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RoB projects to get speedy clearance soon

RoB projects to get speedy clearance soon

The Union government is getting ministries and departments to work together to get things moving even though big-bang infrastructure initiatives have remained elusive. The often feuding railways and highways ministries, for instance, have decided to

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FDI Ultimate Game Changer

FDI Ultimate Game Changer

Though investment in infrastructure is expected to touch $1,025 billion in the Twelfth Five-Year Plan (2012-17), many hurdles are choking investment inflows despite the government´s overdrive to attract funds. The government´s recent decision to open up the railway sector to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)

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SER's freight load up

SER's freight load up

During the April-December 2012-13, freight loading by South Eastern Railway (SER) rose 4.56 per cent to 92.16 million tonne (mn t) as against 88.14 mn t during the year-ago period. Till December 2012, the performance of SER surpassed the target laid down by Railway Board. The division loaded 5.75 mn t more than the Railway Board target, an increase of 6.65 per cent.

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Kolkata Airport Metro Delay

Kolkata Airport Metro Delay

Change in design and delay on the part of Railway Board to approve cost escalation, may affect the implementation schedule of the proposed Airport-New Garia Metro link in Kolkata. Originally estimated to cost Rs 3,951 crore, the project is already one year behind the scheduled deadline of 2015.

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Funds crunch may delay Kolkata airport metro project

Funds crunch may delay Kolkata airport metro project

Change in design and delay on the part of Railway Board to approve cost escalation, may affect the implementation schedule of the proposed Airport-New Garia Metro link in Kolkata. The 30-km line running along the eastern fringes of the city is executed by Metro Railway, Kolkata, a wing of Indian Railways.

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Funds crunch may delay Kolkata airport metro project

Funds crunch may delay Kolkata airport metro project

Change in design and delay on the part of Railway Board to approve cost escalation, may affect the implementation schedule of the proposed Airport-New Garia Metro link in Kolkata. The 30-km line running along the eastern fringes of the city is executed by Metro Railway, Kolkata, a wing of Indian Railways.

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