Urban Infrastructure

The Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance and German development bank KfW have signed a loan agreement worth Rs 37.5 billion (Euro 500 million) for the Nagpur Metro Rail Project in Maharashtra. The project […]

Kochi Metro Rail Project Phase I, in Kerala, is likely to be operationalised by November 2016. The project involves the development of 36.78 km of the metro rail network at an estimated cost of Rs […]

The trial run on the Kalindi Kunj-Botanical Garden stretch (Corridor 2) of the Delhi Metro Project Phase III is expected to commence by end-September 2016. The stretch is likely to commence commercial operations by end-December […]

The Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) has approved projects worth Rs 4.95 billion under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) (2015-16) for 13 cities in Assam, Jammu & Kashmir, Goa, Tripura, Meghalaya […]

NITI Aayog has granted in-principle approval for the implementation of the Mumbai Urban Transport Project Phase III. The approval has been granted subject to the condition that Indian Railways will undertake “fare reform” involving automatic […]

The Delhi government is planning to develop an elevated bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor connecting Anand Vihar to the Tikri border via the Income Tax Office (ITO). Though the final project cost is yet to […]

The Kochi Municipal Corporation in Kerala has approved the implementation of the Brahmapuram MSW-to-energy project on a PPP basis. As per the plans, the plant will be capable of processing 400 tpd of waste. It […]

The Bihar government has launched a mobile application that enables citizens to lodge complaints pertaining to civic services such as drinking water, sewerage, drainage and solid waste management. The application has been launched under the […]

Maharashtra-based Essel Infraprojects Limited has commissioned its waste-to-energy project at Vengadamangalam in Tamil Nadu. The project has been undertaken at a cost of Rs 1 billion on a design-build-operate-transfer basis. The contract has an operations […]

The Tamil Nadu government has laid the foundation stone for implementation of the Chennai Storm Water Drainage Project Phase I. The project scope involves construction of stormwater drains and canals in three zones – Zone VII […]

The Andhra Pradesh government has sanctioned an amount of Rs 50 million to the Amaravati Metro Rail Corporation for the Vijayawada (Amaravati) Metro Rail Project Phase I. The project involves the development of a 26.03 km […]

The central government has approved a proposal for implementing wastewater treatment projects on the hybrid annuity model, a type of PPP model proposed for the Namami Gange programme. In this model, up to 40 per […]