VISL will soon invite requests for qualification for EPC contract, says Minister

The Expert Appraisal Committee of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests for projects relating to infrastructure development and Coastal Regulation Zone has recommended the accordance of environmental clearance for the Rs.5,000-crore deepwater container transhipment port proposed to be set up at Vizhinjam, near here.

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved 'The Coastal Town Infrastructure Development Project' involving Tk 875 crore to pave the way for developing clim

Local bodies to play key role in fund use for development projects

The Mumbai power ministry has issued guidelines on the local area development fund (LADF) of central hydro-electric projects, in order to meet the infrastructure and development needs of local population.

The World Bank has agreed to fund the second phase of the state road project, but with certain conditions, including an independent setup for its implementation in a time-bound manner.

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved a project aiming at developing the socio-economic condition of the People of Rangpur Division through rural infr

The Prime Minister’s Project Monitoring Group will now start supervising the implementation of as many as 99 infrastructure projects, with investments worth Rs 3.6-lakh crore, already cleared by it

In a major boost to the urban development in Meghalaya, the Centre on Thursday agreed to most of the urban development projects amounting nearly Rs 550 crore.

The decision was taken during a meeting between Meghalaya Urban Affairs Minister Dr Ampareen Lyngdoh and Union Minister for Urban Development Kamal Nath here on Thursday.

The Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification should be scrapped as the norms had become a major hurdle in development, experts on town planning and infrastructure development said Thursday.