As highway InvITs perform well and numerous digital and technology innovations push the infrastructure sector, Private sector participation in the PPP mode can push for fast-track growth of the Indian economy, says Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways in India. The dream of the Prime Minister is to make the Indian economy $5...
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Govt efforts to turn water conservation into a mass movement
About 90 mn households have been provided with water in last 2 years
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Now a six-lane project to decongest Delhi
To address the ever-growing traffic congestion menace in the capital, the government has decided to decongest the city with a six-lane project worth Rs 28.20 billion.
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We will require 80,000 direct and 1.25 lakh indirect skilled workforce
For instance, out of the 111 identified National Waterways, 106 were conceived in 2016 alone. An assertive Nutan Guha Biswas, Chairperson, Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) is confident that the statutory agency will continue to exceed its performance in 2018.
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Closing India’s water loop
India's fragile and finite water resources are depleting, while the multi-sectoral needs of water from sustained economic growth (over 8 per cent) will further increase demand for water with supporting dynamics like increased energy and consumption.
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Govt works on 225 dam projects across the country
The Government of India is implementing the Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP) with the financial assistance of the World Bank for the repair and rehabilitation of about 225 dam projects across Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Jharkhand (DVC) and Uttrakhand (UJVNL).
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India, Nepal to grow cross-border infra
Nepal and India have agreed to expedite various projects related to infra-¡structure and cross-border connectivity for Nepal´s reconstruction bid.
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CWC has made an excellent contribution in design consultancy´
Addressing issues of water scarcity and contamination of surface and ground water, AB Pandya, Chairman, Central Water Commission, paints a holistic picture and suggests remedies.
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Govt to declare sixth waterway
India has five inland waterways and the Central Government is in the process of dec¡laring the Lakhipur-Bhanga stretch of river Barak in Assam as the sixth National Waterway. The Minister of Water Resources will move a Bill in Parliament for declaring
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Water business is bound to give great business
Water supply and waste water management are the two major areas where the country has to step up its efforts to provide its citizens with clean drinking water and safe sewage disposal. To achieve this, increased private participation is needed.