The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure cleared the proposal of Kandla Port Trust to develop a separate dry bulk terminal, equipped with top technology and mechanisation, at an estimated cost of Rs 1,060 crore on a build-operate-transfer (BOT) basis.
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If Orissa and Bihar develop faster, labour shortage will become acute
The irony of NREGA scheme is that it may spur mechanisation in private sector projects. R Sarabeswar, Chairman, CCCL, says that labour shortages will plague urban projects.
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Case study: How India's largest airport project was fast-tracked
Collaboration has not caught up in India. Fraught with lack of transparency at all levels, both public and private projects languish in needless delays.
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Bid docs revamped to revive PPP
In a bid to revive big-ticket PPP projects in Marhora and Madhepura, the Indian Railways (IR) has reworked the bidding documents to make them more viable for business.
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1st floating solar plant
Tata Power will build the country’s first low-cost, high-efficiency floating solar plant in partnership with Australia’s Sunengy.
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Pipeline transport offers lower cost and higher capacities
The initiatives in the nation’s new bid to use gas as a more environmentally acceptable alternative to oil is influencing piping contractors.
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DoT draws up ambitious blueprint for sector
The department of telecommunications (DoT) has drawn up a draft strategic plan and believes that spectrum management review should taÂke into account the global treÂnd of licence-exempt allocations.
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AAI: Chennai airport expansion to double capacity
Chennai airport’s expansion project comprises domestic and international terminal buildings, elevated corridor and allied works including consultancy, also extension of runway and construction of bridge over Adyar river.
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Case Study: Benefit from sharing waste
According to technical estimates, an acre of land is required for every 10,000 people every 25 years.
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Waste to energy technology: Burning up your garbage
Raw material for biogas energy is available cheaply and abundantly. As Thomas Elsenbruch explains, the technology and new products are evolving and can be easily harnessed.