Friday 12 March 2010 Government 2.0: The Road Ahead

Infrastructure

India rules out railways' privatisation

There will only be commercial utilisation of railway land through the public-private partnership mode

Himachal to invite fresh bids for helitaxi service

The government had invited expressions of interest from private parties last year but only three players had shown interest in it

Dedicated chopper corridors from March 15

It will help in overcoming air traffic congestion at Mumbai and Delhi airports

82 % of projects tardy, exceeded costs: Survey

Frequent design changes, delays in regulatory approvals and weak project planning are the primary reasons for rising cost and time of completion

Karnataka draws master plan to boost tourism

The 10-year plan will be implemented under the public-private partnership (PPP) model, with more investments from private capital

India plans big telecom revolution in NE

Entire northeast and remote border regions will soon have telecom, WiMax and broadband connectivity

NMDC to set up steel plant in Karnataka

Mining major National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) is planning to set up a two million tonne per annum steel plant in Karnataka

Suzlon bags GSPL wind energy project

It will set up, operate and maintain its 52.5 MW wind energy project in the Rajkot and Porbandar districts

BHEL bags Rs 5,778 Cr thermal power projects

The greenfield power projects are located at Nasik (5x270 MW) and Amravati (5x270 MW)— both in Maharashtra

Chopper corridors for Delhi, Mumbai on anvil

These corridors would also ensure safety and help enhance capacity and efficiency of chopper operations

 
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