Pune-based Integrated Infrastructure Solutions’ provider Synefra Engineering & Construction Ltd. bagged a major EPC order in South India. The contract costing Rs. 21.05 crore was awarded by Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Medical Sciences & Hospital. The nature of work consists of building super speciality hospital on a total built-up area of 3,25,000 sq. ft. in Dharwad. The hospital would have around 350 beds, 100 intensive care units (ICU), 8 operation theatres. The hospital will offer services like Neuro Surgery and Plastic Surgery Cardiology, Neurology Cardio Thoracic Surgery to the population of Hubli-Dharwad and surrounding areas. Synefra would have to complete this project in 17 calendar months, i.e. by August 2012.
Earth Infrastructures Limited, India’s Real Estate Companies and promoters of Green Building concept in Delhi / NCR, announced the launch of its three upcoming projects; Earth Tech One, Earth Studios at Greater Noida and Earth Copia at Gurgaon. The company is now concentrating on the real estate market that will cater to both residential and commercial use.
Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners (MSIP) along with Isolux Corsán Concesiones will be constructing three highway projects in India under long term a concession agreement that was awarded through the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) program of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). The total cost of the project would be US$ 1.6 billion, out of which MSIP will invest US$ 200 million and Grupo Isolux Corsán, a global company that specialises in large projects across construction will invest US$ 400 million. The entire project is one of the largest foreign investments in Indian transport infrastructure till date.
Mumbai based Acron Infra Projects well known for its wealth of experience, modern techniques, finishes, institutional knowledge, state-of-the-art building materials, bagged a project to construct four large residential complexes in Pune. The project will consist of four, twenty five storied residential buildings of 6,00,000 sq. ft. each. According to the company’s Director, Mr. Amar J Britto, the company is fully geared to take on interesting and challenging projects like residential and commercial structures hotels, stadiums and public buildings and hospitals.
With the changing time, the modern world has also changed its perspective towards nature. Today, the existence of nursery is not a restricted concept, but it has widened its roots to retail hub. No one had ever imagined having a nursery at shopping malls or at a famous food joints. But now this is a part of the contemporary western outlook. To setup a nursery in a retail hub is definitely an innovative concept for Indian malls. It gives a new dimension to mall culture, wherein people can spot a small garden mall in huge retail malls.
Gandhi City has received approvals to set up the country’s first R&D based Special Economic Zone (SEZ) near Ramanagara, 30 kms from the technology hub of Bangalore. The SEZ will spread over 1,000 acres. It will have housing research labs, incubation centres, and high-end technology testing facilities.
Japanese ocean carrier MOL, a shipping and multi-modal transportation company said that it sees India as a major hub for its shipping and back office operations. MOL’s wholly owned data processing subsidiary in India has announced opening of their largest information processing facility in Hyderabad. The 25,000 sq. ft. facility at Premier Mindspace Raheja IT Park in Hyderabad will house 450 information process experts.
The Nirma Industries received a set back after the Environment Ministry decided that the land in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar area was a ‘wetland’ and an environmentally sensitive area. The company was planning to construct a cement plant on the said land. This is good news for the farmers of that particular area. The ministry came to an outcome after it appointed five scientists, who visited the site and came to this conclusion. The land was initially classified as a ‘wasteland’. The construction of a dyke or bandara converted the coastal saline natural ecosystem into a freshwater ecosystem.
Punj Lloyd won an EPC contract worth Rs. 678 crore from NPCIL for its critical piping work. The work will be held at four Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWR) of 700 MWe (Mega Watt electric) each. The construction should be completed in four years. The first two reactors are located at Kakrapara Atomic Power Project, KAPP 3 & 4 near Surat in Gujarat and the other two are at Rajasthan Atomic Power Project, RAPP 7 & 8 near Kota in Rajasthan.
Tata Projects (TPL) along with Consulting Engineers Association of India (CEAI) organised a two-day seminar on ‘contracts management’ in Hyderabad. TPL executive director and COO, AK Misra, complemented CEAI for its association with Tata Projects and achieving goals on knowledge-sharing through such awareness programmes amongst the professional fraternity.
