Monday 09 December 2024

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Infrastructure

Centre bars total port privatisation

The central government has warned the state government that it would not tolerate total privatisation of minor ports, but would allow only private participation into it, with the ownership being retained with the state authorities.The ... READ

Centre bars total port privatisation

The central government has warned the state government that it would not tolerate total privatisation of minor ports, but would allow only private participation into it, with the ownership being retained with the state authorities.The ... READ

KRC plans to seek $ 40 m more

In addition to the $ 70 million borrowed earlier from the Bank of America, the Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd is planning to seek $ 40 million more, to put an end to its financial crisis.The ... READ

Commissioning by Feb may remain a pipe dream

Is it really possible to commission the long-awaited 760 km-long Konkan railway from Roha to Mangalore in next three months ? Will the dream of coastal population of western India come true at last ?Hopes ... READ

Roha-Mangalore impossible before monsoons

The much-awaited Konkan railway will not be able to run from Roha to Mangalore before monsoons next year, much against the tall claims made by the Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd (KRCL) authorities to fully commission ... READ

RSPL may also distribute power

The Reliance Salgaoncar Pvt Ltd (RSPL) is expected to begin a new trend in Goa by not only generating power but also taking up full responsibility of transmission and distribution, as part of privatisation.The state ... READ

Money crunch slows down Konkan railway

Making no budgetary provision to cover the shortfall of Rs 3000 million has thrown all the plans to complete the prestigious Konkan railway project by October this year to the winds. Railway Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, ... READ

Goa to experiment with one mini power project

The Goa government has decided to set up only one small private power project, among the five places for which competitive bids were invited. It would also hand over responsibility of transmission and distribution to ... READ