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Transport Update
Airports
AAI targets March 2010 for airports modernisation
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has set March 2010 as
the target date to complete the modernisation of 35 non-metro
airports.
New terminal buildings that can be expanded on a modular basis
are being constructed at a number of airports, including Thiruvananthapuram,
Madurai, Mangalore, Tiruchi, Visakhapatnam, Agatti, Varanasi,
Khajurao and Goa. Modification or expansion of existing terminal
building is also being done at 11 airports, including Coimbatore,
Nagpur, Vadodara, Pune and Jammu.
Contact: The Airports Authority of India.
Tel: 011-2463 2950. Website: www.airportsindia.org.in
Coimbatore Airport to be modernised by 2009
The expanded and modernised airport terminal at Coimbatore
is expected to be completed by 2009. The expansion project
comprises scaling up the carpet area to 14,000 sq m from 6,000
sq m, installation of aero bridges, escalators and four elevators.
The passenger handling capacity too will be doubled from the
existing 350. The cargo handling capacity of 40 tonne will
be doubled at an expenditure of Rs 1.5 crore. The apron extension
project, at an investment of Rs 12.5 crore will also be undertaken
and a parallel taxi track will be laid at an outlay of Rs
32 crore.
Contact: Coimbatore Airport.
Website: www.coimbatoreairport.com
Ports
Shipyard proposed in Kerala
The Kerala Government has submitted a proposal to the Union
Shipping Ministry to set up a world class shipyard at Thiruvananthapuram.
The Mumbai Port Trust has been nominated as the nodal agency
to help set up an international size shipyard.
The ministry had asked the State to identify 1,000 acre that
will provide a water front of 2.5 km with a depth of at least
12 m for the project.
Contact: The Kerala Government.
Website: www.kerala.gov.in
Navyug to commission first phase of Astharanga Port
Navyug Engineering Company Limited plans to commission an
all-weather port at Astharanga in Puri by 2011. It has proposed
to invest Rs 1,500 crore for the port and
Rs 400 crore for railway connectivity. The port will have
cargo handling capacity of 20 mn tpa in the first phase and
will be utilised for exporting the finished products from
Orissa and to supply coal from Talcher to the South India-based
steel and power plants.
Contact: Navayuga Engineering Company Limited.
Tel: 040-2355 7196-99. Fax: 040-2355 7190/7176.
E-mail: nec@navayuga.com
Website: www.necltd.com
India’s first marina to come up in Kochi
India’s first full-fledged marina having a capacity
to house 50 yachts will open in Bolgatty Island in Kochi.
Spread over five acre, the marina will provide docking, storage,
maintenance and other facilities for boats. The Kerala Tourism
Development Corporation (KTDC) plans to develop the marina
in two stages, with the first phase to be completed in less
than 18 months at a cost of Rs 8 crore, of which the Central
government has sanctioned Rs 4 crore. KTDC has appointed Kerala
Industrial and Technical Consul-tancy Organisation as the
consultant for the project.
Contact: The Kerala Tourism Development Corporation. Tel:
0471-2721 243/24 5.
Fax: 0471- 2721 249/2727 521.
Email: ktdc@vsnl.com Website: www.ktdc.com
PSA to invest in ABG Kandla terminal
PSA is planning to invest up to Rs 240 crore in ABG Kandla
Container Terminal Ltd by way of preferential allotment of
compulsorily convertible preference shares.
Contact: PSA.
Tel: 065-6279 5156. Fax: 065-6274 4261.
E-mail: psawebmaster@psa.com.sg
Website: www.singaporepsa.com
Distribution park proposed at Kochi
Transcare India Logistics Pvt Ltd, which had submitted a business
plan for the Cochin Port Trust, has recommended creation of
a distribution park at the proposed port-based SEZ for consolidation
and distribution of cargo. The project, aimed at developing
modern food processing units, will help the port to become
the main hub and gateway for south and west India. The park
proposed to be constructed on 53 hectare leased from the port
with at investment of
Rs 35.66 crore will be developed on a public - private partnership
basis.
Contact: TransCare Logistics India Pvt. Ltd.
Tel: 011-4607 0070. Fax: 011-4607 0077.
E-mail: india@transcare.tc
Website: www.transcare.de
Maytas to develop Machilipatnam port
Maytas Infra has secured the go-ahead to develop a port at
Machilipat-nam with the Andhra Pradesh Cabinet formally approving
a higher cost for construction. This project was to be developed
at Gogileru with an outlay of
Rs 1,255 crore. Owing to public pressure, the Cabinet approved
the shifting of the project to Machilipatnam, which will accrue
an additional investment of
Rs 300 crore. The project is expected to kick-start in April.
The port will handle 12 mn tonne of cargo, which includes
coal, fertilisers, cement and rice. The port may also handle
inputs for power plants and fertiliser units, and encourage
ship building and repair.
Contact: Maytas Infra Ltd.
Tel: +91-40-4003 7800/2340 8100.
Website: www.maytasinfra.com
Railways
Railways gear up to handle higher iron ore cargo volumes
Indian Railways is geared to handle the increased volumes
of iron ore that will be required by the integrated steel
plants by 2011-12. Several railway projects, mostly doubling
of lines, are at various stages of construction in the iron
ore belt of Orissa and Jharkhand.
Besides, introduction of 25-tonne axle load wagons closed
circuit rakes, high capacity locos and high-speed N
wagons will boost the carrying capacity of the railways substantially.
The integrated steel plants are revamping their own
facilities to cope with the projected increase in traffic.
Contact: Indian Railways.
E-mail: criswebmaster@rediffmail.com
Website: www.indianrail.gov.in
Railways keen on logistics park
The Railway Board will take another two months to appoint
a consultant to report on the feasibility of setting up new
freight and passenger terminals under the jurisdiction of
Eastern and South-Eastern Railway. Freight terminals are likely
to be established at Dankuni and Sankrail while the passenger
terminals are set to come up at Howrah, Sealdah and Shalimar.
The Railway Board is also keen on developing a logistics park
which will cater to the growing container traffic.
Contact: Ministry of Railways.
Website: www.rb.railnet.gov.in
Roadways
TN Govt to part finance elevated expressway project
The Tamil Nadu Government has agreed to part finance costs
of the
Rs 1,468-crore elevated expressway project from Chennai port
to Maduravoyal. The government will get back 50 per cent of
its investment from the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal
Mission. The government along with the Chennai Port Trust
will equally share the Rs 345-crore cost of land acquisition
and rehabilitation and resettlement of people.
Contact: The Tamil Nadu Government.
Website: www.tn.gov.in
Govt allocates 19 per cent higher funds for NHPD
The government has increased funds for the National Highways
Development Programme (NHDP) to Rs 12,966 crore in 2008-09,
up 19 per cent from
Rs 10,867 crore allocated in 2007-08. To boost rural infrastructure,
the corpus
of the RIDF-XIV will be raised to
Rs 14,000 crore, from Rs 12,000 crore.
Contact: National Highways Authority of India.
Tel: 011-2507 4100/4200. Fax: 011-2509 3507/3514.
Website: www.nhai.org
AP’s NH-9 to be expanded
The Hyderabad-Machilipatnam section of National Highway-9
in Andhra Pradesh will soon be expanded into a four-lane road.
The National Highways Authority of India has taken up the
four-laning of this section on build, operate and transfer
basis under the National Highway Development Project phase
III. Work on a 31-km stretch from Hydera-bad to Rangareddy
is in progress at present and the entire work is expected
be completed by December 2011.
Contact: National Highways Authority of India.
Tel: 011-2507 4100/4200.
Fax: 011-2509 3507/3514.
Website: www.nhai.org
Easy connectivity planned in Hyderabad
The swank new airport in Shamshabad may be the pride of Hyderabad
but getting there and back continues to be an ordeal. To ease
traffic woes, HUDA has planned the following:
l A 4-lane, 11.5-km long PVNR elevated expressway, which will
be the longest in India.
l Aramgarh Slip Road, near Aramgarh junction, which will divert
heavy traffic and decongest the junction.
l An 8-lane, 22-km section of access controlled Outer Ring
Road.
l An 11-km long improved Inner Ring Road.
l P7 road, which will provide connectivity with the Inner
Ring Road.
Contact: HUDA. Tel: 040-6457 5527. E-mail: hyd2_hudahyd@sancharnet.in
Rail to link city with new Bangalore Airport
The Karnataka government has formed a special purpose vehicle
Bangalore Airport Rail Link Ltd (BARL) to provide rail link
to the new Bangalore International Airport, from the city
near Devanahalli. The company will design and implement a
dedicated high speed rail covering a distance of 34 km at
an estimated cost of Rs 3,716 crore. The Delhi Metro Rail
Corporation, which has been appointed as consultants, will
start the preliminary work soon and the project is expected
to be completed by January 2011. The government needs to acquire
29 acre of private land for the project. The cost of the land
acquisition is estimated to be Rs 150 crore.
Contact: The Karnataka Government. Website: www.karnataka.gov.in
Gujarat to get two greenfield ports
The Gujarat government has finali-sed developers for two more
greenfield ports. L&T will develop Sutrapada and IL&FS
will develop Khambhat. A total investment of over Rs 3,500
crore will be required to develop these ports.
L&T will build two bulk cargo handling berths and break
waters during phase I of the project, which will see investments
worth Rs 670 crore. The total capacity of this port will be
5.6 mn tonne.
Khambhat will see investments of Rs 120 crore and have two
coal-handling berths with a total capacity of 3.6 mn tonne.
Both the companies will have to submit detailed project reports
(dprs) within 12 months and get all necessary clearances within
18 months.
The government has identified 10 greenfield port sites to
give a boost to the cargo handling capacity in Gujarat.
Contact: The Gujarat Government.
Tel: 079-2323 2611-18. Fax: 079-2322 2101. Website: www.gujaratindia.com
ITD Cementation awarded Rs 112-crore Ennore Port contract
ITD Cementation India Ltd has bagged a
Rs 112-crore order for civil works for the iron ore port
terminal at Ennore Port, Chennai, from SICAL Iron Ore Terminals
Ltd. The order scheduled to be completed in 22 months will
include the construction of jetty approach, berthing jetty,
loading platform, ro-ro platform, mooring platform and other
related civil works.
Contact: ITD Cementation India Ltd. Tel: 022-6693 1600-7/8.
Fax: 022-6693 1627-28. Website: www.itdcem.co.in
Mega IT projects by Railways
Indian Railways plans to
invite bids for its two mega IT
projects - enterprise resource planning (ERP) and commercial
portal management. The two projects would entail an investment
of over Rs 600 crore. The IT initiatives will be implemented
to integrate freight, financial and employee management.
The project will involve making an integrated system (which
could be a portal) for tracking freight management, warehouse
planning, financial management and billing. The solution will
also include a human resource management system (HRMS).
The railways is also planning to optimise railway traffic
through an efficient operation research software, to be taken
up at a later stage.
Contact: Ministry of Railways. Website: www.rb.railnet.gov.in
NHAI to develop expressways
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is planning to
develop six-lane expressway projects spread over 495 km over
the next few months. They are Chandikhol-Jagatpur-Bhubaneswar
(70 km, estimated cost Rs 761 crore), Delhi-Hapur (47 km,
Rs 474 crore), Vijayawada-Elluru-Rajamundri.
(198-km, Rs 1,602 crore) and Delhi-Agra highway (180-km,
Rs 1,918 crore). Work is likely to be awarded in six months.
The feasibility reports for another ten projects of similar
nature are under preparation. They are: Kishangarh-Udaipur
(315 km, Rs 2,205 crore), Udaipur-Ahmedabad (235 km, Rs 1,645
crore), Varanasi-Aurangabad (190 km, Rs 1,330 crore), Nellore-Chilkaluripet
(184 km, Rs 1,288 crore), Krishnagiri-Walajapet (148 km, Rs
1,036 crore), Pune-Satara (145 km,
Rs 1,015 crore), Ludhiana-Chandigarh (85 km, Rs 595 crore),
Belgaum-Dharwad (80 km, Rs 560 crore), Samakhiali-Gandhidham
(56 km, Rs 392 crore) and Indore-Dewas (55 km, Rs 385 crore).
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has also decided
to conduct a feasibility study for building four access-controlled
express-ways between Delhi-Meerut, Chennai-Bangalore, Vadodara-Mumbai
and Dhanbad-Kolkata.
Contact: National Highways Authority of India. Tel: 011-2507
4100/4200. Fax: 011-2509 3507/3514. Website: www.nhai.org
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