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Course of Action: Advancements in the implementation models for road construction
The Indian road sector deploys the same implementation models for construction that are used worldwide. However, the scale of exercise and efforts made in each model is what has helped the sector’s progress through difficult […]
Roads & Bridges
A Good Fit: TOT projects make headway
In mid-2016, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs authorised the toll-operate-transfer (TOT) model, meant for monetising publicly funded brownfield highways for a predetermined concession period ranging from 15 to 30 years. This asset recycling model […]
Roads & Bridges
Monetary Moves: Sector adapts to new growth areas
The financing scenario in the road sector has improved considerably in the past few years. With the emergence of various alternative means of funding, the market has become more flexible towards the sector. Initiatives such […]
Expert Opinion
Views of Rajesh Sharma: “NHAI is planning to roll out another five TOT bundles in the next two years”
The Indian road sector has witnessed a marked shift from the operations, maintenance and transfer (OMT) model to the toll-operate-transfer (TOT) model. From the investor perspective this is a welcome change. The investor fraternity has […]
Special Section
Demand from Infrastructure: Robust project pipeline offers opportunities to construction sector
Time and again the government has reiterated its focus on infrastructure development. The Rs 3.6 trillion budget allocation to the sector for 2017-18 as compared to Rs 2.2 trillion in 2015-16 is a testament to […]
Roads & Bridges
A Good Fit: TOT model is the need of the hour
The road sector has gone through a phase of course correction with the evolution of a wide variety of implementation models. These models and their variants were introduced to cope with the financial and structural […]
Roads & Bridges
Easing the Way: MoRTH removes most of the pre-construction bottlenecks
The road sector has witnessed a turnaround in the past three years. National highway projects covering about 34,000 km were awarded between 2014-15 and 2016-17, almost double the length awarded in the preceding three fiscal […]
Roads & Bridges
Attractive Proposition: TOT model to be a game changer for the road sector
The need for securitising cash flows for undertaking investments in network expansion has set the ball rolling for the introduction of the toll-operate-transfer (TOT) model. In a much-awaited move, the Ministry of Road Transport and […]
Roads & Bridges
Views of A.K. Singh: “Achieving financial closure is not an issue for HAM-based projects any more”
The government’s commitment to road development has reaped substantial gains for the sector. The new models have given rise to renewed hope in the sector. Investor confidence has started to look up and road developers […]
Roads & Bridges
Asset Recycling: Cabinet approves toll-operate-transfer model
In August 2016, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the toll-operate-transfer (TOT) model to monetise public-funded operational toll-based projects which have been generating revenues for a minimum of two years after the commercial […]
Roads & Bridges
Recent Developments: Measures to revive stalled projects
The road sector has seen significant movement in the past year. Project-related activity posted a surge on the back of an array of initiatives on the policy, finance and technol-ogy fronts. […]