This section covers the key trends and developments in the urban metro rail and bus rapid transit segments; current status of major projects; financings, and key issues and challenges.
Ministry of Urban Development, metro rail, BRT, network addition, policy, corridors, bidding, contracts awarded, approved, commissioned, signalling and telecommunication, fare collection, rolling stock
The urban infrastructure sector witnessed significant developments in the past one year. Key government programmes such as the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), the Smart Cities Mission and the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation […]
Urbanisation is taking place at a rapid pace in India. During the 2001-11 dec-ade, urban population increased by about 32 per cent, whereas the country’s total population recorded an increase of about 18 per cent. […]
In the past year, the urban infrastructure sector witnessed several positive developments pertaining mainly to project sanction and capacity augmentation. […]
The electric bus made its debut in India in March 2016, with the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) […]
The huge power requirements for large infrastructure projects such as airports have always been an issue for both governments and private developers alike. With growing concerns related to global warming and the added pressure of […]
The tunnelling market is largely dominated by the hydropower, railway, road and highway, metro rail and irrigation, water and sewerage sectors. […]
In India, the construction of tunnels is primarily undertaken by domestic contractors with very few foreign players present in the segment. […]
Tunnel development in India is driven by investments in the hydropower, railway, road and highway, metro rail, and water and sewerage sectors. […]
The equipment and technology market can broadly be divided into three categories – drill and blast equipment, tunnel boring machines (TBMs) and other equipment. Tunnelling equipment is usually acquired through purchase of new machinery, purchase […]
Tunnel construction requires various types of materials including explosives, concrete, steel, shotcrete material, lattice girders and rock reinforcement supplies. Materials used in tunnelling vary with the design and construction methods chosen for each project. The […]
Significant progress in technology as well as increasing focus on cost efficiency and safety have necessitated vast changes in the methods and techniques employed in tunnelling. […]
With Mumbai’s population growing at a brisk pace and with an ever-increasing number of private vehicles, the key characteristic of the city now is its overcrowded roads. […]
In the past few years, growing urbanisation in Tier I cities in India has encouraged greater uptake of public transportation projects such as bus rapid transit systems (BRTSs). Hubli-Dharwad is on its way to setting up an efficient BRTS within the next two years. […]
An efficient public transport system is critical to the further development of Mumbai. […]
India Infrastructure Research has analysed 50 projects in the urban rail sector, initiated between January 2014 and January 2016, including both metro and monorail projects. These projects offer an investment opportunity of over Rs 5.2 […]
India Infrastructure Research has tracked 521 infrastructure projects in the power sector that are on the drawing board, and at various stages of planning. The total value of these projects is estimated at over Rs […]
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