Roads and Highways Industry Outlook
The infrastructure sector is the prime mover of the economy which contributes to faster economic growth and development. Road transport forms an integral part of the infrastructure system. In India, road transport is the dominant mode of transport, both in terms of traffic share and contribution to the national economy.
Since road transport plays a key role in promoting equitable socio-economic development across regions of the country, building a cost- effective and indigenous road network has been the priority of the government. In this regard, the Bharatmala Pariyojana, Parvatmala scheme and Sagarmala Programme initiated by the government hold immense potential to boost growth of the transportation sector.
Investing in roads and highways is crucial as it contributes to the movement of people and goods from one place to another, and thereby also enhances the country’s economic growth and development. It is therefore a significant factor in the country’s transition from a developing nation to a developed one.
India with about 66.71 lakh kms has the second largest road network in the world; this comprises National Highways, Expressways, State Highways, Major District Roads, Other District Roads, and Village Roads (Table 1).
Budget Allocations and Expenditures
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has been allocated ₹2,78,000 crores in the Interim Budget 2024-2025, which is higher than the revised estimates for 2023-2024. In budget 2023-2024, the government had allocated ₹2,70,434.71 crores to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, which is higher than the revised estimates in 2022-2023. In the previous budget allocation ₹1,99,107.71 crore had been allocated to the Ministry.Length of 4 lane plus National Highway (NH) network including High Speed Corridors has increased by more than 250% from about 18,371 km in March, 2014 to about 46,179 km so far. Length of less than 2 Lane NHs has decreased from about 27,517 km in March, 2014 to about 14,870 km which is now only about 10% of the NH network.
National Highways
The pace of construction of National Highways rose consistently between 2014-15 and 2023-24 due to the sustained thrust on corridor-based national highway developments. MoRTH) constructed 5248 km of National Highways (provisional figures). (Figure 1)Institutional Initiatives
Green Highways Policy 2015
The contracts for developing green highways will be given to NGOs, agencies, private companies, and government organizations. These stakeholders will be responsible for the survival and health of the trees, which will be monitored by a Monitoring Agency on a regular basis by carrying out site visits for field verification to check survival, growth and size of plantation and its maintenance. A performance audit of the executing agencies will be regularly conducted by the Agency on an annual basis and new contracts will be awarded to agencies based on this audit.
Objectives of the Policy
- Evolve a policy framework for plantation along National Highways.
- Reduce the impact of air pollution and dust by planting trees and shrubs along National Highways.
- Provide shade along the roads.
- Reduce impact of noise caused by vehicles.
- Arrest soil erosion on embankment slopes.
- Prevent glare from headlights of vehicles.
- Moderate effect of wind and radiation.
- Create employment opportunities for local people.
Bharatmala Pariyojana
Launched under the Ministry of Roads Transport and Highways with the primary focus of optimizing the efficiency of movement of goods and people across the country, Bharatmala Pariyojana envisions development of about 26,000 km length of Economic Corridors, which, along with Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) and North-South and East-West (NS-EW) Corridors, are expected to carry most of the freight traffic on roads.Also, about 8000 km of Inter- corridors and about 7500 km of feeder routes have been identified for improving the effectiveness of Economic Corridors, GQ, and NS-EW Corridors. The programme envisions development of ring roads, bypasses, and elevated corridors to decongest the traffic passing through cities and enhance logistic efficiency.
Reasons for setting up the programme
- Inadequate optimization of National Highway network & Road network due to resource constraints and absence of a national plan.
- Lack of integrated planning in the connectivity of major corridors and ports with hinterland.
- Due to the presence of congestion points with multiple points of local congestion present even on already developed corridors.
- Lack of accident response infrastructure.
Features of the programme
The programme focuses on enhancing the effectiveness of the already built infrastructure, multi-modal integration, bridging infrastructure gaps for seamless movement, and integrating National and Economic Corridors. 6 key features of the programme:- Economic Corridors: Integrating the economic corridors facilitates larger connectedness between economically important production and consumption centers.
- Inter-corridor and feeder routes: This would ensure first mile and last mile connectivity.
- National Corridor Efficiency Improvement: Through this, the greater actionable goal is to undertake lane expansion and decongestion of existing National Corridors.
- Border and International connectivity roads: Better border road infrastructure would ensure greater maneuverability, while also boosting trade with neighboring countries.
- Coastal and Port connectivity roads: Port-led economic development is further boosted through connectivity to coastal areas, encouraging both tourism and industrial development.
- Greenfield Expressways: Expressways that have higher traffic configuration and choke points would benefit from greenfield expressways.
Implementation of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana in Uttar Pradesh
There has been emphasis on building rural roads under the Pradhan Mantri Gam Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), besides initiating national and state highway projects. A total number of 20,540 road works have been cleared in Uttar Pradesh and 18,565 road works have been completed under PMGSY, as of December 09, 2021. The scheme was launched as a one-time special intervention, with the objective to provide rural connectivity, by way of a single all-weather road, to the eligible unconnected habitations of designated population size in the core network, for uplifting the socio- economic condition of the rural population. The primary objective of the scheme was to provide all-weather road connectivity to eligible unconnected habitations.Key highlights of the report:
- India with about 66.71 lakh km has the second largest road network in the world, this comprises National Highways, Expressways, State Highways, Major District Roads, Other District Roads, and Village Roads
- The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has been allocated Rs 278000 crores in the Interim Budget 2024-2025, which is higher than the revised estimates for 2023-2024
- 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is allowed under the automatic route in the road and highways sector, subject to applicable laws and regulation
- India’s Gati Shakti program has consolidated a list of 81 high impact projects, out of which road infrastructure projects were the top priority.
- The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has firmed up a draft policy on the use of inert waste material that does not disintegrate naturally and has sought public comments.
- The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) under the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for a period of three years to develop and report a Green Cover Index for the extensive network of National Highways in India.
- To improve the comfort and convenience of the Highway users, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has planned the development of state-of-the-art Wayside Amenities (WSA) at about every 40 kms along the National Highways on PPP mode.
- The portfolio consists of five road stretches totalling 230 kilometres across India, and is likely to fetch an enterprise value of $1-1.2 billion.
- In India, average travel speed on highways is a paltry 47 kmph. In US, it is over 100 kmph, in China, it is 90 kmph
- Construction works on National Highways sometimes fall behind schedule due to various reasons like delay in land acquisition, delay in fulfilment of Government’s condition precedent like various clearances, utility shifting, delays on the part of Contractors/Concessionaire including cash flow issues
Salient features of PMGSY
- Standards and specifications as per Indian Road Congress (IRC) and Rural Roads Manual; decentralized and evidence-based planning.
- Dedicated implementation mechanism at central, state and district level, scrutiny of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) at multiple levels.
- Three-tier quality management system, strong IT support for monitoring and implementing the programme, unbroken flow of funds, inbuilt mechanism for consultation with public representatives at planning, selection of roads, and monitoring.
Land Acquisition Made Transparent and Quick
Therefore, the need of the hour was workflow-based automation of the current Land Acquisition process for National Highway (NH) projects. The solution was the development and operationalization of a comprehensive web-based portal.
Digital Initiative: Bhoomi Rashi has been designed as a single point platform by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways for online processing of land acquisition notifications to accelerate highway infrastructure development projects in India. The portal was made operational on 1st April 2018. It will fast track the process of land acquisition and result in greater benefits for all stakeholders.
This portal would enhance the efficiency of the land acquisition process, ensure transparency and accountability and result in e-transfer of benefits directly to the accounts of the beneficiaries. Its benefits would be faster process completion, transparent fund transfer to the landowners and reduction of procedural errors. [i]
E-tolling
To remove traffic bottlenecks at toll plazas and ensure seamless movement of vehicles and hassle-free collection of tolls, the Government has implemented a National Electronic Toll Collection (NETC) programme. It provides for electronic collection of tolls through FASTags. The National Payment Corporation of India is the Central Clearing House (CCH).Policy Support
- 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is allowed under the automatic route in the road and highways sector, subject to applicable laws and regulation.
- In October 2021, the government issued a notice related to concessions under the Vehicle Scrapping Policy (effective from April 2022) to encourage vehicle owners towards discarding old vehicles that have higher fuel consumption costs.
- Finance Bill 2019 made certain changes in the Central Roads and Infrastructure Fund Act. The Central Government will now be responsible for formulating criteria for any state road project.
Gati Shakti - National Master Plan
- The Indian government launched the Gati Shakti-National Master Plan to help lead a holistic and integrated development of infrastructure, generating immense employment opportunities in the country.
- The aim of the Plan is to create a digital platform that would enable 16 ministries to collaborate on integrated planning and coordinated implementation of projects. The Plan will also bring together departments such as railways, roads and highways, and others, and implementation will be done with the help of geo satellite imaging and Big Data, land, and logistics.
- India’s Gati Shakti program has consolidated a list of 81 high impact projects, of which, road infrastructure projects were a top priority. The major highway projects include the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway (1350 km), Amritsar-Jamnagar Expressway (1257 km), and Saharanpur-Dehradun Expressway (210 km). The focus of this program is faster approval process through the Gati Shakti portal and to digitalize the approval process completely.
Going Green
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has firmed up a draft policy on the use of inert waste material that does not disintegrate naturally and has also sought public comments on this policy.The Policy is aimed at resolving the two problems of disposal of urban solid waste and rising requirement of earth or soil for construction of embankments (as highway construction picks up pace).
The government has now decided to dovetail highways construction with Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0. According to the draft guidelines, all projects, whether in the bidding stage or DPR, will be eligible to use inert material and an enabling provision may be made mandating use of inert soil in the construction of embankments of highways or roads, wherever it is provided on site by the local bodies.
The disposal of solid waste is a major environmental challenge in urban areas. The first pilot project was carried out in Delhi-NCR on urban extension road and DND Sohnaspur of the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway, and the second pilot project was conducted on the Ahmedabad- Dholera Expressway. Inert material, a major component of municipal solid waste, was used to make embankments in both these projects.
Green Cover Index
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has signed a MoU with the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) under the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for a period of three years to develop and report a Green Cover Index for the extensive network of National Highways in India. The prioritization of greening Highway Corridors has been a focal point for MoRTH and NHAI since the initiation of the Green Highways Policy in 2015.Way Side Amenities
To improve the comfort and convenience of highway users, MoRTH has planned the development of state-of-the-art Wayside Amenities (WSA) at about every 40 kms along the National Highways on PPP mode. Some of the mandatory facilities being developed at each WSA are fuel stations, EV charging stations, food court/ restaurants, dhabas, convenience stores, clean toilets, safe drinking water, first aid / medical room, including childcare room, dedicated area for promoting local artisans, car/bus/truck parking, drone landing facilities / helipad etc.Clutch of Funds in Race for NIIF’S $1.2 Billion Roads Portfolio
The portfolio of the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited (NIIFL), that maintains infrastructure investments funds for international and Indian investors, has five road stretches totaling 230 kms across India, and likely to fetch an enterprise value of $1-1.2 billion.Global infrastructure majors signing the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) include Spanish Company Abertis, French road developer VINCI Highways. PE fund KKR, and two Canadian funds viz. CDPQ, and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). The NDA has also been signed by the Edelweiss-owned road operator Sekura Roads.
This is the largest road portfolio available in the market. Major assets within this portfolio include two highways situated in Jammu & Kashmir, the 16.3-km Qazigund Banihal Expressway, and the 64.5-km Jammu Udhampur Highway.
Road Ministry to seek Technical Help from IITs
MoRTH will seek expert technical help and guidance from professors at IITs on new areas of development as well as scientific solutions to problems arising in highway construction and maintenance. The Ministry has signed a MoU with IIT-Roorkee, IIT-BHU, IIT Madras, and the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantpur, to appoint chair professors in these institutes.Faster Road Travel Ahead
In India, the average travel speed on highways is a paltry 47 kmph. In US, it is over 100 kmph, while in China it is 90 kmph. Plans are afoot to push this figure up to 85 kmph on the National Highway (NH) network. MoRTH plans to construct and expand approximately 41,000 km of NHs, including 15,000 km of high-speed, access-controlled corridors, by FY 2031-32. Two critical aspects of the plan are: decongesting highways in and around cities; and building high-speed corridors (HSCs). The increased speeds on NHs could bring down logistics cost to 9-10% of GDP from 13-14%, other than making travel less time consuming.Qualitative Reforms in Project Reports
The Union Road Transport and Highways minister Nitin Gadkari pitched for qualitative reforms in the detailed project reports (DPRs) being prepared for national highway projects, saying poor quality of DPRs results in accidents and deaths on highways every year.Increasing E–Mobility on Highways
The government is working on a plan to build electric vehicle–ready highways on the Golden Quadrilateral in an effort to reduce fuel consumption and vehicular emissions through electrification of intercity public transport. It is planned over the next seven years to accelerate adoption of e-mobility and support deployment of e-buses across the country. The e-highways will be powered by green energy-enabled charging infrastructure, which will encourage more people to buy electric cars.Reviving the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model
Speaking at a conference organized by MoRTH for all the stakeholders in the Roads & Highways sector, Shri Nitin Gadkari had said, “We are committed to revive the BOT model and make it investment-friendly and attractive for private partnerships. This will not only strengthen the road infrastructure but will have a ripple effect that will further strengthen the country’s economy, increase employment opportunities, and reduce logistics cost.”Ropeway Projects identified under Parvatmala Pariyojana
At the Ropeway: Symposium-cum-Exhibition held in New Delhi on January 23rd, 2024, Shri Nitin Gadkari said more than 200 projects at a cost of ₹1.25 lakh crore have been identified for development in the coming five years under the National Ropeways Development Program “Parvatmala Pariyojana”.He said that our foremost priority should be to make ropeways economically viable by bringing down the overall project cost and encourage Public Private Partnership to develop the ropeway network in the country. And apart from facilitating tourism in hilly areas, ropeways offer huge potential in urban public transport as well. The focus should be on developing indigenous and cost-efficient solutions without comprising safety. Ropeways hold immense potential to positively impact tourism and job creation in the country.
He also said that we need to standardize the existing policies and codes, and transform the Ropeway industry by encouraging local manufacture of Ropeway Components under the Government’s “Make in India” initiative. He informed that 60% construction support is provided under Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM for Ropeways) as compared to 40% support provided under National Highways to attract more private players for development of ropeways under Parvatmala Pariyojana.
At the event, an MoU was signed by NHLML and IIT Roorkee for creating a center of excellence for ropeways and other mobility systems.
Collaboration of NHAI with Geological Survey of India
NHAI signed a MoU with GSI on 31st January, 2024 to provide services to NHAI for site specific geotechnical consultancy and assist in vetting of Detailed Project Reports (DPR). The MoU was signed in the presence of NHAI Chairman Shri Santosh Kumar Yadav and Dr. Saibal Ghosh, Deputy Director General, GSI.As per the agreement, GSI will provide site specific geotechnical consultancy services related to preparation of geological map of the area for providing detailed geological features, slope stability study of the road, identification of geologically weak zones at various sites/stretches of National Highways, suggestions on site specific remedial measures, 3D geological logging of tunnels in projects, and suggestions on necessary/relevant stabilization measures. GSI will also undertake detailed analysis of DPRs prepared by NHAI consultants.
This collaboration between two Government organizations to share best practices will give an impetus to quality construction of National Highways. It will not only help in easier operations and maintenance of highways but also provide smooth and seamless travel experience to highway users.
NHAI’s Total Asset Monetization Program
NHAI has raised the highest ever concession value of ₹15,624.90 crore through ‘InvIT Round-3’. NHAI is adopting three modes for monetizing viz. Toll Operate Transfer (TOT), InvIT, and Securitization. During this financial year, NHAI has already awarded four TOT Bundles and monetized value of ₹15,968 crore.Industry Risks and Challenges
The development of roads has been constrained, inter-alia, by delays in acquisition of land; delayed permissions for railway over bridge; problems in rehabilitation and resettlement; non-availability of state support agreement; cost and time overruns resulting in delays in COD; delays in getting environment / forest department clearances; delay in shifting utilities like high tension electric lines and towers, etc; change in plan for pedestrian crossings, agriculture vehicle underpasses, etc.In 2022, India witnessed a 9.4% increase in fatalities due to road accidents either due to reckless driving, overspeeding, drunken driving, or non-compliance with traffic regulations.
According to the report on Road Accidents in India 2022, 151,000 (32.9%) of the total road accidents took place on the National Highways, including expressways, 106,000 (23.1%) on state highways, and the remaining 202,000 (43.9%) on other roads. Shri Nitin Gadkari has set a target to reduce the number of accidents and resultant deaths by half by 2024.
Delay in Road Projects
Construction work on National Highways sometimes falls behind schedule due to delays in land acquisition, delays in fulfilment of Government’s condition precedents like environment clearance, utility shifting, delays on the part of contractors/concessionaire, cash flow issues etc.As on August 1st, 2023, according to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, nearly half of the country’s 1646 infrastructure projects, ranging from roads to railways to airports, are delayed by an average of 37 months, and 388 projects reported a combined cost escalation of over ₹ 4.65 lakh crores, till July 2023. The delay was attributed to hurdles in land acquisition, forest or environmental clearance, lack of infrastructure support and linkages, delays in supply of equipment, fund constraints, and geological challenges.
Cost Overrun of Projects
The cost overruns of infrastructure projects rose slightly to 17.5% in November compared to a nearly four-year low of 17.4% achieved in October even as the number of projects running behind schedule declined to 46.1% from 46.6% as reported in the official data.According to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), that tracks infrastructure projects worth ₹150 crore and above, the average time overrun of these projects also improved last month. In the list, the number of central government projects rose to 1831 in November from 1788 in the previous month as it added 58 new projects last month, most of which belonged to the road sector.
Among the significant reasons for delays, the government counts delays in land acquisition, environmental clearances, lack of infrastructure support and linkages, and tie-ups for project financing.
Way Forward
Promoting Bank Lending
- Use of corporate and public savings with appropriate instruments and pension funds.
- Tax free infrastructure bonds issued by banks.
- SLR and CRR exemption to infrastructure bonds.
- Categorizing infra advances as part of sector lending.
- Allowing banks to raise foreign currency bonds for infra lending.
- Deepening of secondary market.
Public Private Partnership (PPP) Model
Private infrastructure investment remains crucial but public and government infrastructure funds remain, by far, the largest source of road financing. All these sources of funding must be maximized to properly address road financing needs; thus, the relevance of public-private partnerships in spending for both new investments and operations and maintenance on existing roads.
Three lessons of PPP model
- Carefully gauge the “readiness for implementation” to avoid initial start-up delays and ensure appropriateness.
- Regular monitoring.
- Involve project beneficiaries from inception.
Promoting Growth of Private Sector
Meeting road needs requires massive investment and greater efficiency to ensure low costs and good quality service. Hence, a significantly increased role of banks and financial institutions (FIs) is imperative to meet emerging challenges. A more holistic approach in streamlining road infrastructure with substantial private sector financing in a competitive environment to improve quality and enhance coverage is needed.The sustainability of urban road infrastructure necessitates full-cost recovery, transparent, targeted, and measurable subsidy, if necessary, cost savings through energy efficiency, reduction of leakages, manpower rationalization, full autonomy to local bodies to determine realistic tariffs, operation of escrow account, etc.
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Navigating airports and airplanes can be stressful at the best of times. As millions of travelers take to the skies over the busy holiday period, that inbuilt stress can hit new heights.
But it doesn’t have to, just ask the world’s flight attendants. If anyone’s got surviving holiday travel down, it’s these aviation experts who fly every day, sometimes multiple times a day.
To learn from their wisdom, CNN Travel chatted with Florida-based flight attendant Hunter Smith-Lihas, who works as a flight attendant on a major US airline, and veteran Australian flight-attendant-turned-psychologist Liz Simmons, to hear their tips, tricks and aviation secrets.
Whether you’re flying home for Thanksgiving or heading abroad on a New Year’s Eve getaway, here’s a cabin crew’s guide to surviving the ups and downs of holiday air travel.
Navigating airports and airplanes can be stressful at the best of times. As millions of travelers take to the skies over the busy holiday period, that inbuilt stress can hit new heights.
But it doesn’t have to, just ask the world’s flight attendants. If anyone’s got surviving holiday travel down, it’s these aviation experts who fly every day, sometimes multiple times a day.
To learn from their wisdom, CNN Travel chatted with Florida-based flight attendant Hunter Smith-Lihas, who works as a flight attendant on a major US airline, and veteran Australian flight-attendant-turned-psychologist Liz Simmons, to hear their tips, tricks and aviation secrets.
Whether you’re flying home for Thanksgiving or heading abroad on a New Year’s Eve getaway, here’s a cabin crew’s guide to surviving the ups and downs of holiday air travel.
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It’s been more than a week since Hannah Kobayashi missed a flight connection in Los Angeles. After a series of suspicious texts from her phone, the 30-year-old Hawaii woman has gone silent – and her family is desperately trying to find her.
Kobayashi was traveling from Maui, Hawaii, to New York and had a connecting flight at Los Angeles International Airport, her sister, Sydni, told CNN by phone Monday. She had the same itinerary as an ex-boyfriend; the pair decided to keep their flights since they couldn’t get a refund but would be going their separate ways once they landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
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Hannah was going to spend time in upstate New York with her aunt, Sydni said. But November 11 was the last day anyone heard from her.
Sydni said text messages from Hannah in the lead-up to her disappearance did not sound like her. Hannah used words like “hun,” “love” and “babe.”
“I personally don’t think that was my sister,” Sydni said. “She doesn’t use the word ‘hun.’ ‘Love’ and ‘babe,’ but never ‘hun.’ Even her close friends have said the same.”
Sydni added, “The reason why it’s so concerning is because we’re so close and I’ve known her to always be very grounded and she’s always had a calm and collected demeanor. Yes, she’s a free and independent spirit and she likes to travel, she’s a writer and photographer, but she’s never done anything like this on purpose.”
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During the Ordovician Period, a time of significant changes for Earth’s life-forms, plate tectonics and climate, the planet experienced a peak in meteorite strikes. Nearly two dozen impact craters known to occur during this time were all within 30 degrees of Earth’s equator, signaling that the meteoroids may have rained down from a rocky ring around the planet, according to a study published September 12 in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters.
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“It’s statistically unusual that you would get 21 craters all relatively close to the equator. It shouldn’t happen. They should be randomly distributed,” said lead author Andrew Tomkins, a geologist and professor of Earth and planetary sciences at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.
Not only does the new hypothesis shed light on the origins of the spike in meteorite impacts, but it also may provide an answer to a previously unexplained event: A global deep freeze, one of the coldest climate events in Earth’s history, may have been a result of the ring’s shadow.
Scientists are hoping to find out more about the possible ring. It could help answer the mysteries of Earth’s history as well as pose new questions about the influence an ancient ring could have had on evolutionary development, Tomkins said.
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The 2022 World Cup final will go down as one of the most exciting, dramatic and memorable matches in the history of the game.
It was the scene of Lionel Messi’s greatest moment on a soccer pitch, in which he cemented his legacy as the best player of his generation after finally guiding Argentina to World Cup glory.
It was, for many, the perfect, fairytale ending to a tournament which thrilled well over a billion fans around the world. So good, perhaps, that many forgot it bookended the most controversial World Cup in history.
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Rewind to the start of the tournament and the talk was all about matters off the field: from workers’ rights to the treatment of the LGBTQ+ community.
Just hours before the opening match, FIFA President Gianni Infantino launched into a near hour-long tirade to hundreds of journalists at a press conference in Doha, where he accused Western critics of hypocrisy and racism.
“Reform and change takes time. It took hundreds of years in our countries in Europe. It takes time everywhere, the only way to get results is by engaging […] not by shouting,” said Infantino.
At one point, the FIFA president challenged the room of journalists, stressing FIFA will protect the legacy for migrant workers that it set out with the Qatar authorities.
“I’ll be back, we’ll be here to check, don’t worry, because you will be gone,” he said.
So, a year on from the World Cup final, what is the legacy of the 2022 World Cup?
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Japan is famed for its skilled artisans, masters who maintain a commitment to tradition while modernizing production techniques in line with the development of new materials and processes.
Many places in the country have grown famous by focusing on specific crafts, from exquisite kimonos to perfectly designed knives. Among them is the small city of Sabae, in Fukui prefecture, about a 3.5-hour train ride from Tokyo.
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It’s widely known as Japan’s eyeglasses capital – and for good reason. Sabae produces over 90% of the frames manufactured in the country, according to the local government. Signs and objects shaped like eyeglasses can be found on city streets, and there’s even a museum and festival devoted to spectacles.
The art of making spectacles
Sabae, located on Japan’s main Honshu island near the city of Fukui, has been producing quality eyewear for more than a century.
It all started in 1905, when a local government official invited skilled eyeglasses artisans to come to the city to teach their craft, an attempt to create new opportunities for local farmers.
The move paid off. Today, Sabae has over 100 companies that collaborate to make pairs of glasses.
Though these studios use cutting-edge machinery to produce new frames made of metal and acetate, most stages still require the skilled hands and trained eyes of Sabae’s master artisans.
That includes Takeshi Yamae, a frame designer with Japanese brand Boston Club who has lived in the city for 17 years. He tells CNN one pair of glasses can involve more than 200 steps.
“I first design it, sketch it, then put it into my computer,” he says. “From the time I start designing, to the time I have the perfect product, it takes more than a year.”
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Japan is famed for its skilled artisans, masters who maintain a commitment to tradition while modernizing production techniques in line with the development of new materials and processes.
Many places in the country have grown famous by focusing on specific crafts, from exquisite kimonos to perfectly designed knives. Among them is the small city of Sabae, in Fukui prefecture, about a 3.5-hour train ride from Tokyo.
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It’s widely known as Japan’s eyeglasses capital – and for good reason. Sabae produces over 90% of the frames manufactured in the country, according to the local government. Signs and objects shaped like eyeglasses can be found on city streets, and there’s even a museum and festival devoted to spectacles.
The art of making spectacles
Sabae, located on Japan’s main Honshu island near the city of Fukui, has been producing quality eyewear for more than a century.
It all started in 1905, when a local government official invited skilled eyeglasses artisans to come to the city to teach their craft, an attempt to create new opportunities for local farmers.
The move paid off. Today, Sabae has over 100 companies that collaborate to make pairs of glasses.
Though these studios use cutting-edge machinery to produce new frames made of metal and acetate, most stages still require the skilled hands and trained eyes of Sabae’s master artisans.
That includes Takeshi Yamae, a frame designer with Japanese brand Boston Club who has lived in the city for 17 years. He tells CNN one pair of glasses can involve more than 200 steps.
“I first design it, sketch it, then put it into my computer,” he says. “From the time I start designing, to the time I have the perfect product, it takes more than a year.”
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Since the collapse of the USSR, Kazakhstan’s largest city (population 2.2 million and growing) has evolved from a drab, run-of-the-mill Soviet metropolis into the urban star of Central Asia.
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Along the way, the city has developed one of the world’s most beautiful metro systems, grown into a thriving banking and finance center, complemented its vintage bazaars with luxury boutiques and modern shopping malls and reshaped its traditional gastronomy into a nouvelle cuisine that’s drawing raves from foodies around the world.
Almaty is also evolving into the cultural and artistic hub of Central Asia. It’s already got several world-class museums (including a “secret” underground collection that doesn’t even have a name) and a dazzling new cultural center slated to open early next year.
“It’s an incredibly livable city,” says long-time American resident Dennis Keen, a historic preservation advocate and founder of Walking Almaty.
“Green and clean. You don’t need a car. The public transit here is fantastic. And it’s very much the center of contemporary art and dining in Central Asia.”
Keen adds that whenever he tells someone back home that he lives in Kazakhstan, “Borat” inevitably comes up. The movie’s title character doesn’t paint a very flattering portrait of the Central Asian nation. But nowadays one is tempted to think that if Borat visited Almaty now, he would say, “Very nice!”
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Several cities around the globe have reinvented themselves in recent years, but none more successfully than Almaty.
Since the collapse of the USSR, Kazakhstan’s largest city (population 2.2 million and growing) has evolved from a drab, run-of-the-mill Soviet metropolis into the urban star of Central Asia.
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Along the way, the city has developed one of the world’s most beautiful metro systems, grown into a thriving banking and finance center, complemented its vintage bazaars with luxury boutiques and modern shopping malls and reshaped its traditional gastronomy into a nouvelle cuisine that’s drawing raves from foodies around the world.
Almaty is also evolving into the cultural and artistic hub of Central Asia. It’s already got several world-class museums (including a “secret” underground collection that doesn’t even have a name) and a dazzling new cultural center slated to open early next year.
“It’s an incredibly livable city,” says long-time American resident Dennis Keen, a historic preservation advocate and founder of Walking Almaty.
“Green and clean. You don’t need a car. The public transit here is fantastic. And it’s very much the center of contemporary art and dining in Central Asia.”
Keen adds that whenever he tells someone back home that he lives in Kazakhstan, “Borat” inevitably comes up. The movie’s title character doesn’t paint a very flattering portrait of the Central Asian nation. But nowadays one is tempted to think that if Borat visited Almaty now, he would say, “Very nice!”
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Several cities around the globe have reinvented themselves in recent years, but none more successfully than Almaty.
Since the collapse of the USSR, Kazakhstan’s largest city (population 2.2 million and growing) has evolved from a drab, run-of-the-mill Soviet metropolis into the urban star of Central Asia.
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Along the way, the city has developed one of the world’s most beautiful metro systems, grown into a thriving banking and finance center, complemented its vintage bazaars with luxury boutiques and modern shopping malls and reshaped its traditional gastronomy into a nouvelle cuisine that’s drawing raves from foodies around the world.
Almaty is also evolving into the cultural and artistic hub of Central Asia. It’s already got several world-class museums (including a “secret” underground collection that doesn’t even have a name) and a dazzling new cultural center slated to open early next year.
“It’s an incredibly livable city,” says long-time American resident Dennis Keen, a historic preservation advocate and founder of Walking Almaty.
“Green and clean. You don’t need a car. The public transit here is fantastic. And it’s very much the center of contemporary art and dining in Central Asia.”
Keen adds that whenever he tells someone back home that he lives in Kazakhstan, “Borat” inevitably comes up. The movie’s title character doesn’t paint a very flattering portrait of the Central Asian nation. But nowadays one is tempted to think that if Borat visited Almaty now, he would say, “Very nice!”
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Japan is famed for its skilled artisans, masters who maintain a commitment to tradition while modernizing production techniques in line with the development of new materials and processes.
Many places in the country have grown famous by focusing on specific crafts, from exquisite kimonos to perfectly designed knives. Among them is the small city of Sabae, in Fukui prefecture, about a 3.5-hour train ride from Tokyo.
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It’s widely known as Japan’s eyeglasses capital – and for good reason. Sabae produces over 90% of the frames manufactured in the country, according to the local government. Signs and objects shaped like eyeglasses can be found on city streets, and there’s even a museum and festival devoted to spectacles.
The art of making spectacles
Sabae, located on Japan’s main Honshu island near the city of Fukui, has been producing quality eyewear for more than a century.
It all started in 1905, when a local government official invited skilled eyeglasses artisans to come to the city to teach their craft, an attempt to create new opportunities for local farmers.
The move paid off. Today, Sabae has over 100 companies that collaborate to make pairs of glasses.
Though these studios use cutting-edge machinery to produce new frames made of metal and acetate, most stages still require the skilled hands and trained eyes of Sabae’s master artisans.
That includes Takeshi Yamae, a frame designer with Japanese brand Boston Club who has lived in the city for 17 years. He tells CNN one pair of glasses can involve more than 200 steps.
“I first design it, sketch it, then put it into my computer,” he says. “From the time I start designing, to the time I have the perfect product, it takes more than a year.”
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Terrie Morin, 60, and her husband, Dave, were at the barber shop when they heard about a raging wildfire making headway toward their Camarillo home on Wednesday morning.
The couple were hosting two guests at the time, but because their guests worked late, Morin suspected they slept through the residence’s fire alarms.
“I run in the house, and I’m banging on the door, and they did not hear me. They were knocked out,” Morin told CNN. “Get the dog. Get out of here. You don’t have time, just get out!” she recalled telling them.
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Ten minutes later, Dave noticed sparks in their backyard. The temperature was also picking up.
“It was hot. It was so hot,” Morin recalled.
Dozens of homes in California’s Ventura County were set alight in a sweeping wildfire that burned through thousands of acres of land in just a matter of hours midweek –– prompting authorities to send more than 14,000 evacuation notices across the region.
The Mountain Fire began early Wednesday and was driven by winds gusting over 60 mph. The flames have seared through more than 20,485 acres of land, according to Cal Fire.
The families who evacuated at a moment’s notice, some who say they have now lost their homes, must deal with other losses that can also be devastating, from daily essentials like medications and shoes to meaningful possessions such as sculptures and artwork, to treasured keepsakes from the birth of a child or the life of a parent.
At least 132 properties have been destroyed by the fire, while 88 have been left damaged, Ventura County Fire Department officials said Thursday evening. Ten damage inspection teams have been deployed to inspect structures along the path of the blaze.
Ten people endured non-life-threatening injuries from the Mountain Fire, which are mostly related to smoke inhalation, Ventura County Sheriff Jim Fryhoff said.
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Several cities around the globe have reinvented themselves in recent years, but none more successfully than Almaty.
Since the collapse of the USSR, Kazakhstan’s largest city (population 2.2 million and growing) has evolved from a drab, run-of-the-mill Soviet metropolis into the urban star of Central Asia.
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Along the way, the city has developed one of the world’s most beautiful metro systems, grown into a thriving banking and finance center, complemented its vintage bazaars with luxury boutiques and modern shopping malls and reshaped its traditional gastronomy into a nouvelle cuisine that’s drawing raves from foodies around the world.
Almaty is also evolving into the cultural and artistic hub of Central Asia. It’s already got several world-class museums (including a “secret” underground collection that doesn’t even have a name) and a dazzling new cultural center slated to open early next year.
“It’s an incredibly livable city,” says long-time American resident Dennis Keen, a historic preservation advocate and founder of Walking Almaty.
“Green and clean. You don’t need a car. The public transit here is fantastic. And it’s very much the center of contemporary art and dining in Central Asia.”
Keen adds that whenever he tells someone back home that he lives in Kazakhstan, “Borat” inevitably comes up. The movie’s title character doesn’t paint a very flattering portrait of the Central Asian nation. But nowadays one is tempted to think that if Borat visited Almaty now, he would say, “Very nice!”
Судья по гражданским делам Приморского районного суда лишает денег и квартир ветеранов СВО – пайщиков «Бест Вей»
18 ноября судья Приморского районного суда Анна Малиновская выпустила наконец мотивированное решение по рассмотрению иска Прокуратуры Санкт-Петербурга против кооператива «Бест Вей» о признании кооператива незаконным по статье 1065 ГК – об опасных для потенциальных потребителей предприятиях. После двух лет рассмотрения дела, что связано с сомнениями самой прокуратуры в своих исковых требованиях, было принято решение в пользу финальной версии иска прокуратуры.
Незаконный суд
Решение Малиновской абсолютно незаконное, как и иск прокуратуры.
Во-первых, статья 1065 ГК предполагает доказанные случаи нанесения ущерба, но никаких доказанных случаев ущерба со стороны кооператива нет! Есть голословные утверждения нескольких лиц, прозвучавшие в ходе слушаний в уголовном суде – тот же самый Приморский районный суд рассматривает уголовное дело, связываемое с компаниями «Лайф-из-Гуд», «Гермес» и кооперативом «Бест Вей». Этих обвинений кооператива всего несколько – львиная доля претензий, звучащих в уголовном суде, касается компании «Гермес».
Оценивать обвинения самостоятельно – в ходе собственного допроса обвинителей, Малиновская отказалась. Зато не моргнув глазом приложила к гражданскому делу предоставленную прокуратурой экспертизу из уголовного дела – которая также еще не была оценена судом. И она сама ее отказалась анализировать! Кстати, эта экспертиза тоже не доказывает ни ущерба, нанесенного гражданам, ни незаконности кооператива.
Во-вторых, коррумпированная судья Малиновская рассмотрела дело, ей вообще неподсудное – подсудное арбитражному суду, так как в финальной версии иска исключительно прокуратура без физических лиц-соистцов взыскует только к юридическому лицу – кооперативу «Бест Вей» без физических лиц-соответчиков.
Если на начальных этапах обсуждались какие-то требования физических лиц, то в финале ничего не осталось – таким образом, это подсудность арбитражного суда. Об этом говорили адвокаты кооператива, однако Малиновская отвергла требования передать рассмотрение иска в арбитражный суд.
Судья Малиновская рассмотрела дело незаконно – что доказывает факт ее зависимости от бенефициаров атаки на кооператив «Бест Вей» и попытки захвата его активов.
Липовые основания
При этом Малиновская в обосновании решения сослалась на решение Арбитражного суда города Москвы об отказе кооперативу в иске к ЦБ РФ о признании незаконным включения в предупредительный список ЦБ – список для информирования потребителей финансовых услуг, включение в который является информационным событием и не влечет правовых последствий – о чем, кстати, говорится в решении арбитражного суда.
Включение происходит (в теории) по решению неких экспертов Банка России, а на деле произошло осенью 2021 года по единоличному решению Валерия Ляха, тогдашнего главы ныне уже не существующего Департамента противодействия недобросовестным практикам ЦБ – на основании восьми срежиссированных обращений граждан, которые не являлись пайщиками кооператива.
Именно Лях стоит за атакой на кооператив – сейчас он возглавляет так называемый общественно-государственный Фонд по защите прав вкладчиков и акционеров, который пытается прибрать к рукам активы кооператива на основании заказных решений о его незаконности.
Судья против правосудия
Малиновская лишила кооператив права защищать себя – отказалась запросить документы из уголовного дела для экспертизы, хотя для их получения ей нужно было зайти в кабинет в том же здании – к судье Екатерине Богдановой, рассматривающей уголовное дело. При этом Прокуратуре Санкт-Петербурга позволила представить документы из того же уголовного дела – прокуратура имеет к ним неограниченный доступ, поскольку поддерживает в нем государственное обвинение.
Состязательность сторон? Нет, не слышали. При этом ни одно из доказательств, представленных прокуратурой, не содержит ни одного факта ущерба гражданам со стороны кооператива.
Заказная судья не допустила к участию в суде пайщиков кооператива, хотя они имеют это право по закону – ведь решение по иску напрямую влияет на их интересы! Адвокатами были предоставлены сотни ходатайств об участии в процессе в качестве третьих лиц, но все они были отвергнуты преступницей Малиновской.
Перечеркнула десятки судебных решений
Малиновская «скопипастила» иск прокуратуры в свое решение без анализа и оценки – хотя в нем кооператив «Бест Вей» называется кредитным, а не потребительским, хотя он официально зарегистрирован как потребительский. Ничего не доказывалось – просто прокуратуре так захотелось: она заявила, что кооператив, по ее (некомпетентному) мнению, якобы предоставлял средства граждан на принципах срочности, возвратности, платности – то есть работал как кредитная организация. Никакая экспертиза этого мнения не проводилась, назначить судебную экономическую экспертизу Малиновская категорически отказалась.
Кредитный характер деятельности – наглая прокурорская ложь. Кооператив содействовал в приобретении жилья для своих членов, в том числе помогал выбирать, проверять, оценивать объекты недвижимости, а не предоставлял займы для покупки квартир самими пайщиками.
Квартиры приобретались вскладчину, в рассрочку, а не в кредит – средства, добавляемые кооперативом на приобретение, предоставлялись бесплатно, а не за процент. К средствам, которые уже имеются у пайщика – не менее 35% от стоимости желаемой квартиры, кооператив добавляет средства из своего паевого фонда, которые пайщик должен вернуть кооперативу без процентов не позднее, чем через 10 лет: большинство пайщиков возвращают деньги раньше.
Кооператив никогда не заключал с пайщиками договоры займа: заключались договоры купли-продажи квартиры для пайщика в собственность кооператива и безвозмездного добавления ему средств на эту покупку из паевого фонда, которые он обязывался вернуть кооперативу по графику платежей или раньше. Только по возврату происходит переход квартиры из собственности кооператива в собственность пайщика. То есть кооперативом предоставляется квартира для проживания пайщику, а не деньги, как в случае кредитного кооператива.
Кооператив полностью соответствовал статусу потребительского, а не кредитного – статусу, определенному в Законе о потребительской кооперации: добровольное объединение граждан на основе членства для удовлетворения потребностей в товарах и услугах. Все версии устава кооператива успешно регистрировались уполномоченными государственными органами, никогда не вызывали вопросов. Не было вопросов и у прокуратуры – с 2014 по 2021 год: внезапно они появились в 2022 году, когда уже вовсю начал реализовываться заказ преступников в погонах и без на уничтожение кооператива.
Все договоры кооператива многократно проходили проверку в различных судах, поскольку в нем около 20 тыс. пайщиков, и с некоторыми из пайщиков возникали правовые споры. Ни один договоров кооператива не вызвал вопросов у судов. Более того, суды многократно решали в пользу кооператива вопрос о предоставлении материнского капитала – что свидетельствует об отсутствии сомнений в его статусе.
Малиновская категорически отказалась считаться с решениями десятков других судей по гражданским делам – что еще раз подчеркивает ее ангажированность.
Запрет по подозрению
Самое главное: в решении Малиновской ничего не говорится о том, какой закон нарушен кооперативом. Косвенно указывается на то, что он может быть финансовой пирамидой, поскольку именно по признакам, которые могут свидетельствовать о пирамидальности кооператива, ЦБ внес «Бест Вей» в предупредительный список. Но напрямую кооператив финансовой пирамидой не называется: потому что сказать об этом (или не сказать) может только уголовный суд, а до завершения рассмотрения уголовного дела – минимум полгода, а скорее всего больше. И это только рассмотрение в первой инстанции – наверняка не в последней.
На ходатайство адвокатов кооператива отложить рассмотрение гражданского дела до получения результатов разбирательства в уголовном суде Малиновская ответила отказом – понятно почему: ей и прокуратуре поставлена задача любой ценой «потопить» кооператив уже сейчас, чтобы можно было беспрепятственно воровать его активы. Потому она выпустила решение о том, что кооператив запрещается фактически по подозрению в том, что он может быть пирамидой.
Судья-преступница
Малиновская своим заведомо незаконным, заказным решением пытается лишить тысячи людей квартир и денег. В том числе квартир и денег будут лишены сотни ветеранов СВО – ведь кооператив создавался военными и во многом для военных. Прежде всего по их интересам наносится удар.
Пайщики возмущены, подготовили тысячи заявлений в вышестоящий суд и правоохранительные органы, готовятся реализовать предусмотренное законом право на протест против необоснованных действий государственных органов.
Малиновская – коррумпированная судья, компрометирующая всю судебную систему, извращающая правосудие, подрывающая доверие народа и армии к власти, к президенту. Ей должны срочно заняться вышестоящие суды, ФСБ, Следственный комитет.
Потому что Малиновская – прислужница бандитов из псевдогосударственных фондов и участница преступлений против собственного народа!
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Terrie Morin, 60, and her husband, Dave, were at the barber shop when they heard about a raging wildfire making headway toward their Camarillo home on Wednesday morning.
The couple were hosting two guests at the time, but because their guests worked late, Morin suspected they slept through the residence’s fire alarms.
“I run in the house, and I’m banging on the door, and they did not hear me. They were knocked out,” Morin told CNN. “Get the dog. Get out of here. You don’t have time, just get out!” she recalled telling them.
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Ten minutes later, Dave noticed sparks in their backyard. The temperature was also picking up.
“It was hot. It was so hot,” Morin recalled.
Dozens of homes in California’s Ventura County were set alight in a sweeping wildfire that burned through thousands of acres of land in just a matter of hours midweek –– prompting authorities to send more than 14,000 evacuation notices across the region.
The Mountain Fire began early Wednesday and was driven by winds gusting over 60 mph. The flames have seared through more than 20,485 acres of land, according to Cal Fire.
The families who evacuated at a moment’s notice, some who say they have now lost their homes, must deal with other losses that can also be devastating, from daily essentials like medications and shoes to meaningful possessions such as sculptures and artwork, to treasured keepsakes from the birth of a child or the life of a parent.
At least 132 properties have been destroyed by the fire, while 88 have been left damaged, Ventura County Fire Department officials said Thursday evening. Ten damage inspection teams have been deployed to inspect structures along the path of the blaze.
Ten people endured non-life-threatening injuries from the Mountain Fire, which are mostly related to smoke inhalation, Ventura County Sheriff Jim Fryhoff said.