How come we manage to plan such that we always have projects that are 90% complete questions PRATAP PADODE, Founder & President, FIRST Construction Council We know that we lose nearly Rs 1 trillion a year on account of delays in projects. But keeping mega projects lingering on and on is a complete financial disaster. As...
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Infrastructure: The growth catalyst of Indian economy
Investment in infra serves as a catalyst to foster economic development Investing in infrastructure generates a robust multiplier impact through multiple avenues. As India takes giant strides towards sustainable and inclusive growth, the significance of investment in infrastructure development serving as a vital catalyst for fostering economic development is inevitable, writes Sandeep Upadhyay, MD – Infrastructure...
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How the ₹10 trillion capex will power rail, road & urban infra
Pratap Padode, Founder, FIRST Construction Council decodes what the finance minister has planned for infrastructure and development. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman continued the thrust on infrastructure as she announced a capital expenditure outlay of ₹10 trillion for the financial year 2023-24. This would be a 33% increase from the CAPEX allocation announced in the previous...
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GVMC, VMC secures 4-star rating in Climate Smart Cities Framework
The award was presented at Smart Cities, Smart Urbanisation event
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‘Smart Cities, Smart Urbanisation’ conference starts in Surat
The 3-day “Smart Cities, Smart Urbanisation” conference opens today
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Trichy Corporation’s 5 smart city projects drags beyond deadlines
At least 5 smart city projects in Trichy delayed due to fund crunch
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The Road to Inclusive Development
A smart city is not only about cutting-edge technology, gadgets guiding your lifestyle or using ICT (Information and Communications Technology) but also to string together a man-machine interaction that will drive our socio-economic engagement in the society.
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Greenfield cities to compete with existing urban centres
Nirup Jayanth, Managing Director, Jurong Consultants (India) & Surbana Jurong Group, Singapore, opines that in a greenfiled city, flexibility and dynamism can be added to infrastructure development, by building in a modular and incremental manner with a cluster-based approach.
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We are implementing projects worth Rs.22 billion
We have a number of projects in the pipeline. We are trying to start with smart buses, which will run inter and intra-city.
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Smart area assessment
When will my city become smart? This is the question that I am sought to respond to very often. The name 'Smart Cities Mission' should be renamed 'Smart Area Mission' as no city under smart cities will turn smart as per the funding provided under the mission but only an area will receive focused attention in its transformation.