Page 5 - Road Projects

Mamata asks TMC workers to gherao officials to force road completios

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday asked TMC workers to put up posters, organise rallies and gherao officials to force the completion of NH 60 bypass at Dubrajpur in Birbhum district

Conciliation helps NHAI resolve 66 cases of construction claims in 2 years

NHAI is taking the lead in conciliating matters and working towards resolving disputes through conciliation

Changes to hybrid annuity model will help protect returns, says Icra

Recent changes to Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM) for road sector projects will help in improved cash conversion cycle as well as protect the returns for developers, rating agency Icra said on Thursday.

Higher capital expenditure could help states deal with projects: Experts

The central allocation of Rs 25,000 crore, in addition to Rs 4.13 trillion given in the Union Budget, would be provided to states for capital expenditure

State infrastructure development authorities MMRDA, MSRDC swap projects

According to reports, the decision to swap the projects was taken during a meeting between the two authorities in August

NHAI to undertake rating of Concessionaires, Contractors and Consultants

Sets up portal-based performance evaluation under which vendors need to self-assess and submit project-related progress documents that will be reviewed at multiple levels by NHAI

Road projects of Rs 50,000 cr to be completed in MP by 2023: Gadkari

Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said that road projects of Rs 50,000 crore would be completed by 2023 in Madhya Pradesh and assured that in two years the state would have a world-class highways network

Gadkari reviews road projects; starts Harit Path app to monitor plantation

Union minister Nitin Gadkari stressed the need for utilising modern and green technologies in highways construction besides reducing the cost of road building by at least 25 per cent

Covid-19 effect: Upcoming road projects may shift to PPP on weak govt funds

The company, which launched the country's first public infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) in 2017, launched its second Rs 4,400-crore private InvIT

Gadkari to lay foundation stones for Rs 20,000-cr projects in Haryana

The projects for laying foundation stone include 227 km 6-lane access controlled Greenfield expressway from Ismailpur to Narnaul on NH 152D in 8 packages costing Rs 8,650 crore

Slow rate cut transmission hurting returns on HAM projects: India Ratings

The RBI has slashed repo rates by almost 200 basis points since June 2019 from 6.25 per cent to 4.25 per cent to ensure availability of cheaper credit

Covid-19 impact: Centre set to prioritise road expansion over new projects

Government will issue guidelines that lay down criteria for restarting work

Ashoka Buildcon arm executes concession pact with NHAI for road project

Shares of Ashoka Buildcon were trading at Rs 54.65 apiece on the BSE, up 3.21% over the previous close.

A deep dive into govt's ambitious infrastructure plan via six charts

Last week, the government came up with an ambitious plan for infrastructure investment

Rs 102 trn infrastructure investment: Which sector gets how much?

While Rs 102 trillion to be invested during this period would be spread between 12 broad sectors, almost one-third of the projects are still in conceptual stage

FM hits the 'road' in New Year, announces Rs 19.63-trn worth projects

Centre and states will be equal contributors

Nagpur-Kamptee road project delayed by defence ministry objections: Gadkari

The minister said he has given these subjects to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh for the past one-and-a-half months

Everyone says 'stop the work': Gadkari rues hurdles faced by road projects

Describing the process of acquiring land and environment clearance as the major hurdles, the Union road transport and highways minister said environment and development have to go together

Rs 30,000-crore road projects identified under built operate transfer

In sync with norms on hybrid-annuity and EPC contracts, NHAI has identified stretches of approximately 935 km across India, which will be constructed on built operate transfer (BOT) toll mode

States spending more on maintenance of old roads to get priority funds

This will ensure better maintenance of roads built under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana