Nitin Gadkari has taken charge as the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways and Shipping. On the occasion, the minister said efforts will be made
in a transparent manner to give fillip to infrastructure development under his ministry.
Tag: Road
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New ministers for road transport and shipping
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MPRDC to undertake construction of 18 ROBs
Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation Ltd (MPRDC) plans construction and development of 18 ROBs and 9 LHS on BOT (Toll) basis. The project is estimated to cost Rs 674.00 crore.
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Moisture-resistant roads
Bitumen consumption in India was 4.5 million tonne in 2011-12 costing Rs 18,000 crore (current value). Nearly 80 per cent valued at Rs 14,400 crore used for resurfacing, is the annual binder loss from the existing roads due to leaching and stripping of the bitumen binder.
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Caution! Danger ahead
Despite efforts to ensure road safety, road deaths and accidents continue to climb creating a question mark on the efforts being put in ensuring safe road infrastructure. Infrastructure Today looks to understand the constraints in ensuring safe road infrastructure.
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Have better infrastructure, maintain it properly and monitor continuously: Experts
The need for consistent and predictable behaviour while on the road is important otherwise each one using the road will not realise the other road users actions and reactions. So the first issue on behaviour, and which in Indian cities is quite unpredictable and undisciplined. The second factor is about the road design itself. This covers not just the road and traffic.
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What lies ahead?
The Indian infrastructure sector has been snowed under unfavourable macroeconomic variables and project level stress over the past couple of years. The slowing economy had an adverse impact on the transportation sector, particularly the projects in the early ramp-up stage.
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Still a distant dream?
The establishment of the road regulator, as was announced in the 2013-14 Union Budget, might take place only after the elections. While many industry players want a regulator to be set up, what will the entity finally look like? Rahul Kamat takes a peek at the current trends.
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Infra Insights
Long-term financing is what the Indian infrastructure sector needs to attain the projected growth. And Infrastructure Debt Funds (IDFs), which the government had in 2011-12 fiscal under Finance Minister P Chidambaram allowed to form to step up investment in the infrastructure sector, which requires $ 1 trillion in the 12th Plan.
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Karnataka Government proposes Green Bypass Project for Shiradi ghat
Karnataka Minister for Public Works Department H C Mahadevappa has said that the state government has proposed a 18 km Green Bypass Project costing Rs 2,200 crore. The funding is planned through assistance from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) as a permanent solution to improve the condition of the Shiradi ghat road stretch.
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More than 3,000-km highway projects yet to take off
More than 3,000 km of highway projects awarded about two years back under the public private partnership (PPP) mode are yet to take off. Both government and private parties are to blame for this mess. The reason for this delay can be attributed to government bodies for delay in taking policy decisions, banks who have become more stringent while sanctioning loans and are asking for 100% land availability as a pre-condition, dip in economic growth leading to decrease in traffic flow.