Tag: Urban Infrastructure

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LEA makes suggestion on Hyderabad metro project

LEA makes suggestion on Hyderabad metro project

Consultancy firm LEA Associates recommended L&T Hyderabad Metro Rail to take up longer span works at junctions going up to 34 metre or about 112 feet with segmental construction. However, in cases where the length is more than 34 metre, such structures will have to be constructed on the site against pre-fabricated links and shifted for the project implementation

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Panel proposes 50% funding from centre for metro project

Panel proposes 50% funding from centre for metro project

Uttar Pradesh government-appointed panel has proposed to implement the Rs 1,800 crore metro rail project in Lucknow by securing 50 percent funding from the central government. The state government appointed a high-level committee headed by Chief Secretary Jawed Usmani to work out the details of the project

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Kerala govt to take up Rs100 bn road projects

Kerala govt to take up Rs100 bn road projects

The Kerala state cabinet cleared the proposed road or flyover projects across the state under an ambitious Rs 10,000-crore programme. The state government would create a Road Development Fund Board to undertake the projects. The board would implement the projects by taking loan, which would be guaranteed by the state government

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Govt to aid small towns under JnNURM

Govt to aid small towns under JnNURM

The government may provide funding for procuring buses by small cities with a population of less than 10 lakh under the the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM), reports indicate. Under the mission, so far the government was funding only cities with population of at least 10 lakh. But sources from the union urban development ministry infor

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UT govt takes steps for Rs 109 bn metro rail project

UT govt takes steps for Rs 109 bn metro rail project

The UT administration of Chandigarh is taking steps to implement the 37.57-km metro rail corridor project covering Chandigarh, Panchkula and SAS Nagar. The project, which is estimated to cost Rs 10,900 crore, would be implemented through a special purpose vehicle (SPV). The cost of the project would be shared between the centre, UT administration and governments of Pu

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RMGL expects to commission metro rail project in June

RMGL expects to commission metro rail project in June

Rapid Metrorail Gurgaon (RMGL) is about to complete work on the metro rail project in Gurgaon and it expects to commission the project in June. The project concessionaire completed work on five out of six metro stations (except Gateway Tower) and has also finished work on signaling, electrification and laying of tracks. Four of the five trains to be pressed into service have arrived at the site from

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Centre asks UT to set up SPV for metro rail project

Centre asks UT to set up SPV for metro rail project

At a review meeting, the union government asked the union territory of Chandigarh to form a special purpose vehicle (SPV) on the lines of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for implementing tri-city metro rail project. The proposed project consists of two corridors – one running on a North-South axis and the other oriented East-West. From North to South the metro syst

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Odisha govt uses GIS to prepare master plan of 31 cities

Odisha govt uses GIS to prepare master plan of 31 cities

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik informed at a conference that the state government was making use of the Geographical Information System (GIS) to prepare a Master Plan of 31 cities and towns in the state. It may be noted that master plans enable preparation and implementation of different schemes in a town. A Comprehensive Development Plan is also required for town planning and to provide basic infrastructure to

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Bihar CM plans to complete metro rail project by 2016

Bihar CM plans to complete metro rail project by 2016

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar plans to complete the proposed Rs 8,000 crore metro rail project in Patna by 2016. Reports indicate that the state government would ask Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES) to conduct a survey on the proposed project, which may cover a distance of 40-kilometre

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Delhi govt to allot all EWS flats by Sept

Delhi govt to allot all EWS flats by Sept

By the end of June 2013, the Delhi government hopes to allocate at least 7,000 houses meant for economically weaker sections (EWS) out of the around 14,000 flats built over five years ago. These flats were built over five years ago and still remain unused because of non-allocation. However, with the assembly election round the corner, the state government has expedited the allocation