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New rail lines planned The government will spend Rs.50,000 crore on coal evacuation infrastructure to further improve transportation and support the industry, said Anil Kumar Jain, Secretary, Ministry of Coal. “We would be making the additional investment in the eastern...

Stress fund for stuck SRA projects The Maharashtra State Housing Ministry announced a series of relaxations in its slum redevelopment policy to ensure faster availability of housing for slum dwellers in Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). Addressing a web press meet...

Projects to get technology innovation grant The Cabinet has approved the development of Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (AHRCs) for urban migrants and poor as a sub-scheme under Pradhan MantriAwasYojana–Urban (PMAY–U). As per the approval, the existing vacant Government-funded housing complexes...

Gadkari calls for a monthly meeting on infra A Group on Infrastructure meeting, held 7 July 2020, has directed concerned officers to proceed with forest clearance on 187 highway projects, according to a release from the Ministry of Road Transport...

HAM-PPP investments on the Ganga’s tributaries. The World Bank has signed a loan agreement to enhance support for the Namami Gange programme that seeks to rejuvenate the Ganga river and help stem pollution in the iconic river. The US$400 million...

Audit to help in a comprehensive analysis In its effort to improve the quality of roads, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to undertake performance assessment and ranking of the highways in the country. The assessment audit...

Sandhu leads selection committee With an aim to facilitate investment in the highway sector, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) is in the process of setting up an Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) to act as an investment manager. It...

Gasification technology selected for Delhi waste The Indian Oil, NTPC Ltd and South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) are developing a gasification technology-based Waste to Energy plant at Okhla landfill site in Delhi. The plant is to process 17,500 tons per...

MoU signed with KBR The construction arm of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has secured an EPC contract to construct Packages 11 and 22 of the Delhi Vadodara Expressway, which when completed will be the country’s longest expressway of National Highways...

Mali progresses with Solar energy NTPC, a central PSU under Power Ministry, has secured a Project Management Consultancy contract for the development of 500 MW Solar Park in Mali. The Republic of Mali has been taking various initiatives towards energy...