May 05, 2021

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SOME LEADING COMPANIES AT THE EVENT...... 23- 25 Can I book my appointment for vaccination Voter ID (EPIC). INDUSTRY NEWS from April 28? Is vaccination free at all vaccination No. The link is open only for registration. The centres? appointments or scheduling of vaccination Currently, vaccination is free at government will be available from May 1 onwards. hospitals and charged at INR 250 in private Can I get a vaccination without an hospitals for citizens aged 45 years and appointment? above. This will cease to exist from May 1, The government says that citizens aged 18- and even those above the age of 45 years will 44 years should mandatorily register have to pay at private facilities that cost fixed themselves and schedule appointments by the private hospital. online before vaccination. On-spot For people between 18 to 44 years, the States registration or walk-in facility is currently not will announce the policy relating to payment. allowed at private hospitals for the 18-44 Most states have announced that they will years age group. offer it for free at government centres. Will I get an appointment after May 1? However, at private vaccination sites, the From May 1, state governments and private cost will be decided by the private hospitals hospitals will procure 50 percent of total and you can see the price of each vaccine at doses directly from the open market to the time of booking. vaccinate the 18-44 year age group. The Can I check the price of the vaccine? availability of slots will depend on the Yes. The system from May 1 will show the availability of doses. price of the vaccine below the name of the Due to limited doses, several states will have vaccination centre at the time of scheduling their own priority groups within the 18-44 an appointment. years age group. This state-specific Can I choose the vaccine? Covid-19 vaccine registration for 18-44 information will soon get reflected on the Co- Yes. The System will show the vaccine being age group begins: All you need to know win when you can make appointments administered in each vaccination centre at When can those between 18-44 years of age Is there any registration charge to be paid? the time of scheduling an appointment. register for vaccination? Where does one No, there is no registration charge. Citizens can choose the vaccination centre have to register? How many people can be registered in the as per their choice of vaccine being Those in the age group of 18-44 years can Co-WIN portal through one mobile number? administered However, the choice will not be register from April 28; the registrations have Up to 4 people can be registered for available at the Government facilities. started from 4:00 pm onwards. You can log vaccination using the same mobile number. What are the options if one citizen is aged 45 into the Co-WIN portal using the link Can I register for vaccination without an or above and another is aged 18 or above? http://www.cowin.gov.in and click on the Aadhaar card? If one citizen is aged 45 or above and another “Register/Sign In yourself” tab to register for Yes, you can register on the Co-WIN portal citizen is aged 18 to 44 years and both want the COVID-19 vaccination. Alternatively, you using any of the following ID proofs: Aadhaar to schedule a combined appointment, then can also register for vaccination through the card ; Driving License; PAN card; Passport; only private paid vaccination centres or Aarogya Setu App. Pension Passbook; NPR Smart Card; and vaccination centres as per state's policy will 3 COVID-19 Second Wave In India May Peak divided the patient population into By Mid-May, Predict Scientists At IIT asymptomatic and Infected, the new model The ongoing second wave of the COVID-19 also accounts for the fact that some fraction pandemic in India may peak between May of asymptomatic patients could also be 11-15 with 33-35 lakh total 'active'' cases and detected due to contact tracing and other decline steeply by the end of May, according such protocols. to a mathematical module devised by IIT Earlier this month, the mathematical scientists. modelling approach predicted that active On Friday, India saw a single-day rise of infections in the country would peak by April 3,32,730 (3.32 lakh) COVID-19 infections and 15 but this didn't come true. 2,263 fatalities with 24,28,616 (24.28 lakh) "The parameters in our model for the current active cases. phase are continuously drifting. So it is hard In predicting that the active cases would go to get their value right," said Mr Agrawal. up by about 10 lakh by mid-May before "Even a little bit of change each day causes sliding, scientists from the Indian Institute of the peak numbers to change by several Technology in Kanpur and Hyderabad thousand," he explained. applied the 'Susceptible, Undetected, Tested The IIT Kanpur professor added that the be made available. However, it may happen (positive), and Removed Approach'' (SUTRA) SUTRA model's prediction of the new peak is that some hospitals which are catering to model. sensitive to the daily new infections data. people with 45 years or more may not allow The scientists also said Delhi, Haryana, Mr Agrawal noted that the model uses three the booking of appointments for people with Rajasthan and Telangana may see a high of main parameters to predict the course of the lesser age. In that case you may make new cases by April 25-30, while Maharashtra pandemic. bookings one by one. and Chhattisgarh might already have "The first is called beta, or contact rate, which If I am Covid-19 positive, when can I get my reached their peak in new cases. measures how many people an infected vaccine shot? "We have found that there is a reasonable person infects per day. It is related to the R0 The centre has specified three categories of chance that the active cases in India could value, which is the number of people an temporary contraindications. For people in peak sometime between May 11-15 with 33- infected person spreads the virus to over the these categories, vaccination is to be 35 lakh cases. It is a sharp slope, but on the course of their infection," Mr Agrawal deferred for four-eight weeks after recovery. way down, it would likely be equally sharp, explained. These categories are: persons having active coming down very fast and by end of May The other two parameters are 'reach'', which symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection; Covid- may see a dramatic reduction," Manindra is a measure of the exposure level of the 19 patients who have been given anti-SARS- Agrawal, professor at the Department of population to the pandemic, and 'epsilon'' Cov-2 monoclonal antibodies or Computer Science and Engineering, IIT- which is the ratio of detected and undetected convalescent plasma; and acutely unwell Kanpur, told news agency Press Trust of cases. and hospitalised — with or without intensive India. There are other mathematical modules as care — patients due to “any illness”. The scientists in the as yet unpublished study well. – The Indian Express said there are several novel features in the Independent calculations by Gautam Menon SUTRA model. Whereas previous papers and his team at Ashoka University in Haryana 4 India imports 20 cryogenic oxygen India’s total active cases, the government tankers said adding that the national cumulative In the backdrop of acute shortage of medical fatality rate or CFR has been falling and oxygen in certain parts of the country due to currently stands at 1.12 per cent. unprecedented rise in Covid-19 cases, the The government has so far administered government on Tuesday said it has imported 14,52,71,186 vaccines with 33,59,963 shots 20 cryogenic tankers of 10 MT and 20 MT given in a single day till 8:00 AM in the capacity and allocated them to states of morning. Meanwhile, from Wednesday, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, registrations for phase 3 vaccination drive Delhi, and Gujarat. for those above 18 years of age will open up “The mapping of liquid medical oxygen on CoWin platform. The vaccines will be (LMO) from the manufacturing plant to injected in the eligible candidates from May 1 different states being a dynamic process and to curtail the unrelenting spike in coronavirus transportation of medical oxygen through cases. cryogenic tankers becoming a bottleneck in India-US talk making available LMO from the eastern part On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the country to other parts, twenty had a telephonic conversation with US cryogenic ISO containers of capacity 20 MT President Joe Biden on the evolving Covid and 10 MT have been imported to augment situation. Modi discussed about India’s the transportation of Oxygen,” the Health ongoing efforts to contain the second wave Ministry said in a statement. of the pandemic and Biden offered his Meanwhile, after a record high in the previous assistance in India’s endeavour to fight the day, daily Covid-19 cases came down to deadly virus. 3,23,144 on Tuesday with 2,771 deaths till 8 Besides that, AIIMs Director Randeep am on Tuesday, according to the Health Guleria, urged people to use hospital Ministry data. Monday, total daily cases amenities judiciously. stood at 3,52,991, up 8.4 per cent than the “Unnecessary panic is doing more harm than total cases reported in the last 24 hours. good. Covid positive patients with normal Cumulatively, India reported coronavirus saturation and no symptoms also get have predicted that the peak of the ongoing cases at 1,76,36,307, out of which 28,82,204 panicky about getting oxygen and admission wave of infections could be between mid- were active cases; 1,45,56,209 were those in hospital and get themselves admitted April and mid-May. who recovered and 197894 was the death which leads to rush in hospitals. Due to all Mr Menon also cautioned that such toll. this, genuine patients suffer because they projections of COVID-19 cases should really The eight States of Maharashtra, don’t get the proper treatment amid all of be trusted only in the short term. Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, this,” Guleria said Monday at a press briefing - NDTV Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, and Kerala of the Health Ministry here. cumulatively account for 69.1 per cent of – The Hindu Business Line

5 Russia's Sputnik V, 3rd Vaccine For India, The third phase of the world's largest officials, will be in use in India by October. Arrives In Hyderabad vaccination drive started today even as The other vaccines coming up are Johnson several states have flagged a shortage. and Johnson (Bio E), Zydus Cadila, Serum's "Today, we have received 1,50,000 doses of Novavax and Bharat Biotech's nasal vaccine Sputnik V vaccine in Hyderabad. The vaccine - NDTV will be available in a few weeks after it has gone through statutory clearances. The price will also be announced then," said Deepak Sapra, CEO of Dr Reddy's Laboratories. Dr Reddy's has bagged the rights for distribution of the first 100 million doses in India, which was later enhanced to 125 million. "First batch of #SputnikV vaccine arrives in Hyderabad, India! That's the same day the country starts mass COVID vaccination drive covering its entire adult population. Let's jointly defeat this pandemic. Together we are The first lot of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, stronger," tweeted Sputnik V, the world's first the third one to be used in India after registered COVID-19 vaccine. Covishield and Covaxin against coronavirus, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in arrived in Hyderabad on Saturday. tweet said: "Appropriate timely response The vaccines come at a time when a deadly @cgstcushyd. Need of the hour." second wave of the coronavirus has been In September last, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, causing havoc across the country. The which has received approval from the Indian coronavirus cases in the country hit a grim drug regulator for restricted emergency use global record with 4,01,993 fresh infections of Sputnik V, entered into a partnership with in the last 24 hours. 3,523 deaths were Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) to reported. conduct clinical trials of the vaccine. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Sputnik V, named after the first Soviet Space Customs (CBIC), in a tweet, said that satellite, works on the principle of a Hyderabad customs expedited the weakened Covid virus delivering parts of a clearance of the COVID-19 vaccine imported pathogen that triggers an immune response from Russia. in the body. "Hyderabad Customs, @cgstcushyd The two-dose vaccine developed by Russia's facilitated expeditious clearance of Gamaleya Institute costs less than $10 for #SputnikV Vaccine imported from Russia," each shot in international markets. the CBIC tweeted. Five more vaccines, say government 6 Over 40 countries offered to supply oxygen to "We normally manufacture 67,000 doses of cylinders, cryogenic tankers as well as help India tackle Covid crisis: Foreign secy Remdesivir a day. But the requirement today liquid oxygen. might be between 2-3 lakhs a day. So we have He said the medical supplies are being India has prioritised imports of oxygen, to bridge the gap, this is something that our sourced through direct procurement and Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla producers are well aware of, they are actually other modes. said on Thursday, adding that 40 countries ramping up their production," the Foreign Shringla said two special aircraft carrying had pledged their support. Secretary said. large amounts of medical supplies from the India is looking at getting around 550 oxygen He said a cargo flight arriving tonight from US are expected to reach India by Friday and generating plants, 4,000 oxygen UAE with ventilators and carrying Favipiravir another one is likely in the next few days. concentrators and 10,000 oxygen cylinders medicines. As India battles a devastating second wave from abroad to deal with the coronavirus At a media media briefing, he said over 40 of coronavirus pandemic, countries around pandemic, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan countries have come forward to offer the world have announced sending medical Shringla said on Thursday. assistance to India to help in view of the supplies to help it tide over the situation. "Over 40 countries, not just developed unprecedented situation. - Mint countries but also our neighbours Mauritius, The foreign secretary said the government Bangladesh, Bhutan have all come forward to has been majorly focusing on procuring offer assistance," Shringla said. oxygen generators, concentrators, oxygen He informed a flight coming in from Ireland with 700 concentrators. France's flight will be coming in on Saturday. "We're also expecting tomorrow and over the next couple of days three special flights from the US. President Biden spoke to the PM and offered extensive assistance," he added. Shringla also said that India is looking at procuring 400,000 units of Remdesivir medicine from Egypt besides exploring to get it from countries like the United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh and Uzbekistan.

7 India’s GDP to grow at 11% this line with the government’s second advance fiscal; second wave of COVID estimate, it said. ADB Country Director for a worry: ADB India Takeo Konishi said India’s economy ADB on Wednesday said the Indian economy faced its worst contraction in FY2020 due to is projected to grow at 11 per cent in the the COVID-19 shock. current financial year on the back of the “With large government stimulus and the strong vaccination programme, but ongoing vaccination drive, we expect cautioned that second wave of COVID is economic activity will continue its recovery worrying. “India’s economy is expected to that started from the third quarter of FY2020 grow 11 per cent in fiscal year (FY) 2021, and rebound strongly in the current fiscal which ends on March 31, 2022, amid a strong year with an uptick in domestic demand, vaccine drive. However, the recent surge in especially in urban services,” said Konishi. COVID-19 cases may put this recovery at The government’s boost to public investment risk,” said the Asian Development Outlook through its infrastructure push, incentives for (ADO) 2021. Continued economic recovery manufacturing, and continued support to boosted by increased public investment, boost rural incomes will support India’s vaccine rollout and a surge in domestic accelerated recovery, Konishi said. demand will trigger this strong rebound, ADB The Manila-headquartered multilateral said. funding agency expects India’s economic The predictions are based on assumption activity to continue to normalise and recover that there is extensive vaccine deployment across the country and the second wave of coronavirus is contained. According to ADB’s flagship publication Asian Development Outlook, “the second wave of COVID-19 cases is worrying, especially if vaccine rollout faulters or fails to contain it.” Another risk is the further tightening of global financial conditions, which would apply pressure on India’s market interest rates and therefore affect economic normalisation, the report added. Going further, ADB forecasts India’s economic growth to moderate to 7 per cent in FY2022, on account of disappearance of base effect. The economy is expected to have contracted by 8 per cent in FY2020, in

8 owing to government measures in the past harvests and supply chain recovery is one year including “large stimulus in expected to contain domestic food inflation, FY2020” and a steep increase in capital it said. expenditure budget in FY2021. Increased ADB said the current account deficit of India government expenditure on healthcare, will equal to 1.1 per cent of GDP with imports water, and sanitation will strengthen the outpacing exports on rising domestic country’s resilience against future demand and higher oil prices. About South pandemics, said the report, adding private Asia, of which India is a part, ADO said the investment is expected to pick up on region will see Asia’s fastest growth this year improving sentiment and risk appetite, as (2021) after suffering the sharpest well as accommodative credit conditions. contraction last year. South Asia’s aggregate “The government’s push to the output is forecast to expand by 9.5 per cent manufacturing sector through the this calendar year, before tapering down to production-linked incentive scheme will 6.6 per cent in 2022, as per the estimate. expand domestic production and help “This largely reflects the performance of integrate domestic manufacturing with India… A stimulus-fueled surge in the US, global supply chains,” it said. ADO expects India’s largest export market, will support the inflation to moderate to 5.2 per cent FY2021, revival, but a severe second wave is having risen to 6.2 per cent in FY2020. Good threatening the recovery”. Growth is gaining momentum across developing Asia, but renewed COVID-19 outbreaks pose a threat to recovery, said ADB Chief Economist Yasuyuki Sawada. According to ADB, most economies in developing Asia will see healthy growth this year and in 2022. Developing Asia comprises 46 members of China this year, the report said. China’s gross ADB on the basis of geographic group. These domestic product (GDP) is forecast to include new industrialized economies, expand 8.1 per cent in 2021 and 5.5 per cent countries in Central Asia, East Asia, South in 2022. Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Strong – Financial Express exports and a gradual recovery in household consumption will boost economic activity in

...... Weekly e-news Alert Program - ‘Market News & Views’ This is a regular program which will cover Industry Updates, Launch of New Technologies, Partnership Opportunities, Industry Views & CSR activities. The purpose of this program is to keep customers up to date with developments in the Industry. 9 showrooms, hospitals, airports, metro breaking strength and long-lasting life. – INDUSTRY UPDATES stations, swimming pool decks, hotel lobbies, ACE Update educational institutions along with retail or residential spaces such as porches, living rooms, garden areas and bathrooms. Excavation starts at Kasba Peth A mixture of raw material consisting of natural station in Pune clay, feldspar, quartz and natural pigments for After completing excavation and tunnelling different batches are used to make design under the Mutha river on the Civil Court- ranges such as Beige, Gris, Creama, Nero and Kasba Peth stretch in Pune, MahaMetro has P Kota Green. Despite colour variations now put into service the two tunnel boring across raw materials, our R&D experts ensure machines (TBM) to excavate towards the negligible colour variation in the Sahara Kasba Peth station, which is the next Series, across all batches and guarantee that stoppage on the underground stretch. For Orientbell Tiles partners with every batch meets the high MOR standard. tunnelling under the Mutha river, MahaMetro With a breaking strength greater than 2000 started work at the beginning of April and Rail Corporation Newton and scratch hardness upto 6 on Mohs reached the other side of the river after Orient Bell Limited, one of the largest scale, Orient Bell’s Sahara Series became the completing 240-metre-long tunnels 13 manufacturers of ceramic and vitrified tiles ideal choice for Lucknow Metro Rail metres below the riverbed. No hurdles were in the country, along with being BSE listed Corporation. experienced during the tunnel work below past 20+ years, now has their Sahara Series The Lucknow Metro’s structures like the glory the river as the stretch had an unbroken – Full Body Tiles at the Lucknow Metro Rail of their Nawabs have been designed to basalt rock foundation. This turned out to be Corporation. OBL is one out of the select few sustain for at least 100 years. OBL’s Sahara the first underwater tunnel constructed in companies to manufacture a tile series like Series was chosen over Kota stones as they Pune. A detailed plan is in place to complete this in North India, from their flagship plant give consistency in terms of quality, shades the excavation at the earliest. Both the TBMs in Sikandrabad, UP. across batches and ease of installation as progressed according to the plan and The Lucknow Metro replaced Kota stones well as maintenance as these lightweight tiles reached the other side of the river. One TBM with Sahara Series in a more cost-efficient do not require polishing. Unlike the varying has completed an excavation of 240 metres, move without compromising on its strength, colour changes of a stone, the shades of while another has covered 223 metres. The looks or durability. The Sahara Series is a these tiles stay constant with the promise of tunnels are placed about 18 metres below work of diligence, providing homogeneous durability. the ground level while crossing the river. The body tiles for tiling solutions. The aesthetic Additionally, the weight of tiles is lower than Metro's underground stretch begins from appeal of the tile remains intact even after that of stone, making the overall installation the Agriculture College grounds. It is aligned prolonged exposure to wear and tear, cost and time more economical. Since they via Shivajinagar, Civil Court, Kasba Peth, making it the most preferred durable tile. are chemical and stain resistant, the Sahara Budhwar Peth and Mandai up to Swargate. Even after abrasion, there is hardly any series tiles were chosen over stones as they The Metro would cross rivers in Pune and chipping as the design of these tiles remains have negligible water absorption property. Pimpri Chinchwad at three more locations even. This makes them perfect for Hence, this process provides the Sahara through elevated bridges. commercial spaces such as automobile series with USP’s like higher durability, greater – NBMCW.com 10 Punjab usher towards parity in total site area. For town planning schemes, a building bylaws promoter who intends to develop the land into a colony will have to get a promoter Punjab has planned to bring parity in the license, besides a CLU and license from a building bylaws followed by the departments competent authority. The local government of local government and housing. It will department gives 5% additional FAR to the benefit developers through the reduction of buildings which have a green rating Puda minimum area for a plotted colony under the has allowed FAR of up to 10%. In the case of affordable housing scheme and an increase in SCOs and SCFs, 100% coverage area is the saleable area in commercial colonies. allowed on plots with depth up to 24 m and Considering the ground reality of high land height up to 15 m whereas earlier 20% of the prices and unavailability of suitable land in area was required to be left. some cities, it has been decided to reduce the – NBMCW.com NHAI defers bid deadline for minimum area from 5 acres to 1.5 acre for ₹50,000-cr road projects plotted development and bring it down from 2 acres to 0.5 acre for group housing. National Highways Authority of India has Before this, for the commercial colonies under deferred bid deadlines for road construction Punjab Apartment and Property Regulation projects of about 1,000 km in length by a Act (PAPRA), 40% saleable area was allowed month. The deadlines for these projects, but now it has been cleared out to give an extra worth 50,000 crore, have been extended benefit of 5%. Besides, promoters who have because of restrictions that could hamper already paid the entire amount of EDC charges site visits and due diligence by potential or regularization charges don't need to pay bidders. The directive was issued by road extra connectivity charges for water and transport and highways minister Nitin sewerage connections. Also, outstanding Gadkari. While new bids will continue to be dues of ED on real estate projects can be paid invited, the postponement of existing bid in six half-yearly instalments along with the deadlines could hurt the authority's target of applicable interest by way of post-dated awarding about 2,500 km of road projects in cheques. Several representations have been the first quarter of FY22. Covid-19 cases are received pointing out the differences in the increasing across the country by the day and norms being followed by the local government companies will find it tough to visits the sites department and the department of housing. in such a situation. Most of these projects The approval of CLU and building plan is made are being offered on engineering under PAPA by the two departments. As per procurement construction and hybrid the decision, a park will be 5% of the area of the annuity models. affordable housing project. The maximum – NBMCW.com saleable area will not be more than 65% of the

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12 462 infrastructure projects show cost Jindal Stainless to airlift liquid medical overruns worth Rs 4.36 lakh crore oxygen from Odisha unit to meet As many as 462 infrastructure projects, each additional demand in Hisar worth Rs 150 crore or more, have been hit by With the fast-spreading impact of the cost overruns totalling more than Rs 4.36 pandemic in the city, the demand for Liquid lakh crore, according to a report. Medical Oxygen (LMO) has increased The Ministry of Statistics and Programme substantially. To meet the need of increasing Implementation monitors infrastructure LMO consumption, Jindal Stainless has projects worth Rs 150 crore and above. Of decided to airlift LMO from its facility in the 1,737 such projects, 462 reported cost Odisha. overruns and 557 were delayed. The first batch of 14.79 MT of LMO will be "Total original cost of implementation of the dispatched tonight from the Odisha facility. 1,737 projects was Rs 22,33,409.53 crore (61 months and above). The allocation of the LMO will be according and their anticipated completion cost is The average time overrun in these 557 to the demand from various hospitals. Jindal likely to be Rs 26,69,649.35 crore, which delayed projects is 44.69 months. reflects overall cost overruns of Rs Reasons for time overruns as reported by 4,36,239.82 crore (19.53% of original cost)," various project implementing agencies the ministry's latest report for March 2021 include delay in land acquisition, delay in said. obtaining forest and environment According to the report, the cost overrun for clearances, and lack of infrastructure completing these 462 projects works out to support and linkages. be Rs 4,36,239.82 crore. Delay in tie-up for project financing, delay in The expenditure incurred on these projects finalisation of detailed engineering, change till March 2021 is Rs 13,06,617.54 crore, in scope, delay in tendering, ordering and which is 48.94 per cent of the anticipated equipment supply, and law and order cost of the projects. problems, among others, are the other However, the report said the number of reasons, the report said. delayed projects decreases to 412 if the The report also cited ''state-wise lockdown delay is calculated on the basis of the latest due to covid-19'' as a reason for the delay in schedule of completion. implementation of these projects. Further, for 938 projects neither the year of It has also been observed that project commissioning nor the tentative gestation agencies are not reporting revised cost period has been reported. estimates and commissioning schedules for Out of 557 delayed projects, 114 projects many projects, which suggests that have overall delay in the range of 1-12 time/cost overrun figures are underreported, months, 131 projects (13-24 months), 190 it added. projects (25-60 months) and 122 projects – Construction Week Online

13 Stainless has been supplying LMO to several locos incluMade — coal, cement, food hospitals in Hisar and nearby cities as well. grains, fertilisers, petrochemical products, In the last few days, the consumption of LMO minerals, and posts/parcels, across 17 has doubled to 18 MT/day. Currently, the states and two Union Territories. Oxygen unit at Hisar is supplying 9 MT of This project was a first-of-its-kind ‘Make in LMO daily, which is operating at 150% of its India’ initiative to pave the way for bringing capacity. advanced innovation and technology to the Jindal Stainless MD Abhyuday Jindal said, country. The Prima T8TM WAG-12B e-locos "We are ready to take all decisions in the are built at an integrated green field interest of the nation, and saving the lives of manufacturing facility at Madhepura our people is our priority at the moment. We (Bihar). The site has installed production will airlift the LMO from our Odisha facility to capacity of 120 locomotives per annum reduce any loss of time. I am personally Alstom delivers 100th locomotive to and Alstom has progressively achieved monitoring the status of supply on a daily the in Rs 25k-crore deal over 85% basis so that there is no shortage of oxygen." Alstom has manufactured and delivered the indigenisation. In the last couple of weeks, Jindal Stainless 100th electric locomotive to Indian Railways – Construction Week Online has been consistently supplying LMO to despite challenges posed by covid-19. The hospitals like Govt. Hospital Sirsa, Maharishi delivery is part of the contract worth €3.5 Markandeshwar Trust, Ambala, and billion (Rs 25,000 crore), signed between the Gurgaon-based Medanta, Fortis, and ministry of railways and Alstom in 2015 Singhania Hospital. Additionally, ~150 which led to the creation of a joint venture for oxygen cylinders are being re-filled on a daily the project and the largest foreign direct basis that are feeding LMO to Hisar-based investment project of the Railways. The hospitals including Shanti Devi GI Institute company will be supplying 800 fully electric Hospital, Singla Hospital, Sarvodaya high-powered double-section locomotives of Hospital, Civil Hospital, Sewak Sabha, 12,000 HP (9 MW) for freight service, capable Geetanjali Hospital, Sukhda Hospital, Sapra of hauling 6,000 tonne at a speed of 120 Hospital, Holy Hospital, Churamani Hospital, km/hr. Bharat Hospital, Vardaan Hospital, Gupta Deployed for operations on major freight Hospital and Jeevan Jyoti Hospital in routes, including Dedicated Freight Corridors, Bahadurgarh. The work to build an the Prima T8TM WAG-12B e-locos have emergency Hospital at the OP Jindal already clocked over close to 5 million Modern School has been initiated. It is kilometres hauling a wide range of expected that this hospital will be ready by commodities. These locomotives also made May 12. the inaugural run on the first fully operational – Construction Week Online sections of the DFC in December 2020. Some of the key commodities moved by these e-

14 GBP Group plans to bring multiple Aerocity and IT City are nearby two ambitious real estate projects in Punjab commercial projects that will be providing the residents with an array of options in retail, entertainment, and recreation when fully operational. Overall, the Group is planning to launch five new projects this year, two commercial and three residential, in areas like Peer Muchalla, Airport Road, New Chandigarh, Derabassi, and Mohali extension. The three months post lockdown saw GBP Group selling 295 units, which corresponds to around Rs 200 crore of GBP Group has been working to change the business. The units were in Camellia in face of real estate in Punjab. The Group has Kharar (90), Athens (100 units) in Zirakpur, plans to deliver 20 lakh sq ft residential and Techtown (30) in Mohali, Centrum (30) in 10 lakh sq ft commercial by 2022. The total Zirakpur, and Dera Bassi (45). investment in all the projects would be Elaborating more on the vision of the group, around Rs 1600 crore. Raman Gupta, director, branding & The group has a futuristic project in the construction, GBP Group, said, “We are very commercial segment called Centrum, a positive with our delivery timelines, it is only versatile project by GBP Group will become possible due to the support from our Tricity’s third-largest commercial space associated stakeholders. The lockdown has slated for completion by Dec-2022. The established multiple trends in the real estate upcoming commercial space offers a wide sector, it is only a matter of time that some of range of inventory in retail shops, multiplex, them would stay. Customer preferences have soho, office spaces, studio, hotels, banquet changed to a great extent, real estate is halls and food courts. increasingly being viewed as an investment The group has also ventured into providing opportunity by a large section of buyers, this residential plots at GBP Smart City in Mohali. was not the case in pre-covid times. The The cost of this project is Rs 100 crore and prevalent market scenario is also motivating will be funded through promoter funding and for the buyers to enter into a real estate bank loan. The plots are close to Airport agreement. Our efforts remain to offer a real Chowk, the epicenter of bustling activities, estate development for the distinct sections and an upcoming four-lane expressway is of buyers through our multiple projects.” slated to be fully functional in a year; apart – Construction Week Online from this Kharar-Ambala has all the amenities to have a fine livability quotient.

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17 bolsters the economy in a myriad of ways. Far A number of metro and railway projects are MEDIA SPEAK off areas which have the potential to flourish being executed across India of which some are often considered unviable since there is have also concluded. However, the rate of no convenient mode of transportation. With success in terms of ridership in some of the MRTS like the metro companies can tap into a completed projects has been dismal. The larger pool of manpower besides it will also for example, has failed to give the corporates and the local population attract ridership, the same can be said access to rapid transportation for business about the . While the and other purposes.” conundrum of ridership work continues in The construction of metros and allied bridges many areas like Line 12 gives a massive impetus to employability too which connects densely populated areas of since they create employment for a lot of Kalyan as also Dombivli, work continues at skilled professionals. Furthermore, it has also a snail’s pace. There were some doubts on brought into focus the role of innovative the viability of the project even though in an construction techniques. Nagesh Veeturi, April 2019 report MMRDA clearly pointed Executive Director – Civil, KEC International out that the Financial Internal Rate of Return Ltd, says, “Metros and bridge projects have (FIRR) for the project has been assessed as created great opportunities to develop 6.00% (With additional PD income from 40 innovative solutions for large scale Ha land) whereas The Economic Internal Metros and Railways: A key factor for constructions in the urban/specialised Rate of Return (EIRR) works out to 14.51%. efficient transport and logistics environment. The elevated viaduct The same is the case with the Baranagar – A developing nation like India needs a robust superstructure and the structure of the Barrackpore Metro which was planned way transportation system which is affordable stations can be constituted entirely from back in 2011. So, it is essential to ensure and offers the last mile connectivity. Hence precast concrete elements. For bridge efficient planning for such projects and the development of the railways and metros construction, different methodologies that ensure politics at all cost be ignored. is key to the nation. This will not only allow can be employed include simple box, I-girder, Arka Kanungo, Future Mobility Consultant, development of satellite townships and far- box girder, segmental arch, balanced WSP says “The estimation of demand in a off suburbs but also make way for economic cantilever and cable-stayed bridges. The metro project involves a number of development of the nation. Shashank selection of methodologies depends on the parameters and it is better to revisit them Agarwal, MD, Salasar Techno Engineering span length, type of construction and like every five years or 10 years, like an audit Ltd, says, “Metros play a very significant role material used (prestressed/RCC/steel). process. it is essential to revisit the in the development of any economy. Certain key parameters must be considered numbers and rectify them, because these Especially in places with huge concentration to decide on the methodology and associated all these projects are capital intensive, and of people, it is very important to have an design of precast elements, to determine the driven by the government. Private e f fi c i e n t a n d q u i c k w a y f o r t h e i r success of the project in terms of speed and participation is also encouraged in these transportation. Metro is the answer to this quality of construction, environmental kinds of projects. In the Indian context problem. Subsequent ease of logistics impact, and aesthetic appeal of the structure, however public participation into this will be in addition to the cost and economic viability.” the way forward is the key.” 18 Planning in railways and metros is not congestion in cities and ensure last mile Warangal to get advanced Metro limited to the estimation of demand alone connectivity. In London there are many streets Neo technology the design too matters. Ratan J Batliboi, that are not more than 15 feet wide, even then, Founder, RJB- CPL and EdEn-Educated it doesn’t witness no bottlenecks or traffic Telangana Government has been working Environments points outs “There’s a very build up and all this is a result of efficient on the Metro Neo project, a Mass Rapid key planning that is necessary and planning planning and design.” Transit System to ensure sustainable is not too technical. Once the layout, Metros and Railways will continue to transportation and resolve traffic circulation and zoning are done, the dominate the transportation scene in India congestion issues in Warangal. Unlike hierarchy of public and private transport where urbanism is akin to a continuous Hyderabad Metro Rail, the proposed Metro needs to be studied, then it’s a question of process. So, it is essential to ensure that Neo for Warangal will be equipped with experts coming in. The MEP consultants, successive governments in the nation work in different technology and signalling system the in-house experts of the Indian railways tandem to ensure such critical projects are and will have articulated rubber-wheeled with their incredible decades of experience executed timely and without delay. It will go a electric coaches with overhead traction are some of the crucial people involved in long way in promoting the fact that we are system, which is generally called the Metro this process. This role of planning for people keen to offer the citizens a robust Neo system. The overhead traction will run is very essential. In fact, when we did our transportation system which won’t cost a on partially elevated and partially at Grade first railway stations in the early or late 80s, fortune and also save time required for transit. Corridor (ground level). Advanced this was the first time ever, when a private – ACE Update signalling and telecommunications architectural firm was physically getting systems will be utilized for Warangal Metro involved with the railways to do railway Neo. It will be equipped with a suitable station design.” Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system Voicing a similar opinion, Mahendra Pawar, with anti-collision devices. Traffic lights will Director, 10 Zen Bulls Design and Build be installed at major locations and the Studio says “For railway and metro projects coaches will be operated by drivers at a pre- to succeed in dense cities like Mumbai and defined speed limit. Regarding the adjoining areas planning and designing telecommunications, it will include is important. Macro level planning with a automatic vehicle monitoring, mobile radio team of good planners is a key aspect. communication system, on-board Connectivity across different areas within passenger information system, public the city is essential else what we witness address system, central voice recording currently across different cities within India system and central fault locating system. are patches of development. As far as The Warangal Metro is proposed to be transportation facilities like railways and operated on a corridor covering 15.5 km on metro is concerned end to end connectivity the Kazipet-Hanamkonda-Warangal via the is required, only then can it transport people DPO junction route. effectively from one end of the city to other. – NBMCW.com Such measures can reduce the traffic

19 IRA Realty Tech in JV plans ₹2,000-cr township in Hyderabad Hyderabad-based realtor, IRA Realty Tech in a joint venture with a group of HNIs (high net Telangana Government has been working worth individuals) has planned to build a 53- on the Metro Neo project, a Mass Rapid acre township project in Shamshabad, Transit System to ensure sustainable Hyderabad. Chairman and MD of IRA Realty, transpor tation and resolve traffic Narsi Reddy, informed that the 2,000- crore congestion issues in Warangal. Unlike project is expected to spread over 150 acres Hyderabad Metro Rail, the proposed Metro area. The township will comprise affordable Neo for Warangal will be equipped with apartments (in the 45 lakh to 50 lakh range), different technology and signalling system high-end villas ( 2.5 crore and above), an and will have articulated rubber-wheeled international school, hospital and electric coaches with overhead traction commercial ventures and the company has system, which is generally called the Metro applied for permissions and the project is Neo system. The overhead traction will run expected to be rolled out shortly. As per the on partially elevated and partially at Grade plan, the school is set to start operations by Corridor (ground level). Advanced signalling UKMRC re-invites tender for ₹1,000-cr and telecommunications systems will be PRT System the next academic year while the villas are likely to be ready in three years. The company utilized for Warangal Metro Neo. It will be The Metro Rail Corporation is hopeful that the basic infrastructure will be equipped with a suitable Automatic Train (UKMRC) has re-invited e-tender (EOI cum up and running in 18 months. Shamshabad is Protection (ATP) system with anti-collision RFQ) for the development of a Personalized going to be a big realty destination of devices. Traffic lights will be installed at Rapid Transit (PRT) System in Haridwar, Hyderabad, after the IT corridor. It has great major locations and the coaches will be Uttarakhand, on Haridwar-Darshan stretch infrastructure and is not as expensive as the operated by drivers at a pre-defined speed on PPP model involving 1,000 crore Financial District. The company sees great limit. Regarding telecommunications, it will investment. The proposed PRT corridor will potential in the area and believes that it can include automatic vehicle monitoring, be 19.65 km in total length and has the create valuations to the tune of 1,000 crore. mobile radio communication system, on- following stretches - Sitapur – Bharat Mata – NBMCW.com board passenger information system, Temple 14.0 km, City Hospital – Daksha public address system, central voice Temple 3.0 km, Ganeshpuram – DAV School recording system and central fault locating 2.0 km, and Valmiki Chowk – Laltaro Bridge system. The Warangal Metro is proposed to 0.65 km. The PRT corridors are mainly on the be operated on a corridor covering 15.5 km major roads of the city and are expected to on the Kazipet-Hanamkonda-Warangal via be elevated within the right of way (ROW) on the DPO junction route. the central verge of the roads. – NBMCW.com – NBMCW.com

20 Odisha SLSWCA clears nine projects two phases by Coastal Biotech. The project will For this, the Cabinet on 11 November, 2020, had worth Rs 2,570 cr entail an investment of Rs 200 crore to be set up in approved and allocated an amount of Rs 4,500 Gajapati crore to be spent over a period of five years. The State Level Single Window Clearance district. According to the official guidelines, the PLI Authority (SLSWCA) of the Odisha Ramkay Envior Engineers’ proposal to set up an scheme will be implemented by MNRE through government, headed by Chief Secretary Suresh integrated common hazardous waste Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Chandra Mohapatra has sanctioned nine treatment, storage and disposal facility in (IREDA) as Implementing Agency. While, industrial projects in the metal and metal Bujuguda in Rayagada district at an beneficiaries would be selected through a downstream, IT and ESDM, investment of Rs 128.80 crore was accorded a transparent bidding process. manufacturing, plastic, cement, chemical and nod. “Preference will be given to manufacturers who food processing sectors. A manufacturing unit for production of AAC set up higher capacity plants. However, in order These projects will see an investment to the tune Blocks and Cement sandwich panels having to qualify for the bid, the applicant manufacturer of Rs 2,570.54 crore. capacity of 1,50,000mtr and 3,240 mtr per annum will have to undertake to set up a manufacturing The projects include 15 million tpa by HIL at an investment of Rs 63.24 crore to be set plant of minimum 1,000 MW capacity,” the beneficiation plant in two phases by up in Balasore; and a ministry said. Amalgam Resources with an investment of Rs manufacturing unit for production of The scheme is also aimed at promoting the 882 crore to be set up in Joda in Keonjhar mattress and fibre pillows having combined setting up of integrated plants for better quality district; a three million tpa iron ore satellite capacity of 7,00,000 numbers per annum by control and competitiveness, to develop an grinding unit and three million tpa slurry pipeline Century Fibre Plates in Khordha with an ecosystem for sourcing of local material in solar along with return water pipeline by Ardent Steel investment of Rs 54 crore was also accorded manufacturing, generate employment, and against an investment of Rs 80.5 crore to be set approval. reducing import dependence. up in Banspal in Kenohar. – Construction Week Onine The guidelines further said that greenfield new The authority also cleared a manufacturing unit solar PV module manufacturing units would be of razor shaving blades of 45 croreunits annual eligible for PLI and brownfield projects will also capacity and disposable razors of three crore be allowed to participate under the eligibility units annual capacity by Safe Lancet criteria. Engineering at an investment of Rs 100 crore to It added that though a manufacturer can bid for be set up in Khordha. any megawatt capacity, the maximum capacity An integrated carbon complex with a capacity of that can be awarded to one bidder under the PLI 8,75,000 tpa in two phases by Epsllion Carbon scheme remains 50 per cent of the bid capacity Ashoka at an investment of Rs 900 crore will be or 2,000 MW, whichever is less, to accommodate set up in Rengali in Sambalpur district; while a at least three manufacturers under the overall 120 tpd Chloro-Alkali Complex by Orient Paper envelope of Rs 4,500 crore. and Industries with an investment of Rs 162 MNRE announces guidelines for Regarding disbursement under the scheme, the crore would be set up in Brajrajnagar in guidelines added that the manufacturing units Jharsuguda district was also cleared. production-linked incentive scheme sanctioned under the programme would be SLSWCA also cleared a grain-base distillery unit The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy eligible for getting PLI on the annual basis on of capacity 200 klpd for manufacturing of (MNRE) released guidelines for the production- sales of high efficiency solar PV modules for five ethanol and an IMFL bottling unit of capacity linked incentive (PLI) scheme to promote years from commissioning or five years from 1.50 lakh cases per annum along with five MW manufacturing of high efficiency solar PV scheduled commissioning date. co-generation power plant to be implemented in modules in India. – Construction Week Online 21 Roof India 2022 is planned with a Concurrent Business Connect Program 19th Event: Floor India 2022, to provide an Edition enhanced platform for Industrial &  Market News & Views, a weekly e news Asia's Most Commercial Flooring Solutions along with alert program covering Industry Updates , Definitive Expo Cleaning and Installation Technology. 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