Centre leapfrogs Uttarakhand govt on roads construction

November 2015

The Central Government will directly spend about Rs.12,000 crore to rebuild roads on Char Dham and Hemkund Saheb pilgrim routes in Uttarakhand which ...

Tags: Char Dham, Hemkund Saheb, Pilgrim Routes, Construction, Landslide Prone Zones, Tunnels, Bridges, Road Transport, National Highways, PK Maurya, Uttarakhand

A vision document is being planned to improve the housing condition

October 2015

Uttarakhand´s capital Dehradun, also called the ´Adobe of Drona´, is already famous for its scenic grandeur and beautiful surroundings. It is also re...

Tags: Uttarakhand, Dehradun Municipal Corporation, Nitin Singh Bhadauria, Smart City Plan, NOC, Nagar Nigam, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Roads, SPV, Stakeholders, JNNURM, SJSRY, Survey of India, Doon School, Indian Military Academy

Govt plans project to connect Char Dham

October 2015

The highways ministry is planning to connect Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri in Uttarakhand with 889 km of disaster-proof two-lane roads...

Tags: Highways, Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri, Yamunotri, Road stretches, EPC contractor projects, Char Dham

India signs loan agreement with ADB

October 2015

The Government of India has signed a loan with Asian Development Bank (ADB) for $123.51 million for the third tranche of the Infrastructure Developme...

Tags: Government of India, Asian Development Bank, Infrastructure Development Investment Programme for Tourism, Tourism Infrastructure

OFIL to help Uttarakhand in solar

September 2015

The Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning (OFIL), Dehradun, has decided to provide the agencies of the Uttarakhand government with training to tap...

Tags: Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning, Uttarakhand government, Solar power, Defence Ministry, SMMS Maricar, Electricity, Solar panels

THDCIL awards 444 MW Vishnugad Pipalkoti HEP worth Rs 422 crore

November 2014

Bhel has bagged a contract for setting up a 444 MW hydro electric project (HEP) in the state of Uttarakhand. The contract is valued at Rs 422 crore....

Tags: Contract, Award, Vishnugad Pipalkoti, Project, HEP

R Power not to buy Jaypee Group hydro assets

September 2014

Reliance Power has terminated negotiations to buy the hydro power assets of Jaiprakash Power Venture for around Rs 12,300 crore.Jaypee Group attempt ...

Tags: Hydro Power, Assets, Vishnuprayag, Karcham Wangtoo, Debt

Centre approves launch of Phase-V of Unique Identification project

September 2014

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently approved the implementation of Phase-V of the ...

Tags: Aadhar, Phase V, Unique Identification, Scheme, UIDAI