Kochi Metro Rail project, the much anticipated and long cherished dream of Keralites, being developed in the vision to be a world-class metro rail system enhances the quality of life for the citizens of Kochi. In an exclusive interview with Subhajit Roy; TOM JOSE, IAS, Director of Kochi Metro Rail talks about his vision for the project which is still in its initial stages
A consortium led by KPMG and Arup Consulting Engineers has been selected by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) for carrying out techno-economic feasibility study of the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL).
Expressing concern over delayed progress in construction of national highways, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pulled up the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways and asked to expedite its activities to meet the target of building 20 km of road a day.
Bhubaneswar based ARSS Infrastructure Projects Limited, with a focus on construction of railway infrastructure, roads, highways & bridges has bagged two new work orders worth Rs.233.57 crore.
GMR Energy Ltd., a unit of GM Rao-led GMR Infrastructure has entered into a pact to acquire a 30 per cent stake in Indonesia’s PT Golden Energy Mines Tbk (GEMS) for $450-$550 million in cash, joining the line of Indian firms buying coal assets across the globe to seek fuel security.
Expressing concern on increasing incidents of government forcibly acquiring land for industrialisation and residential schemes, the Supreme Court has recently states that the existing Land Acquisition Act is a ‘fraud’ and should to be scrapped.
BEML, a state-owned company which makes heavy equipment used in mining and infrastructure projects, has entered the Thai market by appointing Paragon Machinery as its distributor for Thailand.
