The Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL) has inked agreements for the construction of the Kempegowda International Airport Railway Station and ORR-Airport Metro.

In an interview with INFRASTRUCTURE TODAY, Hari Marar, the dynamic Managing Director and CEO, BIAL, tells that he is resolved to make Bengaluru Airport "the gateway to a new India" through expansion in airport infrastructure, application of disruptive technologies, and addition of new cargo handling amenities.

The total length of operational metro projects in India presently stands at about 440 km and is growing. Cities like Bengaluru, Chennai, Gurugram, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Lucknow and the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) where they are already operational, are simultaneously adding on to their existing route networks.

With an outlay of Rs 1,773 for the year 2017û18, the government has set the ball rolling for the port sector. To promote port-led development in India, Rs 600 crore has already been allocated for the Sagarmala Programme.

Jain Irrigation Systems has bagged a Rs 569-crore contract from the Karnataka government for the Poorigali Integrated Micro Irrigation Project. The company said in a BSE filing that it has been awarded the Poorigali Integrated Micro Irrigation Project by Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Ltd, Government of Karnataka, through national competitive bidding.

The Karnataka government will upgrade 12 roads in Bengaluru under the TenderSURE project as of now, sources in the Urban Development Department (UDD) have said. The roads include Church Street, Commercial Street, Brigade Road, Lavelle Road, Infantry Road and Queen´s Road.

The Karnataka government has decided to constitute an expert committee to study the Power Grid Corporation of IndiaÆs controversial project to draw a 400-kV power line from Yelwal in Mysore to Kasargod in Kerala via Kodagu.

The Karnataka government is planning to revive a slew of infrastructure projects, including high-speed rail network and an international convention centre near Kempegowda International Airport near Devanahalli.

The Karnataka Government has signed two long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) for 992 MW with Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) and Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL). The agreement with DVC is for 450 MW at Rs 4.40 per unit and with NPCIL for 442 MW from the Kudankulam nuclear power plant at Rs 3.30 a unit.