Bharatmala Project

PNC Infratech sale could lead to valuation upgrades for road assets

National highway bid pipeline has recovered from a low of Rs 15,900 cr in December 2023 to Rs 68,400 cr in January 2024

Awarding of highways halved over a year, MoRTH expresses concern to Cabinet

Experts noted these approvals would be needed for the ministry to be able to infuse funds for awarding new projects

Decoded: What is National Logistics Policy and how will it get implemented?

The policy will be implemented through a Comprehensive Logistics Action Plan (CLAP), which will include key action areas

Multi-modal transport to pivot National Logistics Policy, boost export edge

In line with earlier plans such as National Rail Plan and Maritime India Vision, NLP aims to bring sweeping changes in the current costly, polluting and congesting modal mix of Indian logistics

We plan to reorganise NHAI, review financing models: Nitin Gadkari

The need to construct national highways would come down after the completion of Bharatmala programme, according to the minister

Bharatmala to hike NHAI's total market borrowings to Rs 2 trn by 2022: Icra

Over the years, NHAI's expenses have spiraled due to sharp increase in land acquisition costs, while budgetary support has shrunk, leading it to fall back on internal resources and debt

Bharatmala network puts 25 toll road projects worth Rs 194 bn at risk: Icra

The Bharatmala network designed on the shortest possible route connecting the origin and destination is bound to impact the existing network

Bharatmala project to turn to finance ministry for allocation of funds

Bharatmala is the largest highways project after the National Highways Development Programme

Bharatmala or Sagarmala? Ministries face turf issue in Rs 7-trn initiative

Experts feel that it is ideal to merge the projects within these two sectors

Bharatmala a big opportunity for investors, but goal ambitious: Icra

Land acquisition is seen to be the biggest hurdle to for Bharatmala project

Logistics parks get mega push; four hubs to be set up

Discussion with states has begun on the Union government's mega programme to build logistics parks across the country. The Union Cabinet last month approved setting up of logistics parks at 35 locations under the 'Bharatmala' programme. Work was to first start at Mumbai, Bengaluru, Surat and Nagpur for warehousing hubs. "Preparation of the detailed project report has started and in the next two-three months, project award would take place," an official, requesting anonymity, told Business Standard.The ministry of road transport & highways has asked the state governments of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu to change the proposed locations for a park each at Vijayawada and Chennai. The ministry and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) felt the sites indicated by both states weren't suitable; "they would not have garnered enough volumes to sustain", the official said."For a logistics park, location is everything - for instance, if one train rake can go to a location, then 10 ...

Bharatmala collaterals

The large roads programme comes embedded with a clutch of associated issues

Bharatmala project: NHAI Board to have NITI Aayog chief as part-time member

The govt had approved a mega plan to build 83,677 km of highways over the next five years at a cost of Rs 7 lakh crore

Delegation of power will help us achieve Bharat Mala targets: NHAI chairman

With the government approving the Rs 5.35-lakh-crore Bharat Mala project, NHAI Chairman Deepak Kumar says that the blueprint for a separate company for expressways is being prepared

Execution holds the key

Bharatmala is a welcome but challenging initiative

Fund infusion, monetisation key to success

The government expects to go big time into the monestisation of operational projects

First highway project under Bharatmala by 2018-end : Gadkari

The roads that would be built under Bharatmala will include state highways, national highways, and some state roads across the country

Cabinet clears Rs 7 lakh crore Bharatmala project

Bharatmala is the largest highways project after the National Highway Development Programme