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UP steers clears Rs. 1.3 lakh-cr road & highway projects NHAI connects Amritsar on Rs. 60,000-cr Delhi-Katra e-way n an attempt to make up for the time lost due he National Highways Authority of expressway was supposed to divert 60 km Ito covid-19, the government TIndia (NHAI) has included Amritsar in ahead of Amritsar city through Kartarpur (near has restarted roads, highways and bridge the amended alignment of the Delhi-Katra Jalandhar). The land acquisition process projects involving a staggering investment of high-speed expressway. The authorities for the project has already started in parts over Rs. 1.3 lakh crore. To start with the state are now re-evaluating the alignment on the of Malwa and Majha. Once executed, the has fast tracked projects worth Rs 31,400 directions of the Ministry for Road Transport traveling time span between Amritsar and New crore under the ambit of the UP public works and Highways, Union Transport Minister Delhi will be curtailed to half. It will tentatively department (PWD) and UP Bridge Corporation Nitin Gadkari, said elaborating that Amritsar be just a four-and-a-half-hour drive to New and Rajkiya Nirman Nigam (RNN, deputy has been included in the project and an Delhi and three-hour drive to Katra. Apart from chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said, amendment is being introduced accordingly. promoting tourism, the e-way project is aimed adding that the projects will not just improve On this score, modalities are being worked at promoting religious tourism by connecting the economic activities across the state but three mega expressway projects with more out so that the alignment touches Manawala, two major shrines — the Golden Temple in also provided employment opportunities to than Rs 42,500 crore viz. 340 km Purvanchal about 17-18 km from Amritsar city, before tilting Amritsar and Mata Vaishno Devi at Katra in laborers, especially migrants. The state PWD Expressway, 296 km Bundelkhand towards Gurdaspur. In the last alignment, the Jammu and Kashmir. department accounts for 1,539 projects worth Expressway and 91 km Gorakhpur Link Rs 13,660 crore followed by RNN with 241 Expressway, which are estimated to cost Rs NHIDCL floats tender for Rs. 750-cr Z-Morh-Zojila tunnel projects involving Rs 13,260 crore investments 23,000 crore, Rs 15,000 crore and Rs 4,600 and that the remaining projects fall under crore respectively. Besides, UP Expressway n its quest to build trouble free road and rail construction of twin tube unidirectional tunnel at the purview of the UP Bridge Corporation. Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) Inetwork in the tough terrain of the country, Nilgrar on Srinagar-Leh section of the National However, the process of resuming the stalled has also launched another mega expressway the National Highways & Infrastructure Highway-1 in Ganderbal district of Union projects was set rolling from April 20 in phases projects like 628 km long Development Corporation (NHIDCL) has Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (Package- by conforming to the distancing protocols. worth Rs 21,000 crore and Rs 9,000 crore recently floated tenders for carrying out works 2B of Z-Morh-Zojila section). The construction Meanwhile, the state CM has also expedited respectively, he added. on Z-Morh-Zojila tunneling section, said an work of the project will be completed in a period official spokesperson, claiming that the scope of 30 months involving a staggering investment of work in the project in question envisages worth Rs 750.82 crore, he added. Triupati railway station gets ISGEC Engineering bags Rs. Rs. 510-cr upgrades 163-cr BMRCL’s metro contract he Noida-based ISGEC Heavy TEngineering has turned out to be the lowest bidder for constructing the Kothanur metro depot, meant for expediting stabling & maintenance of trains which move on the Gottigere to Nagawara section of Phase-II of the project involving an investment of Rs. 163.44 crore. The construction work included building Metro rail depot structures, site he Rail Land Development Authority development works & internal roads in 33-acre T(RLDA) has decided to inject Rs.510 depot area at Kothanur for Reach six-section crore for the redevelopment and giving Tirupati that concluded both underground & elevated railway station a world-class upgrade in Andhra corridors and will be completed by 2024. The Pradesh and the work is set start very shortly. firm, that is selected as the lowest bidder, The RLDA in a recent move has successfully quoted Rs 150.83 crore that is Rs 12.61 crore conducted an online pre-bid for the project, less than the BMRCL‘s appraisals. The 2nd which was attended by major infra builders lowest bidder Lisha Engineers a UP-based including GMR, Oberoi and Ambience. The company missed the competitive bid as they station is to be built through the public-private quoted just Rs 88 lakh more than the lowest partnership (PPP) mode on the Design, Build, bidder. Among the 9 companies in the fray, Finance, Operate, Transfer (Model). The cost at least 3 companies had quoted more than of the Tirupati station development portion is the BMRCL‘s appraisals. Officials announced Rs 230 crore but the project needs more space the work order would be issued shortly after for administrative infrastructure including making a few procedures with the bank security and station operation staff area and guarantees submission to the Namma Metro. miscellaneous technical area requiring land acquisition. Indian Railways aims to re-develop the Tirupati station in three years, and the tenders are being opened next week itself. The re-developed Tirupati Railway Station would also be equipped with amenities like hospitality, executive lounge, food court and dormitories, Vice-Chairman of RLDA Ved Parkash Dudeja said, elaborating that with the city‘s rich cultural heritage and the numerous educational institutions, the re-development of the station would facilitate commercial development and will inject a big boost to tourism.

INDIAN INFRASTRUCTURE & TENDERS WEEK 1 Gujarat floats tenders for Rs. 593-cr water infra projects BRO connects challenging Chamba tunnel in Uttarakhand

he Gujarat Water Infrastructure Department of about Rs. 363 crore with a completion he Border Roads Organisation (BRO) troops can easily move from depth areas to Thas floated tenders for Chavand Bulk period of 20 months. The second tender Trecently achieved a breakthrough and a ― forward areas. The construction of the tunnel Pipeline Project involving an investment of involves design, construction and operation for perfect linkup connecting the north and south was a challenging task due to issues in land Rs 593 crore. The scope of work involves Gadhada to Chavand (Package-2, NC-40) bulk portals of the Chamba tunnel in Uttarakhand. acquisition, weak geology and continuous design, construction and operation for Navda pipeline including ROU, construction of RCC The tunnel will be opened for traffic by the water seepage. There was also a dense built to Gadhada (Package-1, NC-39) bulk pipeline U/G sump, pump house, SITC of pumping end of this year about three months before its up area above the tunnel, which increased including ROU, construction of RCC U/G sump, machinery and ancillary works at Gadhada and scheduled date of completion. Located below the chances of it sinking in. The BRO started pump house, SITC of pumping machinery and Chavand Pumping Station, including 10 years the densely populated Chamba town on the work on the tunnel‘s north portal in January ancillary works at Navda Pumping Station comprehensive operation and maintenance Rishikesh-Dharasu road, the tunnel is a part last year, but work on the south portal could including 10 years comprehensive operation under Navda to Chavand Bulk Pipeline Project of the Char-Dham Pariyojana, a project worth commence only after October when issues and maintenance under Navda to Chavand for a period of 20 months costing of Rs 230.68 about Rs 12,000 crore to improve and develop regarding land compensation and safety of Bulk Pipeline Project entailing an investment crore. 889 km of national highways to provide all houses above the tunnel were resolved to weather connectivity to the four holy places in the satisfaction of all stakeholders with active LDA awards Rs. 277-cr construction contacts Uttarakhand- Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath support from the state government, said and Badrinath. The project will also provide Director General Border Roads Lieutenant he Lucknow Development Authority recently acquisition and removal of encroachments. better connectivity to troops to the Line of General Harpal Singh, claiming that the latest Tawarded contracts for five construction and There will be 300-400 flats in each project, said Actual Control. By using the tunnel, troops, Austrian technology has been used in the developmental projects, including three housing vice chairman Shivakant Dwivedi, adding that artillery guns and vehicles will be able to construction of the 450 m long tunnel worth projects for building 1,000 flats involving an the projects are in Gomtinagar extension, Rae quickly reach important places along the Rs 88 crore. The development comes in the investment of Rs. 277 crore. These housing Bareli road and Sultanpur road of the city. The border with China such as the Nelong Valley, backdrop of the Chinese objecting to Indian projects involved Rs 162 crore and Rs 40 crore authority has launched these projects despite said official sources. The tunnel is on the road road construction along Pangong Tso and investments, respectively. Among others, the the fact that about 3,465 flats in five LDA which leads to Bhaironghati from Dharasu on another road that is linked to the strategic projects included providing facilities like the housing projects are still lying unsold for 2-3 and then to Nelong Valley ensuring that DarbukhShyok-DBO road built last year. installation of four escalators each at Charbagh years due to slump and now the authority has and Polytechnic foot-over bridges. LDA has announced 25% discount on the flats and the also launched three other housing projects concession will push the demand for housing MoRTH fast-track Rs. 35,000-cr Katra-Delhi expressway as it has already invested Rs 75 crore in land in the area. he first-of-its-kind Katra-Delhi Express destinations. The minister, who is representing TRoad Corridor involving an investment of Katra Vaishno Devi parliamentary seat, had NHAI takes charge of four National Highways in Kerala Rs. 35,000 crore is all set to e commissioned been pursuing this project since 2015 and had ational Highway Authority of will be implemented including maintenance of by 2023, Union minister Jitendra Singh, said, for the first time about three and half years ago N(NHAI) has taken over the charge of the highways. There is a chance that each reach will elaborating that the corridor will reduce the road announced the project during a program at maintenance and renewal of the four National be handed over to construction companies and travel time from Katra to Delhi to around six Katra. As of now, the process of survey, land Highways in Kerala. Up till now, the state in that case, toll plazas will be set up at multiple and a half hours, and from Jammu to Delhi to acquisition, forest clearances are currently PWD was responsible for carrying out the places. The approval to develop Thalappady- just six hours, he claimed shortly after meeting underway. However, Singh said that after the maintenance works on National Highways Chengala, Chengala- Neeleswaram reach on Union transport minister, Nitin Gadkari. The completion of the survey by M/S Feedback with the funds that have been approved by NH 66 was handed over recently after a long 575-km-long express road corridor will connect Consultants Ltd, the process of acquisition of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. wait. State government is bearing 25 percent Katra to Delhi via Amritsar. The other important land is nearly complete in the Haryana part of The state has been instructed to hand over of the cost of land acquisition and that it can cities that it will touch include Jalandhar, the corridor and will now be taken up in the the reach of National Highways to NHAI. The save this amount of money if NHAI takes over state is anxious about whether new reforms the maintenance works of highways in Kerala. Kapurthala, Ludhiana in Punjab and, Kathua Punjab area and thereafter in the Jammu and and Jammu. The unique feature of this road Kashmir segment. The formal approval of the corridor is that it will connect the two holy proposal had already been obtained from the cities of Katra and Amritsar, and at the same Jammu and Kashmir administration and now time also offer connectivity to score of the it has also been obtained from the Punjab important religious shrines between the two government as well, he claimed.

Kerala floats tenders for Rs. 1,621-cr road & flyover project

he state highways department in congestion during peak hours of 8am-11am TKerala has invited tender for the Rs and 4pm-8pm, thanks to the increased vehicle 1,621.3-crore Avinashi Road flyover project movements. The flyover – from Uppilipalayam for which the tender will be finalized on July junction to Goldwins on Avinashi Road, 18 and the flyover work will be completed in covering a distance of 10.01km - is expected four years. For the project in question, the to decongest the stretch. The state highways state government has already allotted Rs 200 department has already conducted soil test crore and that the work would be handed over and prepared a detailed project report, which to only one company, which is being finalized was accepted by the state government. The shortly. The source said there was a need to ramps would be constructed at Anna Statue, acquire land to construct ramps to connect Nava India, Hope College and SITRA to help the flyover with the main junctions on Avinashi motorist easy access to the destinations Road and the flyover will be completed in four within the city. The flyover, which will be 17.25 years from the date of commencement of metres wide, will have four lanes and 304 work. The stretch usually reports heavy traffic pillars, claimed official sources.

BMRCL launches tunneling at Shivajinagar & Vellara junctions aunching work on Phase II of BMRCL’s Junction to Tannery Road, said Managing Lextension, underground metro line, the Director, BMRCL, Ajay Seth, adding that the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited work of the underground metro line will need (BMRCL) has launched tunneling work and three years and commissioning of the line deployed four tunnel boring machines for may require one more year. The machines are the purpose. The two tunnels start from being assembled and testing is being carried Cantonment station to Shivajinagar and out by the contractor and engineers. Under the other two from Shivajinagar to Vellara phase II, a total of 13.2 km of the underground Junction in the city. The metro corporation tunnel network will be built for which the started lowering the machines recently and contractors of BMRCL have managed to has deployed as many as 950 workers for the retain 6,000 workers. underground metro line from Vellara BMRCL

2 INDIAN INFRASTRUCTURE & TENDERS WEEK NOIDA Metro invites bids YEIDA plans six lanes road MMRDA invites bids for Rs. 139-cr Metro Line 7 contracts for Rs. 2,682-cr extension connecting Yamuna e-way he Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has oida Metro Aqua Line is all set for an he Industrial T invited three separate bids for works of expansion and has recently floated Development Authority (Yeida) has decided N T Mumbai Metro Rail Project Line-7. The scope tenders for extension of the Noida Metro rail to build a six-lane road directly connectivity of work involves external facade works for network. The network is set to be extended Yamuna Expressway and the upcoming four elevated stations namely Gundavali, with five more metro stations namely, Noida international airport at Jewar. It will also Mogra, Jogeshwari (East) and Goregaon Sector 122, Noida Sector 123, Greater Noida construct a six lanes loop so that commuters (East) of Line-7 (Andheri East to Dahisar Sector 4, Eco Tech – 12, and Greater Noida can easily exit from the expressway to the East) involving an investment of Rs 47.98 Sector 2, said official sources, adding that the airport site, said official sources, elaborating and the third tender is for external facade crore. Another tender invited involves external tenders for the construction of these metro that the authority issued a tender to hire a works for elevated stations, like Magathane, facade works for four elevated stations, stations have already been floated with details contractor for constructing the 760-metrelong Devipada, Rashtriya Udyan and Ovaripada of including Aarey, Dindoshi, Kurarand Poisar about last date and time for the submission of road and the loop and that the Yeida has Line-7 costing Rs 44.73 crore, said an official of Line-7 entailing Rs. 46.79 crore investment bids. The work contract includes part design already sanctioned Rs 74 crore for the two spokesperson. and construction of elevated viaduct and 5 projects. The development comes 10 days elevated above-mentioned metro stations. after Zurich Airport International AG, which had NHAI unveils 1,735-km long NHs as model roads However, this will exclude architectural won the contract for construction and operation ational Highway Authority of India (NHAI) facilities, and wayside amenities. As per the finishing and PEB works of metro stations. of the Noida International Greenfield Airport Nis planning to develop 57 highway Road Transport and Highways Ministry, the Earlier, it was reported that the Noida Aqua project last year, got the security clearance stretches across the country in and around stretches, when developed will look like a Line extension from Noida Sector 71 to from the Union home ministry to develop the the states’ capital areas as model roads perfect textbook version of model roads. NHAI Knowledge Park 5 will be 15 km long and mega project. The contractor will be selected in with a length of about 1735 km. The roads has issued guidelines to help the regional will bring nine new Noida Metro stations on a month, and it will take three months to build aimed at helping educating the highway offices and project directors to plan the the network. This will connect the densely this road. In fact, the authority is keen to build engineers as well as the state PWD officers. development and complete in a time bound populated residential areas of Gaur City and this road well before the Swiss company Zurich The model stretches will have all the required manner. Amongst the 57 stretches identified Noida extension. The project was approved International AG begins developmental work safety and aesthetic features like road signs, for development include the NH-37 bypass in by the Uttar Pradesh government at a cost on the project, said chief executive officer of road markings, road furniture, and safety Guwahati from Saraighat Bridge to Khanapara, of Rs 2,682 crore. As per the detailed project Yeida and Noida International Airport Limited, items, proper junctions and entry and exit Alok Kumar, Regional Officer, said, adding report the new route will be completed in two Arun Vir Singh. The Zurich International will points, apart from having functional drains, that the agency plans to develop 5 to 6-lane phases. The five metro stations- Noida Sector start development work at the airport site pedestrian facilities, street lighting, plantation flyovers on the bypass and this new model 122, Noida Sector 123, Greater Noida Sector shortly and in this connection, top brass of and landscaping, elegant toll plazas, user road concept will be included in the process. 4, Eco Tech -12, Greater Noida Sector 2 will Zurich is travelling to Greater Noida to sign an be developed under the first phase of the agreement to start work at the site as and when NMRCL floats bids for Rs. 430-cr project network extension. the international flight operations start in India. n an attempt to build hassle free transport 122, Noida Sec-123, Greater Noida Sec-4, Ifacilities in the area, the Noida Metro Rail Ecotech-12, Greater Noida Sec-2, excluding Telangana takes up Rs. 2,518-cr road & bridge projects Corporation (NMRCL) has invited bids for architectural finishing works and PEB works works of Noida-Greater Noida Metro Rail of stations from ch 0.00 mtr to ch 9,605 mtr., n order to build trouble free road network aviation sector, there is a proposal for new Project in UP in the NCR region. The scope said an official spokesperson, adding that across the state including its rural heartland, airports across the State seven new airports I of work in the project in question involves part the project in question involved an estimated the government in Telangana has decided to have been proposed. Currently Hyderabad, design and construction of elevated viaduct cost worth Rs 430.69 crore and commands a invest Rs 2,518 crore on building 1,875 mandal Shamshabad International Airport is available, and five elevated stations, namely Noida Sec- completion period of 20 months. headquarters roads and will also convert them besides one at Begumpet, Hakimpet and at into double-lane roads. The State government Dundigal. Apart from these, the state is also has also decided to construct 511 bridges revamping Warangal airport and is building under R&B purview and 631 bridges under airstrips at Nagarjunsagar, Peddapalli, Panchayat Raj purview. For forest areas Jakranpalli (Nizamabad), Adilabad, Addakula spread across Bhadradri Kothagudem district (Mahabubnagar) and Kothagudem areas of up to Komram Bheem Asifabad district. In the the state.

Kochi Metro Rail plans Phase-II extension

he Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) has Kochi Water Metro project, Petta-Tripunithura Tdecided to extend the existing metro rail extension of Kochi metro and widening of the project into phase two of the project starting stretch between Cochin Special Economic from Jawaharlal Nehru stadium to Kakkanad Zone and Collectorate Junction at Kakkanad. and is hopeful about getting the required Moreover, KMRL has also received financial Centre government’s sanctions. Though the assistance from foreign funding agencies so Metro agency does not face any shortage in there will not be any shortage of funds. The funds for executing various projects which hope is that the Centre will accord approval for are already approved and is in the process extension plans as it will give a much-needed of execution, officials are concerned about impetus to the economy, said a senior official. implementation of projects like Bliss City being In the meantime, KMRL will have to meet planned at Kakkanad. The financial crisis expenses related to maintenance of its assets has in no way affected ongoing projects like as well that of staff.

Decks cleared for Rs. 230-cr Tidel Park in TN

fter a series of legal hurdles and delays, the park through video-conferencing recently. Aover two-decade-old Outer Ring Road Now, in the wake of the High Court passing project is all set to be initiated shortly and is a judgment over land acquisition, the 200- expected to be commissioned as quickly as m stretch will be completed soon, added possible and the project has paved the way for Pandiarajan. This is the first Tidel Park to setting up the proposed Rs 230 crore smart be developed by the AIADMK government Tidel Park at Pattabiram. K Pandiarajan, and state government hoped that the Outer Minister for Tamil Development, Tamil Culture Ring Road would be comprise an IT corridor and Archaeology, said, elaborating that the for North Chennai as Rajiv Gandhi Salai has Outer Ring Road is key for the development been for South Chennai. The smart Tidel Park of Tidel Park 3, which will come up in 5.57 lakh will deploy Internet of Things (IoT) concept square feet and will have huge job generation and will have three blocks where the first will potential. The state CM laid the foundation for be a 21-storey building with a hanging garden.

INDIAN INFRASTRUCTURE & TENDERS WEEK 3 WeWork-CBA seals office space deal Bengaluru SPL-SLV Infra in JV launches Railway launches work on

eWork India is all set to seal a 2,400 reviewing and modifying spaces in common flurry of plotted projects Mehakari River Bridge seats office deal with Commonwealth areas and conference rooms at its properties to W ne of South India‘s leading residential he Central Railway has recently started Bank of Australia at WeWork‘s Manyata tech ensure social distancing norms. The company real estate builder, Shriram Properties laying the girders at on one of the biggest park facility in Bengaluru. The workspace will is ensuring a minimum of 6ft distance between O T Limited (SPL), recently announced further bridges across Mehakari river connecting be fully equipped by WeWork and has a 4 two people across its properties. WeWork India, expansion of its plotted land development Ahmednagar-Parli-Vaijanath areas with the years lock-in period, said sources, adding that a fully-owned subsidiary of Embassy Group, portfolio with strategic partnership with SLV rail network, said an official spokesperson, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia went had earlier plans to raise $200 million (about Infra Projects, which is engaged in plotted elaborating that the laying of steel girders live with Tata Consultancy Services, BaNCS Rs 1,421 crore) to expand its India operations. land development across Bangalore, said at the height of 30m started recently by the platform in 2010 with its first Indian branch in The company currently has 40,000 members Chairman and Managing Director – Shriram construction team of Ahmednagar. The bridge Mumbai. The new office space at WeWork will and 57,000 desks across 34 locations. Since Properties, Murali Malayappan, adding that in question falls on the new railway track being function as shared services centre for CBA the launch of the American shared workspaces through this collaboration with SLV, the laid by the Central railway in Maharashtra. He Services India catering to US, Australia and provider in India, the Bengaluru-based company plans to launch about half dozen said adding that the bridge in question across Asian markets. Last year, Commonwealth Embassy Group has invested Rs 1,500 crore plotted land development projects shortly. Mehakari river is known as Mehakari bridge, Bank of Australia appointed industry veteran in the WeWork affiliate. It currently operates This partnership has launched ready-to- which is about 457m in length and the biggest Pankajam Sridevi as MD India to scale desks across the top six markets in the country, construct plotted development project off in the Central Railways rail network. up business. Separately, WeWork India is including Bengaluru, Gurgaon and Mumbai. Magadi Road Bengaluru, under the brand name of ―Raynal Gardens. In the project the Relief Package is insufficient for road developers: ICRA builders offer Rs. 40 lakh units on the 97-acre AP starts construction work pristine development, which is one of the few at Amaravati capital city he credit rating agency, ICRA in a loan moratorium. Many BOT concessionaires plotted development project in west Bengaluru Trecent announcement said that the have already opted for loan moratorium on with 75,000 sq ft clubhouse, a temple, a clock he state government in Andhra Pradesh relief measures extended by the Ministry their project debt, and thus, in such cases, tower, tree lined avenues on both sides of the Thas resumed construction work on the of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) the quantum of covid-19 loan eligibility is road, open spaces like parks and gardens important structures in the capital city area are insufficient for road developers who did not significant. It said adding that NHAI along with other amenities. This plotted at Amaravati and state CM has also directed not collect toll tax for 25 days due to the seems to have taken a different approach development project has been designed in officials of Capital Region Development nationwide lockdown. The government had when compared to the toll suspension during cognizant with the community and with an aim Authority (CRDA) to prepare an action plan to suspended the collection of toll tax on all demonetization period, when it compensated to give back to the community it serves. SPL speed work across important structures in the national highways during 26 March-19 April the concessionaires for the interest and also launched its first plotted development in upcoming state capital. All the projects in the and that in net present value terms, the operations costs," vice president, corporate Chennai within its township project called ― capital city were kept in abeyance since the Shriram One City and is focusing on growth measures do not adequately compensate for ratings, ICRA, Rajeshwar Burla, said, adding YSRC took over the reins of the state and also through successful partnerships and adopting the losses incurred by majority of operational that this approach may become contentious appointed separate committees to look into development management (DM) model as a developer-run road projects, the agency issue with concessionaires disputing the the allegations of irregularities in the awarding growth strategy. said. According to ICRA‘s estimate, the total proposed relief measures. of tenders and questions of feasibility of operations and maintenance (O&M) expenses projects. The state government had also appointed a Group of Ministers (GoM) to and interest costs for the build-operate- AP approves DPR for tram system in Visakhapatnam transfer (BOT) toll concessionaires for the 25- study and suggest the projects required for day period of toll suspension is estimated at n order to provide hassle free transport for a length of 60.20 km, including the Amaravati. Work on the permanent secretariat Rs 649 crore. The relief package announced Ifacilities to the local masses, the State preparation of alternative analysis report is also being expedited and also other works by NHAI for BOT toll concessionaires has government in Andhra Pradesh recently among others. The government authorized including the completion of bungalows of High two parts--the revenue loss during and after approved the lowest financial offer worth Rs. the Amaravati Metro Rail Corporation Limited Court judges, which remained incomplete due toll suspension period will be compensated 337.67 lakh quoted by Urban Mass Transit to issue letter of acceptance to the UMTC for to the financial constraints. All these projects in form of extension by three-to-six months in Company Limited (UMTC) for preparing preparing the new Detail Project Report, said were stalled with a view to take a close look concession period and a coronavirus loan is Detailed Project Report (DPR). The project in an official spokesperson. into their necessity and financial feasibility in provided for concessionaires where relief is not question aimed at extending modern tram and view of the financial condition of the state. granted under Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) metrolite transport system in Visakhapatnam NCRTC speeds up construction work on rapid rail corridor

he National Capital Region Transport TCorporation (NCRTC) has expedited the construction work on the Delhi-Gurugram- Alwar regional rapid transport corridor. To start with, the corporation has initiated work on road widening between the IDLP Complex and the Atul Kataria Chowk in Gurugram and tenders for various components of the project are now being finalized on fast tracked basis and will be floated shortly, said, an official spokesperson, NCRTC, Sudhir Sharma, adding that unlike the Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor, where there has been some disturbances in the construction schedule, the Delhi-Alwar corridor is not affected that much. On the contrary, the corporation is now solely focusing on planning and designing aspects for now so that they can be implemented quickly. Due to the absence of traffic in the past two months, officials were able to carry out other pre-construction works in Gurugram smoothly. The NCRTC also undertook pre- construction tunneling studies during the lockdown. The Delhi-Rajasthan route has multiple tunnels in the alignment and score of them are 6 to 7 km long. During the lockdown, it undertook detailed studies to ensure proper ventilation for workers inside these tunnels once construction work commences.

4 INDIAN INFRASTRUCTURE & TENDERS WEEK ICRA: NHAI to provide extension in concession period & loan for BOT Toll projects Noida surges ahead in office space leasing in NCR he Ministry of Road Transportation and expenses and interest costs for the BOT Toll oida witnessed a surge in office space per cent in ready-to-move-in projects and 35 THighways (MORTH), which suspended concessionaires for the recent 25-day period Nleasing in the third and fourth quarters per cent for the under-construction ones. For tolling on all national highways for a 25- of toll suspension is estimated at Rs. 649 of 2019 and recorded the highest leasing in retail real estate, the space intake is 47 per day period between March 26, 2020 to April crore. The recent relief package announced the National Capital Region (NCR), said a cent for ready-to-move-in projects and 53 per 19, 2020, is all set to provide extension in by NHAI for BOT Toll concessionaires has two report by 360 realtors, adding that about 80 cent for under-construction projects. In Noida, concession period to compensate for loss in parts: (1) the revenue loss during and after per cent of the total supply of office spaces industrial sectors accumulated 50 per cent, a net present value terms for majority of BOT Toll toll suspension period will be compensated in was leased out during July-December of major market share followed by institutional projects. As per ICRAs, this event was expected the form of extension by three to six months 2019. "In Q3 and Q4 of 2019, the Noida and commercial sectors with 35 per cent to be treated under political force majeure in concession period and (2) covid-19 loan market witnessed unprecedented growth in and 15 per cent respectively. Micro markets (FM) clause of the concession agreement is provided for concessionaires to the extent leasing, leading in NCR & becoming the front like Noida Sector-62, Sector-63, Sector-2, (CA), as was done during demonetization relief is not granted under moratorium under runner with around 80 per cent leasing," it Sector-3, Sector-4 and Noida Expressway when the tolling was suspended for 24 days RBI guidelines. Many BOT concessionaires said. The report further claimed that during are the prime sectors and constitute 95 per in November 2016. The agency said that, all have already opted for loan moratorium on the first two quarters of 2020, the scenario cent of office space intake, it said. "Noida force majeure costs (including interest and their project debt; thus, in such cases, the has changed due to a slowdown in decision- is considered to be one of the best realty O&M) are to be reimbursed by the authority in quantum of covid-19 loan eligibility is not making on leasing, amid the coronavirus destinations in Northern India and with the case of a political event and revenue loss is to significant. For the entities that have not opted pandemic. "But it is anticipated that a few further development of its twin city, Greater be compensated by extension in concession for loan moratorium earlier, the Covid-19 loan segments in commercial may lead the pack Noida, its boundaries have been expanded. period. As per rating agency, the total O&M is a positive from liquidity point of view. and show rapid ascent. As a matter of fact, As a result, many multinationals have set industrial demand is high in NCR and that their offices in this city. Noida market has DMRC initiates ground work on Metrolite project to have an edge with clear zoning." Noida''s witnessed robust growth in leasing in NCR," office realty has witnessed space intake of 65 said the report. he Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Thas initiated ground work of the first RITES-IRSDC inks pact for stations redevelopment Metrolite corridor from Kirti Nagar to Bamnaoli village and that tenders have been floated n an attempt to push the pace of Chennai have started operations. Key project for topographical survey and geo-technical Iredevelopment of railway stations across activities have been resumed at various investigation work. The line will be a light the country, RITES recently signed an sites like rail line doubling project at Gooty- rail transit system akin to a tram and that the agreement with Indian Railway Station Dharmavaram, railway electrification work idea behind the new light rail system is to Development Corp. Ltd, (IRSDC). The in Rajasthan, project monitoring services at reach out to those areas where frequency of company has been tasked with redeveloping several rail connectivity work of power plants public transport is lower. However, DMRC will railway stations across the country and has and coal mines, workshops modernization of provide fencing on both sides of the corridor. already resumed operations at most of its stations at Bikaner in Rajasthan, Kurdawadi The 20-km-long corridor from Kirti Nagar to Mahavir Enclave and Dwarka Court. The offices and project sites. It has achieved more in Maharashtra, Lumding in Assam, Sarla Bamnaoli Village (ECC Dwarka Sector 25) will length of the new Metro will be 45 metres than half of its capacity and will scale up its in Odisha, quality assurance work at have 21 stations of which 16 stations spread with 3 coaches and it will run at a speed of activities going forward, chairman & managing various locations. During the lockdown, over 11.85 km will be at grade (run on surface 60 kmph. The Lite Rail Corridor (LRT) stations director, RITES, Rajeev Mehrotra, said, the company delivered the 188 km route alongside the road) and 5 stations spread will be open like bus shelters and are expected adding that the company has implemented on Vijaypur-Pachore Road-Maksi section on 6.64 km will be elevated. The distance to have an open ticketing system. The plan is a standard operating procedure (SOP) to railway electrification project in Madhya between each station will be around 1 km to operate like a bus transit system where a guide its employees about precautions and Pradesh. Besides working from home on with stations at Saraswati Garden, Mayapuri driver and conductor will be present to help safety measures at work. Along with its various reports, tenders and designing based bus depot, Mayapuri, Hari Nagar, Tihar Jail, the passengers buying tickets, said DMRC corporate office in Gurugram, project offices projects, it continued its operations at most of Shiv puri, Dabri Village, Sitapuri extension, sources. at Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Secunderabad the locomotive leasing sites and inspection and inspection offices at Bhilai, Delhi and office at Bhilai.

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MCG launches Rs. 145-cr RHB launches Rs. 200-cr housing project in Jaipur Sany donates 1 lakh N-95 infra project in NCR he state government in Rajasthan has housing projects in other parts of the state to masks & 5 lakh ply masks Thanded over the task of building 576 flats ensure that the adequate housing facilities are to Maharashtra he major projects that were halted due at an investment of Rs. 200 crore to Rajasthan available for various sections of the society. xtending a helping hand to the state to lockdown have been kick started by Housing Board (RHB) after which the state UDH To compete with private builders in terms of T government in Maharashtra in its fight the Municipal Committee Gurgaon at an minister Shanti Dhariwal laid the foundation facilities and infrastructure, the RHB for the E against the COVID-19, Sany, a leading investment worth Rs. 145 crore. The projects stone for the mega venture. The project, which first time proposed to develop swimming pool, include a cultural centre in Sector 56, a stadium manufacturer of construction, mining & has been named as Mukhyamantri Shikshak gym and cycle track, basketball and baseball material handling equipment, heavy machinery in Wazirabad and two parking lots in Sadar and Prahri Awas Yojana, will be completed courts for the residents, RHB commissioner and renewable energy solutions donated 1 Bazar and Kaman Sarai. In this connection, within two and half years. In the project, the Pawan Arora said, adding that this will be lakh N-95 masks & 5 lakh 3 ply masks through the civic body received the permission state government will construct flats for MLAs RHB‘s first ever schemes to have such MIDC, said an official spokesperson, claiming through auto-approval mode, commissioner, at Jyoti Nagar, Lal Koti and Jalupura areas of infrastructure. Apart from this, in Sector 26 of that Managing Director, Sany South Asia & Vinay Pratap Singh said, elaborating that the state capital. The JDA is cooperating and the city, the board earmarked 20,925 square Sany India, Deepak Garg, handed over the about 12.29 acres has been leased out to transferring the title of land to RHB, in order metre areas to develop the condominiums and masks to Minister for Public Health & Family MCG in Sector 52-53A (Wazirabad village) to to achieve the task. Apart from this, recently allied infrastructure in and around the housing Welfare, Rajesh Tope. Sany has been in the build a multi-discipline sports stadium thereby that forefront in helping people during the the minister has also launched two similar colonies. meeting a long pending demand of residents. lockdown by donating masks & PPE kits to The stadium will be the third stadium in the various hospitals and people who have been city after Nehru Stadium in Old Gurugram and Punjab showers sops to real estate players working at the construction sites. Sany also Tau Devi Lal Stadium near Rajiv Chowk. The provided food ration to the needy families who he state government in Punjab auction or draw of lots. The stimulus package MCG is going to float tenders for the cultural were affected due to the lockdown. announced a slew of relief measures for announced by the Chief Minister, which is centre and Wazirabad stadium shortly, said T Speaking at the ceremony, Deepak Garg, the beleaguered real estate sector amid the applicable to both allotters and developers, chief engineer, MCG, Raman Sharma. The says, “We firmly believe that the fight against unprecedented Covid-19 situation, including is aimed at providing them with immediate project cost of the parking facility at Kaman Covid should be a combined effort of the Sarai is entailed an investment of Rs 101.26 six month extension in the permissible relief, while arresting the slowdown in housing government, corporate houses/industries, crore and the project cost of the multi-level period of construction of plots/projects sector. The relief measures are applicable healthcare professionals and the citizens in parking at Sadar Bazar is Rs 44.56 crore and for all allotters, whether private or allotted to all the urban development authorities of general. Within the company, we are adhering that both facilities will have 10 floors each. by state urban authorities, either through the state, and shall be restricted to amount to all possible measures to ensure the safety of due from April 1 to September 30. The CM all our employees and stakeholders.” Speaking said notwithstanding the huge financial about this initiative, he further added, “As a NHIDCL invites bids for Rs. 150-cr road in Manipur implications for his government, it had socially conscious company, we have taken this dding to the road network in the border widening and improvement of the existing road decided to support the real estate sector, small but significant step in providing the N95 masks with an intention of keeping our corona belt of the state, the National Highways stretch into two lanes with earthen shoulder of which had suffered major disruptions due A warriors, our doctors, nurses, paramedic staff, and Infrastructure Development Corporation Finch Corner-Hungpung section of NH-202 from to the pandemic. Various representations district administrators and police personnel (NHIDCL) has recently invited bids for carrying 30.970 km to 43.129 km (Package 3) in the state had been received by the government on safe from this deadly virus and we also need out construction works of Finch Corner- on engineering, procurement and construction this count, he said in a statement. Referring to applaud the commendable efforts taken by Hungpung section of the highway in Manipur, (EPC) model. The project in question involves to the financial implications of the six-month the health ministry in combating the pandemic. said an official spokesperson, elaborating an investment worth Rs 150.32 crore and extension in construction period, the Chief I sincerely hope that we become a corona free that the project entailed the scope of work of commands a completion period of 18 months. Minister pointed out that since development country soon” authorities annually receive non-construction Public Health & Family Welfare Minister fee of nearly Rs 35 crore, this particular thanked Sany for the donation of masks and relaxation would lead to reduction in receipt to advised the company to keep doing such the tune of Rs 17-18 crore for all the authorities activities for the betterment of people of India. put together. In another key relief measure, While CEO of MIDC, Dr. P. Anbalagan, (IAS), the Chief Minister announced that all the said, that It is really commendable to see urban development authorities have also that companies like Sany stand united with us in our fight against this invisible enemy. been directed not to charge non-construction By providing the N95 and 3 Ply Masks, they charges/extension fee/licence renewal fee for have helped the real life warriors who are in the period from April 1 to September 30, 2020. the frontline and vulnerable to this deadly virus. As far as protective measures are concerned, it is critical to maintain the constant supply of UP targets Rs. 9,275-cr for masks and PPE kits to ensure the safety of our road and highway sector frontline workers. Having said that, I urge more companies to come forward and lend their he Uttar Pradesh government is support in whatsoever way possible”. Tcurrently generating a staggering sum worth Rs 9,275 crore to part fund two mega expressway projects including Gorakhpur Link CREDAI: Realtors require Expressway and Bundelkhand Expressway, one time loan restructuring which are estimated to cost Rs 4,600 crore scheme to stay afloat and Rs 15,000 crore, respectively, the UP eal estate body CREDAI has written an Expressway Industrial Development Authority open letter to Prime Minister seeking (UPEIDA) CEO and state additional chief R immediate measures from the government to secretary Awanish Kumar Awasthi, said. He help the real estate sector to stay afloat. The further added that the expressway projects industry body said that it has done its ― bit to will play a major role in boosting the local mitigate the plight of over five crore labours force economy and generate employment for the in the sector by providing food and shelter. It migrant laborers returning from other states. said that although the loan moratorium may be The government has already fast tracked helpful for the sector in the long run, the sector construction work on both these projects. requires a one-time loan restructuring scheme Meanwhile, Bank of Baroda has approved as allowed by the Reserve Bank of India in 2008 amid the global financial crisis. Since bank loan worth Rs 2,000 crore for the real estate is already reeling under a cyclical Bundelkhand Expressway project, while the downturn before COVID-19, such restructuring process of forming a consortium of banks is needs to be allowed for all accounts which underway. Besides, Rs 700 crore worth of were standard as on 31.12.2019. CREDAI loan has also been sanctioned by the Union further said that the Centre should direct Bank of India, and the commercial banks are all banks, non-banking finance companies now in the process of granting sanction to the (NBFC) and housing finance companies (HFC) remaining portion of the loans worth Rs 6,575 to institute a scheme to permit additional credit crore, he claimed equal to 20 per cent of the existing real estate project related advances, at the MCLR with no additional security. 6 INDIAN INFRASTRUCTURE & TENDERS WEEK