Web Exclusive Oct 08, 2020 Centre Approves Revised Costing for Kolkata’s East-West Metro Rail Corridor The Central Government has approved the Ministry of Railways’ proposal for a revised cost estimate for the construction of the Kolkata East-West Metro Corridor Project at an estimated cost of Rs 85.74 billion on Wednesday.
Interview Oct 01, 2020 PPP Opportunities Galore in Metro Rail Projects Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are being encouraged in India's Metro Policy 2017 and this has opened up opportunities for the private sector, says Elias George, Partner and National Head, Infrastructure, Government and Healthcare at KPMG in India.
Web Exclusive Sep 22, 2020 Opinion Leaders Submit Recommendations to Karnataka Dy CM to Decongest Bengaluru Citizen groups, industry stakeholders and key decision-makers met Dr. CN Ashwathnarayan, Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka through a virtual town hall to submit their recommendations to ease the traffic situation in the city and help adopt public transportation.
Web Exclusive Sep 11, 2020 MoHUA Launches CSCAF 2.0 and Streets for People Challenge Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs (Independent Charge), Hardeep Singh Puri launched the ‘Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework (CSCAF) 2.0’, along with the ‘Streets for People Challenge’ in a virtual event organised by the Smart Cities Mission, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), in New Delhi on Friday.
Web Exclusive Sep 10, 2020 BIAL Partners with Railways and BMRCL on 2 Transport Projects The Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL) has inked agreements for the construction of the Kempegowda International Airport Railway Station and ORR-Airport Metro.
Web Exclusive Sep 09, 2020 $500 Million Loan for Delhi-Meerut RRTS Corridor Inked with ADB The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Govt of India on Tuesday signed a $500 million loan, the first tranche of a total $1 billion facility, to build a modern, high-speed 82-kilometer Delhi-Meerut regional rapid transit system (RRTS) corridor that will improve regional connectivity and mobility in India’s national capital region (NCR).
Web Exclusive Aug 26, 2020 Gadkari Calls for Use of Alternate Fuels in Public Transport Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Nitin Gadkari has said that public transport must start looking at alternate fuels like biofuels, CNG and electricity.
Web Exclusive Aug 24, 2020 India, AIIB Ink $500 Million Agreement to Improve Mumbai’s Suburban Railway System Govt of India, Govt of Maharashtra, Mumbai Railway Vikas Corp. (MRVC) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) today signed a loan agreement for a $500 million Mumbai Urban Transport Project-III to improve the network capacity, service quality and safety of the suburban railway system in the country’s commercial centre.
Web Exclusive Aug 18, 2020 Gadkari Lays Foundation Stone for 13 Highway Projects in Manipur Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stones for 13 highway projects and inaugurated a road safety project in the North-Eastern State of Manipur through video conference on Monday.