Union Road Transport and Highways Minister C. P. Joshi on Sunday said the Centre would shortly sanction Rs.4,355 crore for construction of roads of the length of 1,302 km in Rajasthan after its recent decision for development of infrastructure through public-private partnership.

Dedicating three newly-built road underpasses at Vaishali Nagar here to the people, Mr. Joshi said 1,500-km-long roads to be added to the national highways would also be approved for the State, even as the construction of 1,243-km-long roads is in progress at a cost of Rs.10,720 crore.

Faced with an acute shortage in funds affecting the financial closure of some 50 major road projects, Indian highway builders have sought the government’s immediate intervention to allow them to ex

New Delhi By defining “public purpose” very broadly in the relevant legislation, the government will ensure private investors in state-controlled infrastructure projects almost always receive its help in mobilising the land required.

The land Bill vetted by a group of ministers earlier and set to to taken up by the Union Cabinet after Diwali will contain an exhaustive list of 29 infrastructure areas as involving public purpose. This means that the government can acquire land for public-private partnership (PPP) projects in these areas, provided the projects are majority-owned by the government and two-thirds of the land owners give their consent. Such public-purpose PPP projects are also eligible for some concessions from state governments, which could reduce the cost of acquisition.

SRINAGAR: Around 1800 land compensation cases are pending with the land collectors across the State.

Due to the delay in the disposal of cases the compensation has remained withheld to the beneficiaries and some of them have approached to the court for the redressal of their grievances. The land compensation cases are pending in departments of Roads and Bridges (R&B), Irrigation and Flood Control, Public Health Engineering, Education and Health.

SRINAGAR: Around 1800 land compensation cases are pending with the land collectors across the State.

Due to the delay in the disposal of cases the compensation has remained withheld to the beneficiaries and some of them have approached to the court for the redressal of their grievances. The land compensation cases are pending in departments of Roads and Bridges (R&B), Irrigation and Flood Control, Public Health Engineering, Education and Health.

Law Ministry Will Hold Consultations On Ways To Expedite Green Nod

In 2011-12, projects covering 7,994 km were awarded

After a three-month lull, the government has set the ball rolling for giving out Rs 14,000-crore worth of national highway projects. About 40 companies will be in the fray for 30-odd projects in this tranche. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the road transport and highways ministry are currently engaged in appraisal of the request for qualifications, said a senior ministry official.

The 318-km UP section of 4,000-km North-South Corridor project, which will link Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir with Kochi in Kerala, has been languishing because of environmental issues, Centre-stat

India's ambitious plans to build thousands of kilometers of roads each year have hit a roadblock, with construction companies short of cash and banks becoming increasingly reluctant to lend because

In what spells trouble for the infrastructure sector, around Rs 25,000-crore highways projects are awaiting funding and seeking extension of financial closure deadline. These projects constitute 23 packages and comprise 2,500 km of construction.

The project award pace of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has also slowed down with just over 600 km of highway projects awarded in the first half of the financial year against the ambitious target of 9,500 km set by the prime minister, said Minister for Roads and Highways C P Joshi.