For the proposed 270-km expressway between Agra and Lucknow no road developers have come forward. The Expressway project is a pet project of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. The proposed express way is an eight-lane Greenfield project.
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Tag: Uttar Pradesh
UP govt sets deadline for JNNURM projects
Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Jawed Usmani on November 12 stated that he has asked authorities of the Urban Development Department to ensure that various projects under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) are completed by the end of current financial year.
IL&FS bags UP rural electrification project
In Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh, IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company has received an order from Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam for rural electrification (RE) works. Under the central government's Rajeev Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana scheme, the turnkey project has been awarded to IL&FS and is valued at Rs 149.68 crore.
$360 mn WB loan for UP water project
India has signed an agreement with World Bank for a credit of $360 million for Uttar Pradesh Water Sector Restructuring Project Phase-II. The agreement for the credit was signed in Delhi recently by Nilaya Mitash, Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance on behalf of the Government of India and Onno Ruhl, Country Director, World Bank on behalf of the World Bank.
Varanasi roads to get a makeover soon
In Varanasi of Uttar Pradesh, the Public Works Department (PWD) has taken up repair and renovation works on the city roads as digging work by utility companies like UP Jal Nigam is complete. Especially, digging work is complete on five main roads in the city.
Varanasi roads may get a face-lift by Oct
In Uttar Pradesh, the Varanasi district administration has given the UP Jal Nigam (UPJN) a deadline of this month of September-end to complete its road digging and pipeline laying works in Varanasi city to facilitate road works to be done by Dussehra festival, which will commence from October 5.
NMDC power plant
Government-owned National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) will set up a 500 MW power plant in Turkadih, Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh in partnership with IL&FS Energy Development Company (IEDCL).
Dalpatpur-Dasna highway in UP has 4 toll plazas
There are four toll plazas set up on the stretch of National Highway (NH-24) between Dalpatpur (Moradabad) to Dasna (Gaziabad) in Uttar Pradesh. Toll Plazas were established accordingly so as to ensure that there is no revenue loss to the government.
UP takes up eco-friendly roads to save natural resources
Unnao district in Uttar Pradesh is to get eco-friendly roads to save a lot of natural resources which usually goes waste during construction activities. With an aim to save such wastage, the State government is planning to build eco-friendly roads in the state. Unnao is the first district to get one such road in the next three months.
UP to invest on infrastructure projects
Of the total plan outlay of Rs 69,200 crore for Uttar Pradesh in 2013-14, the state government plans to spend more than 20 per cent on upgrading economic infrastructure.

