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New Delhi Railway Station illuminated in tri-colors.(File photo)
The Centre on Wednesday said that redevelopment of New Delhi railway station has been taken up on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode at an estimated cost Rs 5,000 crore.
In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said that the facilities proposed include congestion-free non-conflicting entry/exits to the station premises, segregation of arrival/departure of passengers, adequate concourse area without overcrowding, integration of both sides of the city, and integration with other modes of transport systems. Well illuminated circulating area and sufficient provision for drop off, pick up and parking has been proposed. Request for Qualification (RFQ) has been opened on February 2, he said.
HC notice on plea challenging handing over of Mangaluru airport to Adani Group
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The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday ordered issue of notice to the Ministry of Civil Aviation on a PIL petition questioning the process of handing over of Mangaluru International Airport to Adani Enterprises Ltd. for operations, management and development.
A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum passed the order on the petition filed by Airport Authority Employees’ Union, Mangaluru International Airport.
The petitioner has sought a declaration from the HC that the entire bidding process pursuant to the Cabinet decision of November 8, 2018, and the action of calling for Request for Proposal (RFP) to enter into a concession agreement as illegal. The petitioner has also sought a direction from the court to quash the July 3, 2019, decision of the MCA approving the bid of the Adani Enterprises Ltd. and th
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, January 29
The Economic Survey on Friday suggested the government to see the farm sector as a “modern business enterprise” for which “urgent reforms
Infra revival key to bring economy back to pre-COVID levels, says Economic Survey 2020-21
The government has also extended the Infrastructure Viability Gap Funding scheme until 2024-25 to attract more Public-Private Partnership projects and facilitate private investment in social sectors like health, education, wastewater, solid waste management, and water supply, the survey noted
Nevin John | January 29, 2021 | Updated 22:35 IST
Giving indications that the government will focus on infrastructure revival in Budget 2021 to drive the economy back to pre-COVID levels, the Economic Survey 2021 said that the Rs 111 lakh crore National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) projects will hold the key to rapid and inclusive economic growth.
Terming investment in infrastructure quintessential to boost growth, the Economic Survey on Friday said post unlocking of the economy, infra sectors are poised for growth and construction of roads is expected to return to the high pace attained before Covid-19. The infrastructure sector will be the key to overall economic growth and macroeconomic stability, the Survey said emphasising that the year after the crisis (2021-22) will require sustained and calibrated measures to facilitate the process of economic recovery and enable the economy to get back on its long-term growth trajectory. Basic infrastructure facilities in the country provide the foundation of growth. In the absence of adequate infrastructure, the economy operates at a suboptimal level and remains distant from its potential and frontier growth trajectory.