Sunil Srivastava, Managing Director, BARSYL, in a candid conversation with INFRASTRUCTURE TODAY, reveals the stumbling blocks in the rail sector and offers effective solutions for the smooth execution of rail projects.
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After two years of healthy operations, a severe financial crisis has again gripped Indian Railways (IR), says a parliamen-¡tary panel headed by former Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi.
Indian concrete industry on a roll
Increased investments in infrastructure development is the focus of the present Government and this segment has now captured the intense attention from top policy makers of the country
Tax-free infra bonds for railways & roads
Moving ahead with NDA Government´s focus on building infrastructure, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his budget speech announced introduction of tax-free infra bonds for railways and roads.´We have increased the budgetary allocation to roads & railways,´ said Jaitley.
Railways forms SPVs with States
The railways has started forming special purpose vehicles with State governments such as Odisha to undertake railway development in States.
Gaining Lost Ground
With a stable, reform-friendly government in place, the Indian infrastructure growth story is looking for the right implementation strategy and on-ground action. Here are the key current infrastructure trends and the outlook for 2015.
Rail Vikas Nigam to hold 10% in new ports infra entity
Government-owned Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) is to take 10 per cent equity in the new public sector unit (PSU) to be formed to enhance port connectivity through the railways.
Infrascape 2015 – With strong government emphasis…
With strong government emphasis on infrastructure development, the outlook for the sector appears to be quite optimistic in 2015. The sector has gained a lot of thrust and we are seeing momentum towards growth.
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
PRCL registers 30 per cent growth
Pipavav Railway Corporation Ltd (PRCL), a joint sector company of the Ministry of Railways and Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd (GPPL)