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Tata Projects emerges as Lowest Bidder for ₹889-cr Parliament Building Contract

Tata Projects has emerged as the lowest (L1) bidder for the construction of the new Parliament building in New Delhi involving an estimated investment of ₹889 crore. Out of the seven companies, which placed their technical Read More...

CCEA approves ₹5,617-cr Orbital Rail Corridor Project in Haryana

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, headed by the PM, has approved the 121-km long Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor project connecting Palwal to Sonipat at an investment of ₹5,617 crore. The project, which is to Read More...

NCC emerges as Lowest Bidder for Patna Metro Contract

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC) opened the financial bids of the civil contract package PC-01 which was floated for the construction of 6.107 km stretch between Malahi Pakri – New ISBT section of the corridor Read More...

IRB Infra inks pact with NHAI for ₹1,755-cr Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway

IRB Infrastructure Developers has entered into a pact with NHAI for executing a stretch of Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway in Gujarat at a cost of ₹1,755 crore for a project under the Bharatmala Pariyojna Phase 1. VM7 Read More...

Tehri Lake to get over 230-km long Ring Road in Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand government has planned to build an over 230-km long ring road along Tehri Lake to bolster tourism in the rural heartland of the state which has a huge potential of becoming the future international tourism Read More...

BMRCL floats PMC bids for 55-km long Metro Line

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL) has invited bids to appoint a Project Management Consultant (PMC) for carrying out the civil construction works of Bangalore Metro's 55 km Line-5 (Blue Line) which will connect Read More...

Survey work for Kozhikode-Wayanad Tunnel Road begins

The Kerala Government has initiated the survey works for the longest tunnel road in the state, connecting Kozhikode and Wayanad districts at an investment of ₹658 crore and the project is being financed through Read More...

NHAI hastens ₹7,400-cr Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway

The 118-km and ten-lane expressway between Mysuru and Bengaluru of ₹7400 crore has been fast-tracked by the NHAI and it is likely to be completed by 2022. NHAI Superintendent Engineer, Sridhar, informed that after Read More...

thyssenkrupp inaugurates new Engineering Office in Pune

The thyssenkrupp group has inaugurated its new engineering office in Pune, India. It was inaugurated by Dr Sami Pelkonen, CEO thyssenkrupp Business Unit Chemical & Process Technologies Germany (tkIS- CPT) and P D Samudra Read More...

Emami Realty to launch Projects in Chennai & Bhubaneswar

Emami Realty has decided to launch projects in Bhubaneswar and Chennai over the next one and a half years. It has already invested ₹187 crore for these projects. It earlier invested ₹223 crore on a 100-acre township project Read More...

Govt plans to construct over 50,000-km Roads via InvITs

Terming InvIT as an attractive vehicle for mobilizing funds for road infrastructure, the Union transport ministry has decided to build over 50,000 km of highways. Secretary - Road Transport and Highways, Giridhar Aramane Read More...

MoRTH invites proposals for National Highway Excellence Awards 2020

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has invited proposals for the National Highways Excellence Awards 2020. The awards are given every year in seven categories, Excellence in Project Management, Excellence in Read More...

Gayatri Projects wins ₹196-cr water infra contract

Gayatri Projects has been declared the lowest (L1) bidder for a project worth ₹196 crore in Uttar Pradesh. The scope of work includes the construction of Kachonda Kalan Group of Villages Water Supply Scheme in Lalitpur Read More...

Gujarat launches an Affordable Rental Housing Policy

Gujarat's affordable rental housing policy is a corollary to the union government's scheme for affordable rental housing for migrant workers launched in the post-Covid scenario in India. Industries can now avail the Read More...

DBL secures LOA for four-laning of NH-363

Dilip Buildcon (DBL) has received the letter of award (LOA) for a new HAM project pertaining to the four-laning of NH-363 from Repallewada (design km 42.000/existing km 288.510) to Telangana/Maharashtra border Read More...

Telangana clears ₹1,000-cr Road Infra Ventures

KT Rama Ra, the Minister for municipal and urban development in Telangana, has taken up the construction for the development of over 137 link roads under GHMC at a cost of ₹1,000 crore. The development of these roads is Read More...

Indian Road Infra Industry to Revive Economy

Union minister V K Singh said that the Indian road infrastructure and road construction industry, including the equipment and materials segments, are the biggest ingredient in spurring the country's economy. He urged the Read More...

Rajasthan CM approves Amnesty Scheme in Mine Sector

The Rajasthan state government has approved an amnesty scheme for three months for the department of mines for outstanding cases of dead rent, royalty, penalty, royalty recovery contracts and short-term permission letter Read More...

MoRTH approves ₹3,400-cr for Delhi-Meerut Expressway

The Union transport ministry has approved the first package of a six-lane access-controlled highway, which will be part of the direct and seamless connectivity from Delhi-Meerut Expressway at Akshardham to Dehradun Read More...

Assam unveils ₹12,000-cr Infrastructure Projects

The state government in Assam has announced projects worth ₹12,000 crore. PWD & Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed that the construction work on the projects is being undertaken on a fast-track basis with Read More...

Railway takes up multiple Rail Projects in NE

Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal informed that Indian Railways has taken up multiple rail projects to connect all the state capitals of northeastern states including the 12-km-long Agartala-Akhaura (Bangladesh) Read More...

Ashoka Buildcon bags ₹1,390-cr Road & Highway Projects

Ashoka Buildcon has emerged as the lowest bidder for two National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) projects involving a combined investment of ₹1,390 crore in Bihar. The first project includes four laning of Arrah to Pararia Read More...

MoRTH approves 18 projects worth 1,000-km in Punjab

Union industries minister, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, informed that the Union transport ministry has approved the construction of 18 road projects commanding a length of 1,000 km in Punjab. Most of the proposals Read More...

Odisha unveils twin Barrages worth ₹236-cr

Odisha state government has decided to set up two barrages across Baitarani to expand irrigational coverage to 1,500 hectares of land in the district and the neighbouring Bhadrak. The two projects estimated at around Read More...

BMC expedites Twin Tunnel Boring Works in Mumbai

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is all set to start the tunnel boring work for the Mumbai Coastal Road Project. It will take 8 to 10 months to complete the boring through the 3.4-kilometre (km)-long twin Read More...

NHSRCL floats tenders for 741-km High-Speed Corridor

Indian Railways has floated tenders for conducting the survey for a 741 km long high-speed rail corridor from Mumbai to Nagpur for running a Bullet Train on the route. The high-speed rail corridor will pass through Read More...

Delhi - Meerut Rapid Transit Project Gets $500 Million Funding From ADB

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of India have signed a $500 million loan, the first tranche of a total $1 billion facility, to build a modern, high-speed 82-kilometre Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Read More...

HSVP hastens ₹5,900-cr Gurgaon-Faridabad Metro Line

Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) has fast-tracked the groundwork on the 32-km long Gurugram-Faridabad Metro project to connect the twin satellite cities at an investment of ₹5900 crore. Jitender Yadav Read More...

MMRDA invites Bids for ₹568-cr Metro Rail Contract

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has floated tender for Mumbai Metro Rail Project in Maharashtra involving an investment of ₹568.55 crore. The scope of work involves the part design and Read More...

MoRTH will launch ₹7,584-cr Roads & Highways in AP

Union Transport Minister, Nitin Gadkari, will lay the foundation stones for 16 road and highway projects of ₹7,584 crore in Andhra Pradesh. The projects include the construction of 877-km of roads falling under Read More...