Construction

The pace of tunnel construction in the country has accelerated in recent years, going by the growth in the number of tunnel construction projects involving greater tunnel lengths, especially in the most challenging topographical conditions. […]

Sound contract conditions are a prerequisite for the development of good quality infrastructure. At a recent webinar on “Delivery of Quality Infrastructure and Conditions of Contract”, organised by the Consulting Engineers Association of India, industry […]

The construction sector offers many investment opportunities. However, it has been facing headwinds on various fronts. At a recent webinar organised by India Infrastructure Forum on “Reviving Construction”, industry stakeholders including Himanshu Chaturvedi, Chief Strategy […]

Amit Kathpalia, MRICS, FIE, FICCP, AFFMASCE, Member SCL (UK), Infrastructure Contracts Specialist and Trainer  Delayed payments are endemic in the construction industry the world over. Lower tiers in the construction chain (subcontractors and suppliers) are […]

With 70-75 per cent of the surface water being utilised for irrigation, there is an urgent need to adopt efficient irrigation techniques to bring down the use of water and increase productivity. At present, a […]

Efficient contract design and management have always been grey areas across infrastructure sectors. This has also resulted in a lot of disputes and thus there has been an increasing need for dispute resolution and arbitration. […]

 G.Venkata Prasad, Director, Operations, Deep Foundations Institute of India  Utility shifting in transportation projects such as highways, railways and metro rail involves many challenges and requires efforts of multiple stakeholders. Invariably, this becomes a major […]

The COVID-19 outbreak has resulted in unprecedented times. Construction contractors are experiencing disruptions due to shortages of raw materials, equipment and labour, idling plants and machineries, etc. At a recent webinar organised by Indian Infrastructure, […]

 G. Venkata Prasad, Director, Operations, Deep Foundations Institute of India India needs to invest substantial capital in building robust infrastructure to become a $5 trillion economy by 2024. While this will be an arduous task, […]

 Amit Kathpalia, MRICS, FIE, FICCP, AFFMASCE, Member SCL (UK), Infrastructure Contracts Specialist and Trainer The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across the world and the resultant lockdowns in several countries is unprecedented, at least […]

Tunnel development in the country has picked up pace in the past few years on account of an increased uptake of projects involving longer tunnel lengths. The growth of tunnelling activity is driven by the […]

India is one of the fastest growing aviation markets in the world. By 2024, it is expected to become the third largest aviation market in the world, after the US and China. Many of the […]

The affordable housing segment has picked up significant pace in recent years. Owing to several demand and supply side interventions in the form of policies, budgetary incentives, government allocations, tax incentives and private sector involvement, […]

The Indian construction equipment industry is currently facing headwinds. The production and sale of equipment has fallen. Equipment manufacturers have reduced production targets. The road sector, the biggest driver of equipment demand, is witnessing a […]

India has a total road network of over 5.8 million km comprising national highways, state highways, expressways, and urban and rural roads. The total length of highways constructed during 2018-19 was 10,855 km, as against […]

Infrastructure is a key driver of economic growth and development. Increasingly, India and other emerging market economies are realising this fact and are taking up numerous infrastructure projects. That said, properly planned and impeccably implemented […]

Arbitration is one of the most commonly used methods for dispute resolution. For many years now, it has been used in India for the settlement of various disputes, especially commercial disputes. The country’s arbitration environment […]

Construction projects across the globe are faced with disputes. These disputes may arise due to a number of factors such as delays in project implementation and the failure to comply with preset project standards. The […]

The Indian road sector has witnessed a major turnaround in activity during the past four to five years. The length of the projects awarded and constructed increased at a compound annual growth rate of over […]

Construction activity has picked up pace in infrastructure sectors, and the airport sector is no exception. The increased pace of project execution, enabled by easing of pre-construction bottlenecks, has driven construction activity. India currently has […]