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NHAI incentivises its officials
for timely implementation of
Bharatmala

o expedite implementation of the government’s
TBharatmala Pariyojna, NHAI has decided to start an
incentive scheme for its officials. The scheme not only
envisages completing the projects earlier than the scheduled
time, but also aims at savings on account of cost overruns
GMR to develop airport project in due to time delays. The scheme will reward hardworking,
meritorious officials and will act as a catalyst to motivate
Philippines other officials to work more efficiently.
he GMR Group along with its partner Philippines-based
TMegawide Construction Corporation emerged as the
lowest bidder for the USD 250 million Clark International
Airport project in the southeast Asian nation.
Clark airport is being developed by the Government of
Philippines through a hybrid model with EPC and O&M
tenders being issued separately. The consortium will
construct the integrated terminal along with specified
landside facilities like car parks.
IR to provide LED lighting on
all its stations

he Ministry of Railways is actively working
Tto provide 100% LED lighting for its most of
the Non-traction Energy needs like Railway Staff
Colonies, Railway Stations, Railway Platforms etc.
Under this 100% LED initiative, Railway Ministry
has decided to make all railway stations 100% LED
lit by first quarter of 2018.
Till date about 3500 railway stations have
Work on undersea tunnel for already been provided with 100% LED lights. To
bullet train begins in Mumbai take ahead provision of LED lights at all stations,
he Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train distance ESCO mode in this area is also being pursued. The
Tof 508km, has a 21km underground corridor Railways has issued directives to Zonal Railways to
from BKC to Kalyan Shilphata. Of this, 7km falls provide LED light fittings to residential quarters as
under the Thane creek, with 1.8km of it to be built well. It is also aiming to provide energy -efficient
under the sea bed, and the remaining under the LED lights on all Railway coaches/EMU as well.
mangroves marshland on either side of the creek.
A team of engineers from National High-Speed Vintage cars get NGT green signal for
Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), RITES Ltd, rallies and exhibition
and Japan’s Kawasaki Geological Engineering has
been studying the seabed structure. This involves he National Green Tribunal has allowed vintage cars that
firing a high-energy sound wave towards the Tsatisfy prescribed norms under the Motor Vehicles Act to
seabed from below the surface of the water, and ply on the roads for rallies and exhibitions in Delhi.
mapping the refracted sound wave to determine Granting relief to the vintage cars, the green court referred
the density of the rock under the sea bed. Only to Rule 92 (2)(c) of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989
a very dense rock can safely support a tunnel of and Section 59 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, which
this nature. grants exemption to “antique or vintage” vehicles.

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