The government will require at least Rs.3 lakh crore to implement the proposed new highway development programmes including Bharat Mala
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IVRCL to get Rs.400 crore from sale of TN road projects
Hyderabad-based infrastructure player IVRCL Limited will receive Rs.400 crore from the sale of three road projects in Tamil Nadu after the delayed monetisation resulted in a loss in value of the projects.
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Hi-tech in infra
India has only recently begun to focus on the growth of its infrastructure. There is still a long way to go in adopting the latest and best technologies for their design, construction and management.
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Eventful journey ahead
After a hiatus in 2014, there are emerging signs of takers for PPP projects in some of the sectors, including ports. Baring some shortcomings, PPPs have achieved resonable success rate. However, it is too early to say that they have been a grand success.
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Unravelling growth
At 4.87 million km, India has the second largest road network in the world. Transporting over 60 per cent of the country´s goods and serving 85 per cent of total passenger traffic, it is little wonder the Modi Government has accorded the highest priority to developing roads and highways.
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Awarding of road projects
A new mode of delivery under public-private partnership (PPP) mode, namely Hybrid Annuity Model, is being considered for awarding road projects for implementation, Pon Radhakrishnan, Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways, said.
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The road sector has gathered steam with the government´s focus on the revival of the investment cycle. Over the next six months, the government plans to award road projects worth Rs 3.5 lakh crore.
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Road projects: Concerns on 100% exit policy
The government´s plan to unlock Rs 4,500 crore equity from road projects seems to have hit a roadblock.
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Govt likely to relax norms for road investments
The government is toying with the idea of relaxing investment norms in the road sector to attract foreign and domestic funds in projects
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Toll Roads Securitisation in India
Toll road securitisation, as an alternative means of infrastructure financing, is gradually gathering momentum. Securitisation could be a panacea to the nation´s highly capital deficit sector and its growing requirement for long-term funding.