Infrastructure

Dedicated: 140-km railway electrification Railway Minister Piyush Goyal inaugurated and flagged off the Phase I of East West Metro corridor of Kolkata Metro connecting Salt Lake Sector V and Salt Lake Stadium and dedicated various other Railway projects to the...

ADB has approved US$631 million (in loans and grants) for Vizag-Chennai Industrial Corridor (VCIC), comprising a Multi-Tranche Financing Facility (MFF).

The Cabinet has given its 'in-principle' approval for setting up a Rs.65,544.54 crore Major Port at Vadhavan near Dahanu in Maharashtra. Vadhavan port will be developed on "land lord model".

Broad gauge metro, which the Indian Railways has approved, has thrown up a huge opportunity for private players who can invest in rolling stocks for 500-600 projects.

To maintain the massive road network of India in efficient, environment friendly and safe manner at economical costs, there is a strong need for enhancement of knowledge, skill and expertise of the engineers, said Road Transport and Highway Minister Nitin...

Lack of coordination and communication between and within government agencies continues to delay decision making on projects as Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari continued his two-day review of projects on 24 Jan 2020.

Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has stressed upon strict adherence to project schedules and called for adopting best practices in project management and construction.

A delegation led by the Ambassador of Japan Satoshi Suzuki has discussed a wide range of Japan-funded projects in India’s North Eastern Region with the Minister of State Dr Jitendra Singh.

Projects over Rs.162,000 crores have been tendered under the Smart Cities Mission while work orders have been issued for around Rs.120,000 crores, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs said on 22 Jan 2020.

A Concession Agreement has been signed for completing the 6.5 km long Z-Morh tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir which includes construction, operation and maintenance of the tunnel with approaches on NH-1 at Srinagar-Sonmarg-Gumri Road from 61 km to 89.30 km...