Andhra Pradesh government is taking efforts to give right of way for the elevated Hyderabad Metro Rail project being executed by Larsen and Toubro. The state government is taking steps to shift utilities such as water lines, sewer lines, electrical overhead lines and underground cables, electrical poles, street lights, advertisement boards
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Railway freight to impact cement industry
The proposed 5.79 per cent increase in rail freight as per the recent Railway Budget may impact the margins of the cement industry. Around 50 to 60 per cent of the freight expense of a typical cement company is related to rail freight,
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Govt implemented several urban infra schemes in 11th plan
Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development Deepa Dasmunshi in reply to a written question informed the Rajya Sabha that the Eleventh Plan had several schemes to promote urbanization. These include, among others, the Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) for creation of urban infrastructure or service delivery mechanisms through com
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DMRC creates 1,516 m tunnel for metro phase III
A 1,516 metre-long tunnel was excavated between Mandi House and Janpath metro station in Delhi by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) within 182 working days. The tunnel work is part of the Phase-III metro rail project in the capital city and the tunnel has an internal diameter of 5.8 metre
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MP govt asks civic bodies to adhere to timeline
Madhya Pradesh Urban Administration and Development Minister Babulal Gaur asked various municipal corporations in the state to adhere to timeline for completion of JNNRUM projects. Specifically, the minister asked civic bodies of Bhopal, Indore and Jabalpur to complete Rs 2,652 crore JNNRUM works within time-
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Maharashtra govt clears Rs 210 bn elevated corridor project
Maharashtra government gave in-principle approval to the Rs 21,000-crore Elevated Rail Corridor Project between Oval Maidan and Virar in Mumbai. The state cabinet headed by Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan gave the approval when the Western Railway General Manager made a presentation of the project at a recent meeting
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Maharashtra govt clears Rs 210 bn elevated corridor project
Maharashtra government gave in-principle approval to the Rs 21,000-crore Elevated Rail Corridor Project between Oval Maidan and Virar in Mumbai. The state cabinet headed by Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan gave the approval when the Western Railway General Manager made a presentation of the project at a recent meeting
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Alstom to despatch train for metro rail by June 2013
Alstom said it would despatch the first train for the Chennai Metro Rail (CMRL), manufactured in Sao Paulo, Brazil by June 2013. A team from the Chennai Metro Rail led by L Narsim Prasad, Director (RS, S&T and Electrical) and Umesh Rai inspected the
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Govt seeks TDR to complete waterways projects
The Water Resources Department of Tamil Nadu government is seeking from the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) for its project to improve Veerangal Odai, a surplus course in south Chennai. The department requested CMDA to issue TDRs to complete the project in the remaining stretch of 650 metre. The project is being implemented under
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Maharashtra govt to clear metro project for Pune
Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan informed the state legislature that his cabinet would clear the metro project for Pune this month and send a report on the project to the union government for final approval by the end of this month. Once the central government approves the project, the state government may sanction funds. It may be recalled that state government agreed to provide funds for t