The Mumbai Trans Harbour Link or Atal Setu, built with financial assistance of almost $2 billion from Japan International Cooperation Agency, has emerged as another symbol of strong Indo-Japan collaboration in the infrastructure sector. This is the second mega infrastructure project, two decades after the Japan-funded Delhi Metro started operations. Other big projects for which JICA is providing financial support ...
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Budget 2021 gives a Boost to Infrastructure Sector
To further improve the country’s infrastructure, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed to significantly enhance capital expenditure to Rs 5.54 lakh crore in the next fiscal. The focus is also on creating institutional structures and giving a big thrust to monetizing assets to achieve the goals of the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP). This will require a major increase in funding both ...
Accelerating Infrastructure Projects
The Road Transport, Highways and MSME Minister Nitin Gadkari has stated we could well use the current Covid-19 crisis and turn it into an opportunity to address a number of other problems which include roadblocks in highway projects in the country as well as the issue of stranded migrant labourers in many states. Gadkari said that talks are underway with ...
Editors Page April – May 2019
Post-election, road and infrastructure sector has a lot to cheer because of the continuity it can expect in terms of policies and implementation. The Minister Nitin Gadkari has already unveiled his plans for highways & world class expressways and promotion of vehicles running on alternative fuel. He has also set a new target of laying 40km of road everyday over ...