IVRCL, Nagarjuna Construction & Lanco Have Orders Worth Rs 8k Cr
Trushna U & Sai Deepika Amirapu HYDERABAD

JUST two days after returning to power, Congress government in Andhra Pradesh has started releasing funds to infrastructure companies implementing big-ticket irrigation projects in the state, valued at over Rs 1.2 trillion.

Steel use could save construction period and give more usable space
Concrete could face competition from steel as a better alternative building material, said the JSW Steel vice-chairman and managing director, Mr Sajjan Jindal.

On Monday, JSW Steel and UK-based Severfield Rowen Plc formed a 50:50 joint venture company JSW Severfield Structures Ltd.

Farmers around Bangalore excavate soil for builders An ecological imbalance is brewing in Bangalore district because farmers, who have hit upon desperate times, are seeking desperate measures. Driven by drought, farmers here have taken to digging, washing and sieving the topsoil of their farms for sand. They sell it to the ever-growing construction industry which is unable to meet its demand

The Government has drawn attention towards utilising sea sand in place of river sand for the construction industry as a shortage prevails for river sand due to the ban on river sand mining, Construction and Engineering Services Minister Rajitha Senaratne said last week. Minister Senaratne said the Government and private sector constructors must be urged to utilise sea sand in place of river sand for construction work. He said moves are underway to purify sea sand and supply it to the construction industry.