Infrastructure
Infrastructure refers to the set of basic facilities and systems that enable families and businesses to function in the long run. Serving a country, city, or other area, including the services and facilities required to run its economy. Roads, railways, bridges, tunnels, water supply, sewage, electrical grids, and telephones are examples of public and private infrastructure (including Internet connectivity and broadband access).
Infrastructure is described as “the physical components of interconnected systems that provide commodities and services required to enable, sustain, or improve social living conditions” and to maintain the environment in general.
India-Japan inks 300-bn yen bullet train pact
A high-level Japanese team, led by a special advisor to Kishida, visited India in January of this year to discuss cost overruns and delays. 80% of the project's money will be provided as an easy loan by the loan from Japan. [...]
NHAI to monetize 1,987 km of highways through toll-operate-transfer and InvIT modes in FY24
The amount the NHAI hopes to collect through asset monetization in FY24 was not made public, but according to the National Monetization Pipeline of the Centre, operational highway sections account for the largest part, approximately 1.6 lakh crore. [...]
TN govt targets ₹9,000-cr for Coimbatore metro rail project
This information was made public by the state's finance minister, Palanivel Thiaga Rajan, who stated that the Chennai Metro Rail Company Limited (CMRL) intends to provide metro train services on five lines in Coimbatore. [...]
TTIPL-RVNL emerges as L1 bidder for ₹1,272-cr road contract
The TTIPL-RVNL collaboration, which placed the lowest offer, has been given a project worth 1,272 crore rupees by the National Highway Authority of India (L1). [...]
India aims to become global hub of green ship building by 2030
The government has set a target for the initial Green Tugs to begin operating in all Major Ports by 2025. [...]
Transport infra gets ₹9,000-cr Budget booster in Delhi
This is the first time in Delhi that electric feeder buses will be plying in remote areas in and around the national capital. The estimated expenditure for the massive induction plan of electric buses over the next 12 years is ₹28,556 crores, with an allocation of ₹3,500 crore proposed for Delhi Government bus services towards the next financial year. [...]
Ashoka Buildcon wins ₹2, 161-cr contract for elevated road corridor in Bihar
In Danapur, Bihar, Ashoka Buildcon has been awarded a contract for the building and enhancement of the Danapur-Bihta segment of highway. The project will cost $2,161 crore and entail turning the two lanes that are already there into four lanes.
The project will include at-grade improvements from Design Ch: 0+000 to Design Ch: 19+870, connectivity to the current Road Over Bridge (RoB) near Danapur station (0.230 km), 1.35 Km ramps, and upgrading the existing carriageway along the 25.081-kilom [...]
Assam CM inaugurates ₹1,776-cr infra projects in state capital
The state capital's seven key infrastructure and building projects, totaling $1,776 crore in investment, were inaugurated by Assam's chief minister. These initiatives include of the creation of the Guwahati Police Reserve Campus, a new Police Commissionerate at Khanapara, and a new Raj Bhavan at Kharghuli.
The Chief Minister also began construction of an integrated directorate complex at Betkuchi, which will house numerous government directorates currently dispersed throughout the city. This [...]
Western Railway invites bids for ₹249.93-cr gauge conversion project in Vadodara
On an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) basis, Western Railway has issued an invitation for bids for the gauge conversion of the Samni-Jambusar section of the Vadodara Division. A variety of civil engineering tasks are included in the project's 249.93 crore budget, including earthwork, minor and major bridge construction, road under and over bridges, track linking, station construction, platforms, cover sheds, foot over bridges, service buildings, staff quarters, circulation [...]
Land acquisition issue resolved, Barapullah elevated corridor extension to commence in Delhi
Due to a land acquisition difficulty, the extension of the Barapullah elevated corridor in Delhi had been put on hold for a long time. However, now that the Public Works Department (PWD) has acquired the required property, the project is finally complete. Construction on the 3.5 kilometre, 1,068 crore stretch that connects Mayur Phase I to Sarai Kale Khan is anticipated to start soon.
When finished, the extension would offer commuters heading between East and South Delhi, as well as Noid [...]