The first private airport of West Bengal is expected to be operational at Durgapur — approximately 200 km south of Kolkata by March-April next year. The airport is being developed by Bengal Aerotropolis (BAPL), a venture involving four Indian companies and the Singapore-based Changi Airports International.
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Tag: West Bengal
Cabinet may clear 2 port projects
Union Shipping Secretary PK Sinha informed that the cabinet may clear two new port projects, one in Sagar Island (West Bengal) and Ramyapattanam (And
West Bengal for pvt funding
For widening and further improvement of its state highways, the West Bengal government is mulling to invite private investments in the state.
Rebuilding Faith
Why does it take the Prime Minister to get his hands dirty each time there is an operational problem in infrastructure? We hope this was one of the many questions Dr Manmohan Singh asked himself before taking on his favourite role—as Finance Minister.
Rebuilding Faith
Why does it take the Prime Minister to get his hands dirty each time there is an operational problem in infrastructure? We hope this was one of the many questions Dr Manmohan Singh asked himself before taking on his favourite role—as Finance Minister.
Rebuilding Faith
Why does it take the Prime Minister to get his hands dirty each time there is an operational problem in infrastructure? We hope this was one of the many questions Dr Manmohan Singh asked himself before taking on his favourite role—as Finance Minister.
Prepare grounds for offer
One of the final chunks of the government’s accountability in the growth of infrastructure could be in jeopardy if a parliamentary panel headed by Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) Sumitra Mahajan gets its way.
Spending on rural job scheme declines
Central allocation for the Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS) witnessed the steepest decline this year.Money released for the scheme fell from Rs 35,242 crore last year to Rs 21,441 crore this year, while expenditure has gone down from Rs 39,000 crore last year to Rs 20,000 crore as of January end.
Bengal to form highways authority for pvt investment
West Bengal's (WB) proÂposed state highways authority will work to attract private investment in road infrastrucÂture development, State Finance Minister Amit Mitra has said. The state government has proposed to create infraÂstÂructure through the PPP model.
Shale Gas: The unlikely alternative?
The government’s plan for bidding out the shale gas blocks for exploration has been postponed till 2013, and it seems India is in the dilemma of how to take its shale gas initiatives forward in policy. The delay points to a debate on the environmental hazards. Given the greater likelihood of groundwater contamination, will shale gas be a reality in the near future? Sudheer Vathiyath explores.

