Railways plans Rs.400 bn projects for North East

June 2018

Indian Railways is working on projects worth Rs 400 bn to connect capital cities of five North Eastern states - Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Sikkim a...

Tags: Indian Railways, Double decker rail-cum-road bridge

North East airports get financial aid

February 2018

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has reportedly allocated around Rs 3,400 crore for the upgradation of airports in the North East region. As per...

Tags: Airports Authority of India, Air Traffic Control cum technical block, ILS, Sikkim Pakyong, Power infrastructure

One year after launch, UDAY yet to make a big impact

April 2017

Dismal DISCOM (distribution company) credit profiles due to high debt, heavy losses and poor operational efficiencies affects every aspect of the Ind...

Tags: Dismal DISCOM, Indian power sector, Generators, UDAY, Technical, Commercial, Average Cost of Supply, DHBVNL, Manipur DISCOM, MSPDCL, MoU, MNRE, Distribution, SBPDCL, UPPCL

Rooftop solar plant inaugurated

January 2017

A grid-connected rooftop solar power plant has been installed for the first time in the state at the residence of Thokchom Jotin Singh, Kongpal Kong...

Tags: Grid-connected Rooftop solar power plant, Thokchom Jotin Singh, Kongpal Kongkham Leikai, Imphal East, Manipur Government, MNRE

HCC-VCCL JV bags Rs 368-cr contract in Manipur

November 2016

Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) in joint venture (JV) with VCCL has been awarded Rs 367.72 crore contract by the Northeast Frontier Railway to c...

Tags: Hindustan Construction Company, JV, Northeast Frontier Railway, Jiribam, Imphal

HCC-VCCL JV bags Rs 368-crore contract in Manipur

October 2016

Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) in joint venture (JV) with VCCL has been awarded Rs 367.72 crore contract by the Northeast Frontier Railway to c...

Tags: HCC, VCCL, Contract, Railway tunnel, Northeast

Indian Railways complete ground work for extending rail connectivity to Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar

September 2016

In tune with the Act East policy to boost ties with South Asian neighbours through Northeastern region, the Indian Railways have completed ground wor...

Tags: South Asian, Indian Railways, Rail connectivity, Rail link, NFR, Government of India, Broad Gauge, Ministry of External Affairs, IRCON, Manipurs Imphal, Construction

Railways building mega structures in Manipur

August 2016

Indian Railways (IR) has been working strong and steady to connect the North-East with the rest of India, thereby laying the foundation for greater p...

Tags: Indian Railways, Jiribam-Tupul-Imphal railway line, Tallest Girder Rail Bridge, Noney, Qutub Minars