Published Fortnightly An NBM Media Group Publication Indian Infrastructure & Tenders Week NBM Media - Disseminates in Develop www.nbmcw.com Realtors resume Govt grants security nod to Rs. 29,560-cr Jewar Intl. Airport Bombardier bags Rs. 2,577- construction work of 100 n a big boost to the country’s aviation cr rolling stock contract projects in NCR sector, the Central government has recently I ombardier Transportation has recently won given security clearance to Swiss fi rm Zurich Bthe rolling stock tender for the Delhi-Meerut Airport International AG for developing Rs. Regional Rapid Transit System, the National 29,560 crore Jewar international airport on the Capital Regional Transport Corporation, the western fringes of Uttar Pradesh in the NCR company said in an offi cial statement. The region, Principal Secretary, Uttar Pradesh contact involved an investment of about Rs government, SP Goyal said, recalling that the 2,577 crore and it includes procurement as company had emerged as the highest bidder Rs 4,588 crore. The Noida International well as maintenance of the train sets. The air- to build the Greenfi eld Airport in Jewar, on the Greenfi eld Airport project is being managed conditioned RRTS trains will have economy as well as business class (one coach per train) and a outskirts of the national capital. By becoming as well as operated by the Noida International ith renewed vigor and alacrity, real coach reserved for women passengers. The entire the highest bidder, Zurich Airport International Airport (NIAL), a special agency fl oated by estate developers have restarted rolling stock for the corridor will be manufactured W AG had outbid many infra building giants the government and now the government is construction work on over 100 realty projects in India, marking 100 per cent local manufacturing. like Adani Enterprises, DIAL and Anchorage eyeing to start the operations of the fi rst phase in the National Capital Region, after securing The train sets will be manufactured by Bombardier Infrastructure Investments Holding. It will of the Jewar airport by 2022-23. By the end of mandatory permissions from local authorities. Transportation India Private Limited at their Savli be the biggest airport in the country and the the fourth phase, the airport is likely to have plant in Gujarat under the "Make in India" initiative The builders are strictly adhering to the laid entire project will be spread over an area of six runways. The Jewar International Airport of the central government. The RRTS train will be down norms including social distancing and 5,000 hectares and the fi rst phase of the will be at a distance of 130 km from Agra, 72 designed keeping in mind high acceleration and making provisions of isolation rooms for Jewar International Airport would be spread km from Delhi’s IGI airport, 40 km from Noida, high deceleration that the train needs to undergo, doctors and allied work force at project sites, over an area of 1,334 hectares and will cost and at a distance of 28 km from Greater Noida. given the maximum operational speed of 160 said, chairman of Gurgaon-based Signature kmph and stations at every 5-10 km. As per the Global Group, Pradeep Aggarwal, adding that terms, the delivery of the rolling stock will start in the builders have hand sanitizers in every BMC gives nod to 200 real estate projects in Mumbai 2022, the NCRTC, which comes under the Union offi ce entrance while manual spray sanitizers hortly after the Brihanmumbai Municipal permission is being given for projects where Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, said that the and portable sanitizers have been pressed into Corporation (BMC) started giving labors are available on the site, but travel broad scope of work includes design, manufacture, S supply, testing, and commissioning of 30 train service by all contractors to sanitize machines, permissions to private real estate projects permission for supervisors, engineers on sets of six cars each for operating regional transit tools and metallic parts. The group has received in the city for carrying out pre-monsoon the site is becoming challenging owing to services and then train sets of three cars each for permission to restart work at seven projects in construction amid lockdown, the civic body approvals taking the more time, they said. operating local Meerut transit services. Gurgaon and one at Karnal in Haryana. The approved more than 200 projects out of the company has prepared a video message and total 350 applications it received. The pending detailed standard operating procedures have approvals are being scrutinized, and approval been put in place, said, chairman of Noida- will be given very shortly, chief engineer of the based Supertech group, RK Arora. The builder BMC‘s development plan department, Vinod has got approvals for projects in Noida and Chithore, said, adding that the local body Gurgaon. The Delhi-based Raheja group has has allowed resuming pre-monsoon works at also started work on Kathputli colony, an in-situ the constructed or under construction sites, project with the Delhi Development Authority. where works had commenced prior to March The company is deploying more manpower 14 and were left uncompleted due to the from Delhi and has requested for transfer of lockdown. Niranjan Hiranandani, managing skilled workers living in shelter camps, insisted, director of Hiranandani group, said, his Chairman Navin Raheja. company has resumed work at the ongoing projects in Powai, Thane and Panve across the three locations with over 3000 workers. UP pushes Rs. 25,000-cr big The site administration peculiarly takes all ticket infra projects the necessary prevention measures like fumigation, disinfectant, wearing mask and he state government in UP has recently gloves, staggered labour spread, sanitization fast tracked big ticket infra projects T to follow the best guidelines practice. These across the state involving an investment include the construction of retaining walls, of Rs. 25,000 crore, Deputy CM, Keshav work of shore piling to protect against Prasad Maurya, said adding that the process landslides, waterproofi ng of terraces and reactivating economic activities has already exposed areas, completion of basements and started, which has engaged large number of other sub-soil works. Also, several developers local and migrant labors. The construction have lamented that while construction work on as many as 1,300 projects is currently in full swing under the supervision of PWD and UP Bridge Corporation and Rajkiya Nirman Nigam (RNN). Of the total number of projects, PWD alone has taken up 1013 projects entailing a whopping investment of Rs 11,800 crore. The PWD projects alone are engaging 12,819 laborers. Similarly, the 88 projects of UP Bridge Corporation, costing over Rs 3100 crore with a total number of 1,896 workers and that RNN is also executing 199 projects worth over Rs 10,533 crore with strong work force worth 5,000 laborers. INDIAN INFRASTRUCTURE & TENDERS WEEK 1 Kerala kicks start construction of Rs. 658-cr tunnel project Telangana approves Rs. 996-cr Kaleshwaram Link-III project he state government in Kerala has recently bridge over the Iranjipuzha river are part of he Telangana government has accorded for the correctness of the provisions made Tlaunched the construction work on the 6.5- the project. The Konkan Railway Corporation, Trevised administrative sanction to the and quantities in the revised estimate. The km long and the third longest tunnel in country which prepared the detailed project report, work of Kaleshwaram Project Link-III Package Engineer-in-Chief (Irrigation), Hyderabad, involving an investment of Rs. 658 crore. The will execute the project on a turnkey basis, involving an investment of Rs 996.013 crore. should ensure that necessary provision for this government has accorded permission for the Minister for Public Works G. Sudhakaran The project involves lifting of 11.635 TMC of works is made in the budget. As per the initial two-lane tunnel road in the Anakkampoyil- said, adding that the Kerala Infrastructure water in 120 days from mid Manair Reservoir revised approval, the estimate of cost of the Kalladi-Meppadi corridor that would run Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) has made at Sircilla (V) to Upper Manair Reservoir work was Rs 911.32 crore for Kaleshwaram parallel to the landslip-prone Thamarassery available funds for the tunnel road. In addition, at Narmal (V), Gambhiraopet (M) and Project Package No 09 excluding Malakpet pass that links Kozhikode to Wayanad. On the Cabinet has also given the nod for Rs RajannaSircilla district. The approval includes reservoir and including vehicle pocket of size completion, the tunnel will be the third longest 39.9-crore Perumon bridge across Ashtamudi tender premium subject to that the Engineer- 15 mtr x 10 mtr x five mtr and packing of 300 in the country. Kerala‘s longest is the 962-metre Lake in Kollam district. The proposed bridge in-Chief (Irrigation), Hyderabad, is responsible mtr and additional woks under re-engineering. tunnel at Kuthiran, between Thrissur and will link Perumon and Munrothuruthu and also Palakkad. The alternative subterranean road the Rs 34.39 crore Naluchira bridge across the would be 30-km shorter than the present Pampa river to link Thottappally and Naluchira Calcutta metro restarts works on Noapara-Airport line ghat road. Approach roads and a 70-metre in Alappuzha district also got the approval. etro Railway in Calcutta has resumed Permission also had to be obtained from the Mwork on the stretch between Noapara civil aviation ministry to set up the yard at the M Venkat Rao Infra wins Rs 368-cr twin bridge contract and the city airport that is scheduled to be airport. For this, Airports Authority of India commissioned sometime in 2021 and is being (AAI) had to shift certain utilities, which holds he state government in Crossroads- Saidabad and handled by Metro Railway while Rail Vikas up the project for nearly a year.