Published Fortnightly An NBM Media Group Publication Indian Infrastructure & Tenders Week NBM Media - Disseminates in Develop www.nbmcw.com Railway expedites 498-km Bilaspur-Manali-Leh rail line Maharashtra speeds up 500-km long Konkan expressway n view of the heightened tension along the he state government in Maharashtra Iborder with China, the Central Government Thas decided to build 500-km green field has accelerated the process of building Konkan expressway and in this connection, Bhanupali-Bilaspur-Kullu Manali-Leh railway Maharashtra State Road Development line and the process of land acquisition and Corporation (MSRDC) has issued a RFQ to alignment survey is currently in full swing. appoint consultancy services to prepare a The Railways authorities asked the Mandi feasibility report and detailed project report on district administration to engage workforce to the upcoming project. Prior to this, state urban complete the entire work quickly. The 498-km for the ambitious project had been started in development department had announced that a green field expressway will be constructed Bilaspur–Leh rail project had been expedited Bilapsur and Mandi districts and are currently district. The project would help boost coastal along the Maharashtra coastline, connecting at an initial investment of Rs 345 crore and the in final stages. The Bilaspur–Leh line would tourism and reduce stress on the Mumbai- the three districts of Raigad, Ratnagiri, and line is a proposed high-elevation all-weather be the highest railway track in the world, Goa National Highway, vice-chairman and Sindhudurg. The state is looking at starting broad gauge track that would connect Bilaspur overtaking the current record of the Qinghai– managing director, MSRDC, Radheshyam the expressway from Chirle in Raigad where in Himachal Pradesh to Leh in Ladakh. Tibet railway line. Once this railway line is Mopalwar, said, adding that the consultant will the under-construction 22-km sea-bridge – the It would either link to the Indian railways completed, Leh will directly be connected look at the feasibility of the project along with Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) – ends. network via an extension of the Kangra valley to Himachal Pradesh and the rest of India. the social and environmental impact and will The expressway will extend up to Patradevi and would finally be converted to broad gauge This would apart from increasing tourism also suggest a financial model to be adopted at the Maharashtra-Goa border in Sindhudurg connecting Mandi and Bilaspur from Kalka. potential in Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh for the mega project. Mandi Deputy Commissioner Rugved Thakur also facilitate quicker movement of troops and said, adding that land acquisition process equipment in time of crisis. Centre fast tracks Rs. 2,100-cr Nashik Metro project TN floats tenders for Rs. 12,000-cr road infra contracts he Nashik Metro project proposal, which approvals, claimed official sources, elaborating Tentailed an investment of Rs. 2,100 crore, that the Union ministry of housing & urban he road highway department in Tamil Nadu sources, the state government's e-procurement has reached in the advanced stage of its affairs (MoHUA) has already forwarded the Thas floated 1,000 tenders for road widening, system, the highways department has a approval as the detailed project report (DPR) DPR to the ministries concerned. Once the building of bridges, flyovers and other projects massive 992 tenders that are active. It is learnt has been forwarded to the Union ministry of two ministries examine the details of the involving a staggering investment of Rs 12,000 that of them, 500 pertain to improvement in finance and ministry of railways for mandatory project and approve it, the proposal will be crore. These tenders, which include widening road infrastructure and works include Rs 2,000 Continue on Page 2 and strengthening of roads as well as flyovers, crore to improve village roads, Rs 6,000 crore were floated after getting administrative for widening and strengthening roads and the sanction from the finance department and rest for building bridges and flyovers, including technical approval from the chief engineer of the 10.1 km Avinashi Road flyover which was the highways department. Normally highways sanctioned recently during the budget. Most of and PWD call for such tenders based on the projects are being awarded next month and administrative sanction but as it is capital the chief engineer's office is working round the expenditure, it is incurred over an extended clock collecting the data, design and preparing period usually 18-24 months. According to tender documents. Bombardier bags Kanpur & Agra metro trains’ contracts he Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation by Bombardier Transport India at its plant Thas awarded the contract for supply, testing in Savli, Gujarat. The Mass Rapid Transit and commissioning of 201 coaches/cars for 67 System (MRTS) proposed in Kanpur and trains as well as train control and signaling Agra is characterized by a short inter-station system for Kanpur and Agra Metro projects to distance of about one km between stations, Bombardier Transport India. Each Metro train having a maximum design speed of 90 kmph (with three cars each) will have the capacity to and schedule speed of 80 kmph. The selection accommodate around 980 passengers (315- of technology for UP Metro trains is governed 350 passengers per coach/car) at a time, primarily by design considerations for energy Managing Director (UPMRC) Kumar Keshav, efficiency, reliability, comfort to passengers in said, adding that the state-of-the-art modern terms of riding quality, lower-noise level, and stainless steel trains will be manufactured environment friendliness, he claimed. Puravankara plans 11 residential realty projects he Bengaluru-based realty player director Ashish Puravankara, said adding TPuravankara Group plans to launch that the company is expecting revenue of 11 residential projects with a total saleable over Rs 6,000 crore from these 11 projects area of around 10.23 million sqft this fiscal. with an average realization of Rs 7,500 per The company, which has already launched sqft from Purvanakara projects (2.67 million two projects in the first quarter of the fiscal, sqft) and Rs 5,500 per sqft from Provident plans to launch a total of six projects under projects (7.56 million sqft). The company has the Purvanakara luxury brand and five launched two projects, one each in Pune and under the Provident affordable housing Bengaluru, in the first quarter of the fiscal year brand. Despite Covid- 19 pandemic, there is through digital platform, and plans to continue demand for projects that offer the right size, to keep up the momentum at least for the next right price and right location, and the player few months. is seeing a good response for that, managing INDIAN INFRASTRUCTURE & TENDERS WEEK 1 Continued From Page 1 UKIBC-MIDC inks MoU to explore newer biz avenues PWD in Kerala invites bids placed before the Union cabinet for the final he UK India Business Council recently recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, the for elevated highway nod. The project, known as Metro-Neo, is the Tsigned a Memorandum of Understanding need for expanded trade, investment, and first of its kind in the country as rubber-tyred (MoU) with Maharashtra Industrial collaboration between the UK and India only AC bus coaches would run on two 32 km Development Corporation (MIDC), to help increases” long elevated corridors with overhead electric Maharashtra to proactively better its business Principal Secretary (Industries), B. Venugopal wires and will house a total number of 30 environment and strengthen its collaboration Reddy, in his address said that Maharashtra stations between the corridors. While part of with British business. The agreement was the project cost would be borne by the Union state looks forward to further strengthen its was signed at a virtual roundtable by Dr. P and the state governments, the other part of business relations with the UK, by diversifying Anbalagan, CEO of MIDC and Mr. Kevin the funding would be raised by borrowings. and expanding the activities and with a thrust McCole, Managing Director, UKIBC in Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation would on manufacture of engineering components, the presence of Mr. B Venugopal Reddy, be the implementing agency for the project capital goods and industry 4.0. he Public Works Department, Kerala, has Principal Secretary, Industries, Government and that the state government has already This was followed by roundtable discussions recently invited bids for upgradation of of Maharashtra, Alan Gemmell, Her Majesty’s T approved the DPR before it was sent to on the economic and social contribution UK Alappuzha Changanassery Road into semi- Trade Commissioner, South Asia, Department MoHUA, said sources. businesses make to Maharashtra, their future elevated highway in the state, said an official of International Trade and a range of major investment plans, the State Government’s spokesperson, claiming that the project will UK investors in Maharashtra. Welspun unveils Rs. 900-cr plans to re-grow the economy, and on the be undertaken on engineering, procurement Addressing the audience on the occasion, importance of international trade achieving his and construction (EPC) mode and is slate to warehousing project Kevin McCole, Managing Director, UKIBC, self-reliant India objective. be completed in 30 months period. It is worth n order to build top class product stocking said: “I am really pleased to be enhancing Dr. Anbalagan, CEO MIDC, said “MIDC mentioning here that the state government Ifacilities, One Logistics Parks (WOLP) has our already strong relationship with the reiterates its determination towards the through the government of India has received recently decided to invest over Rs 900 crore Government of one of the most business- sustenance of our enhanced relations financing from the World Bank towards the to develop a 110-acre warehousing park in friendly States in India.