after land acquisition
The National Highways Authority of India ( NHAI) has decided on rolling out projects only after the contract companies have substantial land required for the project and are given environmental clearance.
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Hyderabad Metro project gets new steel cutting unit
Andhra Pradesh Urban Development Minister Maheedhar Reddy recently unveiled an automated steel cutting and bending plant that would be beneficial for the ongo
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CIL arm calls for new pricing regime
Coal India (CIL) subsidiary Western Coalfields argues that its proposed 25 new projects with a capital investment of about Rs 4,000 crore would not be viable unles
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Assocham seeks solution to coal linkage issue
In order to ensure fuel for the upcoming power projects, the newly appointed Minister of State for Power Jyotiraditya Scindia must immediately resolve the coal linka
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Roads Ministry mulls sops for road developers
To allow private road builders to exit from projects soon after construction, the Union Highways Ministry will make an appeal to the Union Cabinet in this regard.
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NHAI shortlists 10 cos to bid for `5,000 cr projects
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has shortlisted 114 highway construction companies and developers in the annual technical qualification initiated by the body in March this year. Ten of these have qualified to directly put in financial bids
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Expertspeak: On matching expansion
Although a few airport projects were completed last year, most were by AAI. The tremendous pressure on the existing airport infrastructure is a reason why more private participation is needed,
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Upgraded road for Arunachal
The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure approved the updating the civil cost of widening of existing road to two-lane National Highway standards from Potin to Pangin (407 km) on BOT (Annuity) basis under Arunachal Pradesh Package of Roads and Highways of
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Gujarat wind power capacity leaps 500%
The wind power generation capacities of Gujarat have seen a sharp increase since 2006 from 338 MW to 2175.5 MW in 2011. The share of Gujarat in the country's total wind power generation capacities has jumped from a mere 6.32 per cent in 2006