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PROJECT PROJECT NO.
Automobile Ancillaries
Internal Combustion Piston Engines (Paithan) -Expansion ..................................4
Internal Combustion Piston Engines (Sriperumbudur) ..............................................5
Bulk Drugs
Botanical Extracts (Pithampur) .................................................................................................................1
Business Complexes
Aranya Bhavan (Bhubaneshwar) - Modernisation.......................................................15
Commissioner Office Building (Gurgaon) ..............................................................................16
Cement Products
Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Blocks (Bagnan) .................................................................3
Community Services
Court Building (Godda) .................................................................................................................................27
Divisional Workshop (Rupnagar) ......................................................................................................28
Multi Skill Development Centre (Amritsar) ..............................................................................29
Multi Skill Development Centre (Bhatinda)............................................................................30
Sahakara Bhavana Building (Belgaum) ..................................................................................31
Taluka Seva Sadan (Netrang) ................................................................................................................32
Hospitals
Maternity Hospital (Kara) ................................................................................................................................6
Maternity Hospital (Manda) ........................................................................................................................7
Maternity Hospital (Phoolpur) ...................................................................................................................8
Maternity Hospital (Sirathu) .........................................................................................................................9
Mother & Child Hospital (Bhawanipatna) .............................................................................10
Mother & Child Hospital (Koraput) .................................................................................................11
Hotels & Restaurants
Hotel (Sector 114 [Leisure Inn]...............................................................................................................12
Hydel Based Power
Aripath Mini Hydel Power ..........................................................................................................................19
Inderwal Mini Hydel Power ......................................................................................................................20
Lanka Mini Hydel Power .............................................................................................................................21
Mattigawran Mini Hydel Power - Stage II................................................................................22
Mavar-Wayli Mini Hydel Power ...........................................................................................................23
Sangambati Mini Hydel Power ............................................................................................................24
Waniyaran Mini Hydel Power ...............................................................................................................25
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PROJECT ALERT
PROJECT PROJECT NO.
Zabkul-Malwar Mini Hydel Power ...................................................................................................26
Iron Ore
Iron Ore Pellets (Kodumur) .......................................................................................................................18
Plastic & Plastic Products
Plastic Containers Expanssion- (Sankrail) ...............................................................................2
Real Estate
Residential Complex (Dronagiri) [Maple Altura]...............................................................33
Residential Complex (Ghansoli) [Fortune Altura]............................................................34
Residential Complex (New Panvel) [Fortune Iris].............................................................35
Residential Complex (Ulwe) [Maple Carniva].......................................................................36
Residential Complex (Ulwe) [Maple Ivy].....................................................................................37
Transit Accommodation (Bellary)..........................................................................................................38
Transit Accommodation (Dharwad) .................................................................................................39
Transit Accommodation (Gulbarga) ................................................................................................40
Roadways
Road Upgradation (Barakar-Purulia) ............................................................................................41
Road Upgradation (Bhubaneswar) .................................................................................................42
Road Upgradation (Bonpass) ................................................................................................................43
Road Upgradation (Mahuwadabar-Sarwan) ......................................................................44
Road Upgradation (NH-23) .......................................................................................................................45
Software Parks
Incubation Centre (Bhubaneshwar).................................................................................................17
Tourism & Recreation
District Ranga Mandira (Shidlaghatta Bagilu) .................................................................13
Sports Complex (Jind).........................................................................................................................................14
Water & Sewerage Pipeline & Distribution
Water Supply Scheme (Biligere)............................................................................................................46
Water Supply Scheme (Kethupura)...................................................................................................47
Water Supply Scheme (Kodagahally).............................................................................................48
Water Supply Scheme (Thumbala)....................................................................................................49
Water Supply Scheme (Yadakola).......................................................................................................50
Guest Article ......................................................................................................................Page No. 13 & 16
Interview .................................................................................................................................Page No. 14 & 15
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NEW PROJECTS Drugs & Pharma / Plastic / Cement / Automobile Ancillaries / Hospitals
BOTANICAL EXTRACTS (PITHAMPUR)
Promoter: Cygnusmorpho Biotech India Pvt. Ltd
Cost: 70.00
Industry: Bulk Drugs
Completion: NA
Location: Dhar, Madhya Pradesh
Cygnusmorpho Biotech India plans to set up botanical
extract unit with a capacity of 3,000 tpa at Pithampur in
Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh. Work to commence by
March 2014.
Contact: Cygnusmorpho Biotech India Pvt. Ltd, 7/1,
Babadeep Complex, Maharani Road, Indore, Madhya
Pradesh 452001. Mobile: +91−0−90−880−27000
AUTOCLAVED AERATED CONCRETE BLOCKS (BAGNAN)
Promoter: Cinza Concrete Products Pvt. Ltd
Cost: 22.00
Industry: Cement Products
Completion: December 2014
Location: Howrah, West Bengal
Cinza Concrete Products plans to set up an aerated
autoclave concrete blocks unit with a capacity of 2.5 lakh
cubic metres per year at Bagnan in Howrah district of
West Bengal. Awaiting financial closure. Work to
commence by April 2014.
Contact: Cinza Concrete Products Pvt. Ltd, 1, Sarojini
Naidu Sarani, Shubham Building, Suite 202, Kolkata,
West Bengal 700017. Email: cinzaconcrete@gmail.com
Mobile No: +91−0−97−487−83055
INTERNAL COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES (SRIPERUMBUDUR)
Promoter: Kyowa Castec India Pvt. Ltd
Cost: 53.00
Industry: Automobile Ancillaries
Completion: NA
Location: Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu
Kyowa Castec India, a subsidiary of T T Techno Park
Management Services India plans to set up an internal
combustion piston engines unit with a capacity of 6.2 lakh
numbers per year at Sriperumbudur in Kancheepuram
district in Tamil Nadu. Awaiting financial closure.
Contact: Kyowa Castec India Pvt. Ltd, F1 & F2, Block ’B’,
Ameen Manor, 138, Nungambakkam High Road,
Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600034. Tel: 044−28332053 Fax:
044−28332050
*Cost: `Crore, NA: Not Available
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PLASTIC CONTAINERS EXPANSSION- (SANKRAIL)
1 Promoter: Ostern Pvt. Ltd
Cost: 16.00
2
Industry: Plastic & Plastic Products
Completion: April 2014
Location: Howrah, West Bengal
Ostern is expanding its plastic containers manufacturing
capacity from 1,000 tpa to 1,800 tpa at Sankrail in Howrah
district of West Bengal. Work underway.
Contact: Ostern Pvt. Ltd, 279, Rai Bhahadur Road,
Kolkata, West Bengal 700053. Tel: 033−24889010
INTERNAL COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES (PAITHAN)
3 Promoter: Som Autotech Pvt. Ltd
Cost: 60.00
4
Industry: Automobile Ancillaries
Completion: December 2016
Location: Aurangabad, Maharashtra
Som Autotech is expanding an internal combustion piston
engines unit at Paithan in Aurangabad district in
Maharashtra. Work underway.
Contact: Som Autotech Pvt. Ltd, Gat No.927 & 928,
Bidkin Village, Paithan Taluka, Aurangabad, Maharashtra
431105. Mobile: +91−94−044−77995
MATERNITY HOSPITAL (KARA)
5 Promoter: U P Projects Corpn. Ltd
Cost: 2.55
6
Industry: Hospitals
Completion: September 2015
Location: Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh
The project envisages construction of maternity hospital
with a capacity of 30 beds at Community Health Centre,
Kara in Kaushambi in Uttar Pradesh. On December 20,
2013 bids were invited. Last date for submission: January
16, 2014.
Contact: U P Projects Corpn. Ltd, Gomti Barrage, Left
Bank, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226010.
Tel: 0522−2308945/946
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NEW PROJECTS Hospitals

MATERNITY HOSPITAL (MANDA) MATERNITY HOSPITAL (PHOOLPUR)

Promoter: U P Projects Corpn. Ltd
Cost: 2.55
7 Promoter: U P Projects Corpn. Ltd
Cost: 2.55
8
Industry: Hospitals Industry: Hospitals
Completion: September 2015 Completion: September 2015
Location: Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh Location: Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

The project envisages construction of maternity hospital
with a capacity of 30 beds at Community Health Centre,
Manda in Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh. On
December 20, 2013 bids were invited. Last date for
submission: January 16, 2014.
The project envisages construction of maternity hospital
with a capacity of 30 beds at Community Health Centre,
Phoolpur in Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh. On
December 20, 2013 bids were invited. Last date for
submission: January 16, 2014.

Contact: U P Projects Corpn. Ltd, Gomti Barrage, Left Contact: U P Projects Corpn. Ltd, Gomti Barrage, Left
Bank, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226010. Bank, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226010.
Tel: 0522−2308945 / 946 Tel: 0522−2308945 / 946

MATERNITY HOSPITAL (SIRATHU) MOTHER & CHILD HOSPITAL (BHAWANIPATNA)

Promoter: U P Projects Corpn. Ltd
Cost: 2.55
9 Promoter: PWD, Orissa
Cost: 13.74
10
Industry: Hospitals Industry: Hospitals
Completion: September 2015 Completion: September 2015
Location: Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh Location: Kalahandi, Orissa

The project envisages construction of maternity hospital
with a capacity of 30 beds at Community Health Centre,
Sirathu in Kaushambi in Uttar Pradesh. On December 20,
2013 bids were invited. Last date for submission: January
16, 2014.
Contact: U P Projects Corpn. Ltd, Gomti Barrage, Left
Bank, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226010.
Tel: 0522−2308945 / 946
The project envisages construction of mother and child
hospital with a capacity of 100 beds at Bhawanipatna in
Kalahandi in Orissa. Bids were invited and tendering
process underway.
Contact: Chief Engineer, PWD, World Bank Project,
Nirman Soudha, Keshari Nagar, Unit−V, Bhubaneswar,
Khurda, Orissa 751001. Tel: 0674−2396783 / 2394804 /
2391523 Fax: 0674−2390080
Email: pmuosrp@gmail.com

MOTHER & CHILD HOSPITAL (KORAPUT) FRESH PROJEX BY MAJOR SECTORS - DEC 2013
Promoter: PWD, Orissa
Cost: 6.77
11 Sectors Projects `Crore Share (%)
Industry: Hospitals
Completion: June 2015 Manufacturing 74 7,041 18.13
Location: Orissa
Mining 8 8,262 21.27
The project envisages construction of mother and child
hospital complex with a capacity of 50 beds at Koraput in Electricity 21 1,150 2.96
Orissa. Bids were invited and tendering process
Services & Utilities 509 22,294 57.40
underway.
Irrigation 4 91 0.24
Contact: Chief Engineer, PWD, World Bank Project,
Nirman Soudha, Keshari Nagar, Unit−V, Bhubaneswar, All Sectors 616 38,837 100.00
Khurda, Orissa 751001. Tel: 0674−2396783 / 2394804 /
2391523 Fax: 0674−2390080 www.Projectstoday.com
Email: pmuosrp@gmail.com

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NEW PROJECTS Hotels & Restaurants / Tourism / Business Complexes

HOTEL (SECTOR 114 [LEISURE INN] DISTRICT RANGA MANDIRA (SHIDLAGHATTA BAGILU)
Promoter: StayWell Hospitality Group Pty. Ltd
*Cost: NA
12 Promoter: Karnataka Housing Board
Cost: 8.00
13
Industry: Hotels & Restaurants Industry: Tourism & Recreation
Completion: June 2015 Completion: NA
Location: Haryana Location: Chickmagalur, Karnataka

StayWell Hospitality Group plans to develop a hotel
’Leisure Inn’ with a capacity of 120 rooms at Gurgaon in
Haryana. Work to commence by June 2014.
Contact: Leisure Inn West Gurgaon, 17/6 Old Delhi−
Gurgaon Road, Sector 14, Gurgaon, Haryana. Tel: 0124−
4931100 Email: info@staywellgroup.com
The project envisages construction of District Ranga
Mandira at Shidlaghatta Bagilu in Chickmagalur district in
Karnataka. Bids were invited and tendering process
underway.
Contact: Karnataka Housing Board, Cauvery Bhavan, III
Floor, K.G. Road, Bangalore, Karnataka 560009. Tel:
080−22273511−3515 / 22215125 / 2210 Fax: 080−
22240976 / 22215125 Email: khbhc@mantraonline.com

SPORTS COMPLEX (JIND) ARANYA BHAVAN (BHUBANESHWAR) - MODERNISATION

Promoter: Haryana Urban Devp. Authority
Cost: 5.10
14 Promoter: Orissa Industrial Infrastructure Devp.
Corpn.
15
Industry: Tourism & Recreation Cost: 3.77
Completion: March 2015 Industry: Business Complexes
Location: Haryana Completion: July 2014
Location: Khurda, Orissa
The project envisages development of sports complex at
Jind in Haryana. Bids were invited and tendering process The project involves modernisation of Aranya Bhavan at
underway. Bhubaneshwar in Khurda in Orissa. Work underway.

Contact: Haryana Urban Development Authority, HUDA
Office Complex, C−3, Sector 6, Panchkula, Haryana
134109. Tel: 0172−2564048 / 2560605 Fax: 0172−
2267008 Email: huda@hry.nic.in
Contact: Chief General Manager (Civil), Orissa Industrial
Infrastructure Development Corporation, IDCO Towers,
Janpath, P&C Wing, Bhubaneswar, Khurda, Orissa
751022. Tel: 0674−2540820/2784/2869 Fax: 0674−
2542956 Email: cmd@idco.in

COMMISSIONER OFFICE BUILDING (GURGAON) FRESH PROJEX BY OWNERSHIP - DEC 2013

Promoter: Haryana Police Housing Corpn. Ltd
Cost: 22.00
16 Ownership Projects `Crore Share (%)
Industry: Business Complexes Government 462 28,690 73.87
Completion: March 2016
Location: Gurgaon, Haryana Central Govt 42 13,806 35.55

The project envisages construction of office building for State Govt 420 14,884 38.33
Commissioner of Police in Gurgaon district of Haryana. Private Sector 154 10,147 26.13
Bids were invited and tendering process underway.
Private (Indian) 145 8,467 21.80
Contact: Haryana Police Housing Corporation Ltd, Plot
C−10, Sector 6, Panchkula, Haryana 134109. Tel: 0172− Private (Foreign) 9 1,680 4.33
5004204 / 208 / 209
Grand Total 616 38,837 100.00

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NEW PROJECTS IT Parks / Iron Ore / Power

INCUBATION CENTRE (BHUBANESHWAR) IRON ORE PELLETS (KODUMUR)

Promoter: Orissa Industrial Infrastructure Devp.
Corpn.
17 Promoter: MPL Mineral Processing Pvt. Ltd
Cost: NA
18
Cost: NA Industry: Iron Ore
Industry: Software Parks Completion: NA
Completion: NA Location: Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh
Location: Khurda, Orissa
MPL Mineral Processing plans to set up an iron ore pellets
The project envisages development of an incubation unit with a capacity of 0.6 million tpa at Kodumur mandal
centre at Bhubaneshwar in Khurda in Orissa. It comprises in Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh. Work to commence
a tower of G+14 floors. soon.

Contact: Chief General Manager (Civil), Orissa Industrial
Infrastructure Development Corporation, IDCO Towers,
Janpath, P&C Wing, Bhubaneswar, Khurda, Orissa
751022. Tel: 0674−2540820 / 2784 / 2869 Fax: 0674−
2542956 Email: cmd@idco.in
Contact: MPL Mineral Processing Pvt. Ltd, MPL House,
13−6−439/4/6, Balaji Nagar, Pillar No.70, Mehdipatnam
Ring Road, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500006.
Tel: 040−67330000 Fax: 040−67330010
Email: project@mplgroup.in

ARIPATH MINI HYDEL POWER INDERWAL MINI HYDEL POWER

Promoter: Jammu & Kashmir Energy Devp.
Agency
19 Promoter: Jammu & Kashmir Energy Devp.
Agency
20
Cost: NA Cost: NA
Industry: Hydel Based Power Industry: Hydel Based Power
Completion: NA Completion: NA
Location: Jammu & Kashmir Location: Doda, Jammu & Kashmir

The project envisages setting up a 1.75 MW Aripath mini The project envisages setting up a 1.8 MW Inderwal mini
hydel power unit at Anant Nag in Jammu & Kashmir. On hydel power unit at Kishtwar in Doda district in Jammu &
December 14, 2013 bids were invited. Last date for Kashmir. On December 14, 2013 bids were invited. Last
submission: February 19, 2014. date for submission: February 19, 2014.

Contact: Jammu & Kashmir Energy Development Contact: Jammu & Kashmir Energy Development
Agency, 181, Jawahar Nagar, Srinagar, Jammu & Agency, 181, Jawahar Nagar, Srinagar, Jammu &
Kashmir. Tel: 0194−2311985 Fax: 0194−2546495 Kashmir. Tel: 0194−2311985 Fax: 0194−2546495
Email: xenjakeda@gmail.com Email: xenjakeda@gmail.com

LANKA MINI HYDEL POWER MATTIGAWRAN MINI HYDEL POWER - STAGE II

Promoter: Jammu & Kashmir Energy Devp.
Agency
21 Promoter: Jammu & Kashmir Energy Devp.
Agency
22
Cost: NA Cost: NA
Industry: Hydel Based Power Industry: Hydel Based Power
Completion: NA Completion: NA
Location: Udhampur, Jammu & Kashmir Location: Jammu & Kashmir

The project envisages setting up a 1.75 MW Lanka mini The project envisages setting up a 1.5 MW Mattigawran
hydel power unit at Ramban in Udhampur district in mini hydel power unit (Stage II) at Anant Nag in Jammu &
Jammu & Kashmir. On December 14, 2013 bids were Kashmir. On December 14, 2013 bids were invited. Last
invited. Last date for submission: February 19, 2014. date for submission: February 19, 2014.

Contact: Jammu & Kashmir Energy Development Contact: Jammu & Kashmir Energy Development
Agency, 181, Jawahar Nagar, Srinagar, Jammu & Agency, 181, Jawahar Nagar, Srinagar, Jammu &
Kashmir. Tel: 0194−2311985 Fax: 0194−2546495 Kashmir. Tel: 0194−2311985 Fax: 0194−2546495
Email: xenjakeda@gmail.com Email: xenjakeda@gmail.com

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NEW PROJECTS Power / Community Services

MAVAR-WAYLI MINI HYDEL POWER SANGAMBATI MINI HYDEL POWER

Promoter: Jammu & Kashmir Energy Devp.
Agency
23 Promoter: Jammu & Kashmir Energy Devp.
Agency
24
Cost: NA Cost: NA
Industry: Hydel Based Power Industry: Hydel Based Power
Completion: NA Completion: NA
Location: Jammu & Kashmir Location: Doda, Jammu & Kashmir

The project envisages setting up a 1.8 MW Mavar−Wayli The project envisages setting up a 2 MW Sangambati mini
mini hydel power unit at Anant Nag in Jammu & Kashmir. hydel power unit at Kishtwar in Doda district in Jammu &
On December 14, 2013 bids were invited. Last date for Kashmir. On December 14, 2013 bids were invited. Last
submission: February 19, 2014. date for submission: February 19, 2014.

Contact: Jammu & Kashmir Energy Development Contact: Jammu & Kashmir Energy Development
Agency, 181, Jawahar Nagar, Srinagar, Jammu & Agency, 181, Jawahar Nagar, Srinagar, Jammu &
Kashmir. Tel: 0194−2311985 Fax: 0194−2546495 Kashmir. Tel: 0194−2311985 Fax: 0194−2546495
Email: xenjakeda@gmail.com Email: xenjakeda@gmail.com

WANIYARAN MINI HYDEL POWER ZABKUL-MALWAR MINI HYDEL POWER

Promoter: Jammu & Kashmir Energy Devp.
Agency
25 Promoter: Jammu & Kashmir Energy Devp.
Agency
26
Cost: NA Cost: NA
Industry: Hydel Based Power Industry: Hydel Based Power
Completion: NA Completion: NA
Location: Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir Location: Doda, Jammu & Kashmir

The project envisages setting up a 1.1 MW Waniyaran The project envisages setting up a 2 MW Zabkul−Malwa
mini hydel power unit (Stage II) at Ganderbal in Srinagar mini hydel power unit at Kishtwar. On December 14, 2013
in Jammu & Kashmir. On December 14, 2013 bids were bids were invited. Last date for submission: February 19,
invited. Last date for submission: February 19, 2014. 2014.

Contact: Jammu & Kashmir Energy Development Contact: Jammu & Kashmir Energy Development
Agency, 181, Jawahar Nagar, Srinagar, Jammu & Agency, 181, Jawahar Nagar, Srinagar in Doda district in
Kashmir. Tel: 0194−2311985 Fax: 0194−2546495 Jammu & Kashmir. Tel: 0194−2311985 Fax: 0194−
Email: xenjakeda@gmail.com 2546495 Email: xenjakeda@gmail.com

COURT BUILDING (GODDA) DIVISIONAL WORKSHOP (RUPNAGAR)

Promoter: Building Construction Department,
Jharkhand
27 Promoter: Assam State Transport Corpn.
Cost: 2.73
28
Cost: 4.73 Industry: Community Services
Industry: Community Services Completion: NA
Completion: September 2015 Location: Kamrup, Assam
Location: Godda, Jharkhand
The project envisages development of divisional
The project envisages construction of court building in workshop at Rupnagar in Kamrup district of Assam. Bids
Godda district of Jharkhand. Bids were invited and were invited and tendering process underway.
tendering process underway.
Contact: Assam State Transport Corpn., Paltan Bazar,
Contact: The Nodal Officer, e−Procurement Cell, Building Guwahati, Kamrup, Assam 781008. Tel: 0361−2739552
Construction Department, Ranchi, Jharkhand. Tel: 0651− Fax: 0361−2730726
2405066 / 2446166 Mobile: +91−0−97−712−55265

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NEW PROJECTS Community Services / Real Estate
MULTI SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (AMRITSAR)
Promoter: Department of Technical Education &
Industrial Training, Punjab
29
Cost: NA
Industry: Community Services
Completion: NA
Location: Punjab
The project envisages construction of multi skill
development centre on hub and spoke model with
placement facilities at Amritsar in Punjab. On December
20, 2013 bids were invited. Last date for submission:
February 11, 2014.
Contact: Department of Technical Education & Industrial
Training, Mini Secretariat, Sector−9, Chandigarh 160009.
Tel: 0172−2614031 Fax: 0172−2614622
SAHAKARA BHAVANA BUILDING (BELGAUM)
Promoter: Karnataka Housing Board
Cost: 3.03
31
Industry: Community Services
Completion: NA
Location: Karnataka
The project envisages construction of Sahakara Bhavana
building for Karnataka State Co−operative Federation at
Belgaum in Karnataka. Bids were invited and tendering
process underway.
Contact: Karnataka Housing Board, Cauvery Bhavan, III
Floor, K.G. Road, Bangalore, Karnataka 560009. Tel:
080−22273511−3515 / 22215125 / 2210 Fax: 080−
22240976 / 22215125 Email: khbhc@mantraonline.com
RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX (DRONAGIRI) [MAPLE ALTURA]
Promoter: Yushan Realty Ventures
Cost: NA
33
Industry: Real Estate
Completion: December 2017
Location: Raigarh, Maharashtra
Yushan Realty Ventures, a group company of Shreeji
Associates plans to develop a residential complex ’Maple
Altura’ at Dronagiri in Raigarh district in Maharshtra. It
comprises a tower of G+24 floors. Work to commence by
June 2014.
Contact: Yushan Realty Ventures, Shreeji Associates,
1104, Satra Plaza, Plot 20, Sector−19, Palm Beach Road,
Vashi, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Maharashtra 400705.
Tel: 022−27836624 / 25 Email: info@yushanrealty.com
PROJECT ALERT
MULTI SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (BHATINDA)
Promoter: Department of Technical Education &
Industrial Training, Punjab
30
Cost: NA
Industry: Community Services
Completion: NA
Location: Punjab
The project envisages construction of multi skill
development centre on hub and spoke model with
placement facilities at Bhatinda in Punjab. On December
20, 2013 bids were invited. Last date for submission:
February 11, 2014.
Contact: Department of Technical Education & Industrial
Training, Mini Secretariat, Sector−9, Chandigarh 160009.
Tel: 0172−2614031 Fax: 0172−2614622
TALUKA SEVA SADAN (NETRANG)
Promoter: Roads & Buildings Department,
Gujarat
32
Cost: 9.50
Industry: Community Services
Completion: NA
Location: Bharuch, Gujarat
The project envisages construction of new taluka seva
sadan at Netrang in Bharuch district in Gujarat. Bids were
invited and tendering process underway.
Contact: The Secretary, Roads & Buildings Department,
Block 14, II Floor, New Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar,
Gujarat 382010. Tel: 079−23251801−1804 Fax: 079−
23252509 Email: secrnb@gujarat.gov.in
RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX (GHANSOLI) [FORTUNE ALTURA]
Promoter: LeoFortune Infra Buildcon Pvt. Ltd
Cost: NA
34
Industry: Real Estate
Completion: NA
Location: Thane, Maharashtra
LeoFortune Infra Buildcon in joint venture with Kshama
Sagar Developers plans to construct a residential
complex ’Fortune Altura’ at Ghansoli in Thane, Navi
Mumbai in Maharashtra. It comprises a tower of G+15
floors with 60 flats including various modern amenities.
Contact: LeoFortune Infra Buildcon Pvt. Ltd, 4, 10th
Floor, Real Tech Park, Plot 39/2, Sector 30 A, Vashi, Navi
Mumbai, Maharashtra 400703. Tel: 022−27811333/1310
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NEW PROJECTS Real Estate
RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX (NEW PANVEL) [FORTUNE IRIS]
Promoter: LeoFortune Infra Buildcon Pvt. Ltd
Cost: NA
35
Industry: Real Estate
Completion: NA
Location: Raigarh, Maharashtra
LeoFortune Infra Buildcon in joint venture with Cityscapes
Buildwell plans to develop a residential complex ’Fortune
Iris’ at Kewale in Raigarh district of Maharashtra. It
comprises buildings of G+3 floors with 48 flats including
various modern amenities. Work to commence by June
2014.
Contact: LeoFortune Infra Buildcon Pvt. Ltd, 4, 10th
Floor, Real Tech Park, Plot 39/2, Sector 30 A, Vashi, Navi
Mumbai, Maharashtra 400703. Tel: 022−27811333/1310
RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX (ULWE) [MAPLE CARNIVA]
Promoter: Yushan Realty Ventures
Cost: NA
37
Industry: Real Estate
Completion: December 2016
Location: Thane, Maharashtra
Yushan Realty Ventures, a group company of Shreeji
Associates is developing a residential complex ’Maple
Carniva’ at Ulwe in Thane, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. It
comprises a tower of G+14 floors. Work underway
Contact: Yushan Realty Ventures, Shreeji Associates,
1104, Satra Plaza, Plot 20, Sector−19, Palm Beach Road,
Vashi, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Maharashtra 400705.
Tel: 022−27836624 / 25 Email: info@yushanrealty.com
TRANSIT ACCOMMODATION (DHARWAD)
Promoter: Karnataka Housing Board
Cost: 16.00
39
Industry: Real Estate
Completion: NA
Location: Karnataka
The project envisages construction of transit
accommodation building for Labour Welfare Board at
Dharwad in Karnataka. Bids were invited and tendering
process underway.
Contact: Karnataka Housing Board, Cauvery Bhavan, III
Floor, K.G. Road, Bangalore, Karnataka 560009. Tel:
080−22273511−3515 / 22215125 / 2210 Fax: 080−
22240976 / 22215125. Email: khbhc@mantraonline.com
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RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX (ULWE) [MAPLE IVY]
Promoter: Yushan Realty Ventures
Cost: NA
36
Industry: Real Estate
Completion: December 2017
Location: Thane, Maharashtra
Yushan Realty Ventures, a group company of Shreeji
Associates plans to develop a residential complex ’Maple
Ivy’ at Ulwe in Thane, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. It
comprises a tower of G+14 floors. Work to commence by
June 2014.
Contact: Yushan Realty Ventures, Shreeji Associates,
1104, Satra Plaza, Plot 20, Sector−19, Palm Beach Road,
Vashi, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Maharashtra 400705.
Tel: 022−27836624 / 25 Email: info@yushanrealty.com
TRANSIT ACCOMMODATION (BELLARY)
Promoter: Karnataka Housing Board
Cost: 16.00
38
Industry: Real Estate
Completion: NA
Location: Karnataka
The project envisages construction of transit
accommodation building for Labour Welfare Board at
Bellary in Karnataka. Bids were invited and tendering
process underway.
Contact: Karnataka Housing Board, Cauvery Bhavan, III
Floor, K.G. Road, Bangalore, Karnataka 560009. Tel:
080−22273511−3515 / 22215125 / 2210 Fax: 080−
22240976 / 22215125. Email: khbhc@mantraonline.com
TRANSIT ACCOMMODATION (GULBARGA)
Promoter: Karnataka Housing Board
Cost: 16.00
40
Industry: Real Estate
Completion: NA
Location: Karnataka
The project envisages construction of transit
accommodation building for labour welfare board in
Gulbarga district of Karnataka. Bids were invited and
tendering process underway.
Contact: Karnataka Housing Board, Cauvery Bhavan, III
Floor, K.G. Road, Bangalore, Karnataka 560009. Tel:
080−22273511−3515 / 22215125 / 2210 Fax: 080−
22240976 / 22215125. Email: khbhc@mantraonline.com
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NEW PROJECTS Roadways / Water & Sewerage Pipeline & Distribution

ROAD UPGRADATION (BARAKAR-PURULIA) ROAD UPGRADATION (BHUBANESWAR)

Promoter: PWD, West Bengal
Cost: 25.37
41 Promoter: PWD, Orissa
Cost: 4.31
42
Industry: Roadways Industry: Roadways
Completion: NA Completion: NA
Location: West Bengal Location: Khurda, Orissa

The project envisages widening and strengthening of
Barakar−Purulia road (SH−5 from 19.00 to 22.25 km and
also strengthening from 32.00 to 33.50 km and widening
from 41.25 to 74.00 km at Purulia in West Bengal. Bids
were invited and tendering process underway.
Contact: Superintending Engineer, PWD, Western Circle
No−I, Court Compound, Bardhaman, West Bengal.
Tel: 0342−2646430 / 2662425.
Email: sepwdwestern@wb.gov.in
The project envisages upgradation of road from BPCL
Petrol Pump to Fire Station via Chandraloka Market, C S
Pur at Bhubaneswar in Orissa. Bids were invited and
tendering process underway.
Contact: Chief Engineer, D.P.I. & Roads, PWD, Nirman
Soudha Bhubaneswar, Khurda, Orissa 751001.
Tel: 0674−2394107 / 2392678

ROAD UPGRADATION (BONPASS) ROAD UPGRADATION (MAHUWADABAR-SARWAN)

Promoter: PWD, West Bengal
Cost: 7.50
43 Promoter: Road Construction
Jharkhand
Department, 44
Industry: Roadways Cost: 24.72
Completion: NA Industry: Roadways
Location: West Bengal Completion: September 2015
Location: Jharkhand
The project envisages upgradation of Bonpass village to
Bonpass railway station road from 0.00 km to 7.50 km at The project envisages upgradation of Mahuwadabar to
Bardhaman district in West Bengal. Bids were invited and Sarwan road via Kumidih road in length of 19.43 km at
tendering process underway. Deoghar in Jharkhand. On December 16, 2013 bids were
invited. Last date for submission: January 15, 2014.
Contact: Superintending Engineer, PWD, Western Circle
No−I, Court Compound, Bardhaman, West Bengal. Contact: Executive Engineer, Road Construction
Tel: 0342−2646430 / 2662425. Department, Road Division, Gumla, Jharkhand.
Email: sepwdwestern@wb.gov.in Tel: 06524−222097

ROAD UPGRADATION (NH-23) WATER SUPPLY SCHEME (BILIGERE)

Promoter: PWD, Orissa
Cost: 11.61
45 Promoter: Panchayath
Department, Karnataka
Raj Engineering 46
Industry: Roadways Cost: 25.66
Completion: February 2015 Industry: Water & Sewerage Pipeline & Distribution
Location: Sundargarh, Orissa Completion: February 2015
Location: Mysore, Karnataka
The project envisages upgradation of NH−23 from 286.70
km to 296.95 km at Sundargarh in Orissa. Bids were The project envisages implementation of water supply
invited and tendering process underway. scheme to Biligere and other 41 villages at Nanjangud.
On December 11, 2013 bids were invited. Last date for
Contact: Chief Engineer, D.P.I. & Roads, PWD, Nirman submission: February 15, 2014.
Soudha Bhubaneswar, Khurda, Orissa 751001.
Tel: 0674−2394107 / 2392678 Contact: Panchayath Raj Engineering Department, K.R.
Nagara, Mysore, Karnataka. Tel: 08223−262228

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NEW PROJECTS Water & Sewerage Pipeline & Distribution

WATER SUPPLY SCHEME (KETHUPURA) WATER SUPPLY SCHEME (KODAGAHALLY)

Promoter: Panchayath
Department, Karnataka
Raj Engineering 47 Promoter: Panchayath
Department, Karnataka
Raj Engineering 48
Cost: 18.46 Cost: 21.87
Industry: Water & Sewerage Pipeline & Distribution Industry: Water & Sewerage Pipeline & Distribution
Completion: February 2015 Completion: February 2015
Location: Mysore, Karnataka Location: Mysore, Karnataka

The project envisages implementation of water supply The project envisages implementation of water supply
scheme to Kethupura and other 29 villages at T scheme to Kodagahally and other 29 villages at T
Narasipura. On December 11, 2013 bids were invited. Narasipura. On December 11, 2013 bids were invited.
Last date for submission: February 15, 2014. Last date for submission: February 15, 2014.

Contact: Panchayath Raj Engineering Department, K.R. Contact: Panchayath Raj Engineering Department, K.R.
Nagara, Mysore, Karnataka. Tel: 08223−262228 Nagara, Mysore, Karnataka. Tel: 08223−262228

ERIL Index of Cost of Project Inputs: November 2013

WATER SUPPLY SCHEME (THUMBALA)
Promoter: Panchayath
Department, Karnataka
Raj Engineering 49 Non-metallic mineral products
Wholesale Price Index: 2004-05=100
Index

164.7
Incr. (%) during
2013/12 2012/11
9.5 4.8
Incr. since Mar (%)
2013
-1.3
2012
3.1
Cost: 13.64 Structural clay products 178.6 -1.2 4.2 6.6 2.6
Industry: Water & Sewerage Pipeline & Distribution Cement & Lime 162.8 -3.2 4.7 -5.5 3.1
Completion: February 2013 Basic metals, alloys, metal products 164.0 -1.5 4.5 -0.5 2.0
Ferrous Metals 153.9 -1.3 4.1 -0.5 0.7
Location: Mysore, Karnataka
Non-Ferrous Metals 164.4 2.1 2.7 1.8 1.8
Machinery & Machine tools 132.2 2.6 2.6 2.2 1.9
The project envisages implementation of water supply Industrial Machinery 150.5 2.8 2.9 2.0 1.5
scheme to Thumbala and other 21 villages at T Construction Machinery 136.1 -0.1 3.4 -0.4 3.3
Narasipura in Mysore in Karnataka. On December 11, Air Conditioner & Refrigerators 116.9 3.4 3.4 2.8 2.7
Non-electrical Machinery 124.1 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.4
2013 bids were invited. Last date for submission:
Electrical Machinery, Batteries 137.0 2.5 2.1 2.2 2.1
February 15, 2014. Electrical Accessories, Wires, Cables. 150.7 4.8 3.8 4.0 2.7
Transport equipment & parts 135.5 3.6 4.4 2.5 3.5
Contact: Panchayath Raj Engineering Department, K.R. Automotives 135.3 4.0 4.5 2.7 3.6
Nagara, Mysore, Karnataka. Tel: 08223−262228 Auto Parts 133.0 1.5 4.1 1.3 3.1
Composite ERIL Index for project inputs 148.3 0.8 3.9 0.7 2.3
Overall WPI 181.5 7.5 7.2 6.7 4.8

WATER SUPPLY SCHEME (YADAKOLA) POST YOUR NEW PROJECTS

Promoter: Panchayath
Department, Karnataka
Raj Engineering 50 If you have any information on
Cost: 13.83
Industry: Water & Sewerage Pipeline & Distribution New Projects
Completion: February 2015 please e-mail with details to
Location: Karnataka
editor@projectalert.biz
The project envisages implementation of water supply Tel: 022-61011700/01
scheme to Yadakola (M C Hundi) and other 36 villages in
Mysore in Karnataka. On December 11, 2013 bids were
invited. Last date for submission: February 15, 2014.

Contact: Panchayath Raj Engineering Department, K.R.

Nagara, Mysore, Karnataka. Tel: 08223−262228

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GUEST ARTICLE
High speed corridors could help save nation’s fuel bill
ith over 64,000 km of network, 7,400
W stations, transporting 17 million
passengers daily on its 11,000 long
distance and 6,000 suburban trains, plus over
billion tonnes of freight every year, it is the
second largest system in the world under a
single management.
After commissioning of 741-km long
Konkan Railway from Roha in Maharashtra to
Mangalore in Karnataka in 1998, and project
uni-gauge involving conversion of about 20,000
km of metre and narrow gauge tracks to broad
gauge, over the last two decades, an
ambitious project of building two brand new R.C. Acharya,
Dedicated Freight Corridors is now in hand. Former Member,
Estimated to cost over `80,000 crore, it Railway Board,
promises to provide a quantum leap in IR's email: acharya@bol.net.in
freight carrying capabilities. A
1,278-km long eastern section
from Dankuni in West Bengal to
Ludhiana will carry
burgeoning coal traffic from the
eastern coalfields to scores of
thermal plants in Bihar, UP,
Haryana and Punjab.
Similarly a 1,515-km
western section from Dadri
near Delhi to Mumbai will carry
vital exim container traffic, and
provide an efficient rail
transport backbone for the
150-km-wide Delhi-Mumbai
Industrial Corridor all along the
route.
Financing by JICA
(Japanese International Cooperation Agency) which helped
kick start the World class DMRC (Delhi Metro Rail
Corporation) has been provided for the western section
while World Bank has pitched in to help create the eastern
section.
Though JICA loan may come cheap at about one per
cent interest and most generous repayment terms, it comes
with strings tied. Not only 30 per cent of the material
purchases has to be from Japan, for the balance 70 per cent
the lead contractor has to be Japanese, though it may have
Indian partners.
This has ensured not only long-term business opportunity
for the Japanese industries but also a captive market for
Japan's locomotives, rolling stock, signaling equipment, and
the construction industry in general.
No less than seven CPMs (Chief Project Managers) on
the Western section based at Mumbai, Surat, Vadodara,
Ahmedabad, Ajmer, Jaipur, and Dadri for the short but highly
vital Dadri-Rewari link have ensured completion of critical
task of land acquisition.
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It was also helped to a very large extent by
the new Special Railway Projects Act of 2008,
which replaces certain provisions of the earlier
Railway Act of 1886. Under this an award
cannot be challenged in a court of law, though
the complainant could go for arbitration. The
whole process would take about one year as
against the normal three years or more for
acquisitions under the earlier system.
Moreover by actively pursuing construction
of ROBs (Road Over Bridges) to eliminate level
crossings wherever its tracks are close to the
existing alignments, the District administration
was only too happy to help the DFCCIL to
speed up the process with various permissions
and sanctions.
The multi crore project has now got into high
gear with award of the 640 km
long Rewari-Palanpur section
of Western corridor to a
consortium of Japanese infra
major Sojitz and India's L&T
(Larsen & Toubro) for `6,700
crore while a consortium of
Tata Projects and a Spanish
firm Aldesa is to undertake
Civil engineering works on 343
km of Khurja-Kanpur section in
UP at a cost of `3,300 crore.
Meanwhile Railways had on
their own completed civil
engineering works such as
bridges, embankment etc. on
the land already in their
possession on the
Mughalsarai-Sonnagar section, thereby saving precious
time.
Now the first ever 'Track Laying Machine', supplied by
Ferrovia Transrail Solutions Pvt. Ltd is in operation from New
Karwandiya to Durgawati, a distance of 66 km. This work
costing about `147-crore involves design, procurement,
construction of track and other related works, testing and
commissioning of electrified double rail track on a design-
build-lump sum-basis.
This opens up a brand new chapter in building new rail
alignments, a major departure from a labour intensive semi-
mechanised operation involving nearly 3,000 workers taking
10 days to build a km. of track, to building more than one km.
every day!
Recent crisis in availabiIity of coal has prompted the Coal
India Ltd to open up new deposits and Railways have been
asked to construct a 132-km long section from Bhupdeopur-
Gharghoda-Dharamjaygarh to Korba, and a 122-km long
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INTERVIEW
'Rag picking can be made more
scientific and rewarding'
GIREM (Global Initiative for
Restructuring Environment
and Management) is an
industry body focused on
urbanisation, future cities, and
eco-socio-economic
infrastructure, with a vision to
help create better sustainable
business-eco systems and
societal infrastructure through
PPP. Shyam Sundar S Pani -
President, GIREM, in an email
interaction with Lalitha Rao
talks at length on the solid
waste management in India.
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What are the main activities of GIREM in urban infrastructure sector, especially
solid waste management in India?
GIREM is working towards solving the solid waste by decentralizing the waste
management process using the hub & spoke model. We have conducted a
detailed study on solid waste management, published a report titled "Managing
Municipal Solid Waste at the Assembly Constituency Level".
What are the main issues and challenges faced by the stakeholders in adopting
public-private partnership for solid waste management sector?
There is no standard formula followed in PPP in MSWM sector, it operates in a
controlled environment and favorism to few contractors having the right influence
& reach. This way it will create an obstacle to adopt new technologies and
oppurtunities to new entrants.
What are your guidelines and policy recommendations for catalysing PPP in urban
water supply and municipal solid waste management projects?
MSWM & Water supply are to be dealt locally and they have to utilize scientific
methods and innovative technologies in delivering these services. Today all the
corporations and departments are working in isolation, the boundaries of
jurisdiction of each urban service provider is different. Unless all these
jurisdictional boundaries and departments are in phase, exchange good
practices among similar corporations and departments from cities and utilize
innovative technology in delivering urban services we cannot expect improvement
in this sector. We should encourage source segregation and zero land fill policy
at the earliest before it becomes a major disaster.
What is the current status of MSW management in India and what are the factors
that lead to the slower growth in the sector?
At present, the MSWM is being ignored, and it is not been dealt with proper
planning in Indian cities. The corporations are working reactively rather than
having a proactive sustainable, scalable long term plan.
Though people say that it is lack of civic sense & awareness about the subject
which is making it so pathetic, but unfortunately it is other way round too. A lot of
work has been done in improving the civic sense and create awareness but
unfortunately it is not been implemented properly.
What is GIREM's role in waste-to-energy projects and how well India is
established in segregation and storage of MSW?
GIREM is advocating and working towards waste to energy. Waste should not be
dealt as waste but rather as a resource to convert it to a useful energy.
India is not yet established in segregation and storage, but there is a huge
opportunity if it gets practiced by all. We often hear people complaining that, in
spite of handing over the segregated waste it gets mixed during the transit
between the source and destination. i.e; though people are slowly learning to
segregate the waste at source the corporations have not yet pulled up their socks
to maintain the segregated waste, in transportation and storage before it is reused
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INTERVIEW
or dumped to landfills. According to us,
there will not be more than 5 per cent of
waste which will go to land fill and every bit
of the rest 95 per cent is a valuable resource
which can be utilized in various industries as
raw material or incinerate it to produce
energy.
With rapid urbanisation in most cities and
towns, there is a shift in the quantity and
quality of waste generated across the
country, which in turn contributes to a rising
deficit between demand and supply of MSW
services. Comment.
Yes, off course, the cities are getting a rising
deficit between demand and supply of MSW
services due to the rapid urbanisation. The
main reason or the root cause can be traced back to the
planning process, as we said earlier the city administrations
are more working reactively, and are busy solving yesterdays
problems than proactively planning for the future.
As you can recall, last year there were huge media
reports w.r.t the MSWM in Bangalore, the main reason being
that the landfills of Bengaluru were created more than a
decade back and that was meant for the Bangalore of
yesteryears. No one has anticipated that Bengaluru will grow
to the extent as it is today; hence all the developments were
reactive to the urban growth. The landfills or its services were
not scalable to proportionately improve to be tuned with the
rise in urbanization. Hence a great mess occurred,
managing waste now.
What is GIREM's outlook on waste-to-energy and the factors
leading to the growth?
On adopting the GIREM recommendation on MSWM in a
decentralised way and building a waste to energy plant at
the Assembly constituency level, each unit can deliver the
annual electricity consumption for almost 6500+
apartments/households and heating and hot water for
approximately 13000+ apartments/households.
 Energy production per year: 190 GWh
 Of which district heating: 158 GWh
 Of which electricity is 32 GWh
 Capacity with combustion of 60225 tonnes of waste per year
This can in turn translates into economic growth, by having
reduced number of power
cuts, and power supply at
reduced cost per unit.
In your report, you have made
some recommendations on
waste to energy plants at
Assembly Constituency level.
Brief them.
GIREM has compiled an
integrated framework of
recommendations which
would be useful for not only
Gurgaon but also other cities
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whose growth trajectory could be modeled
on similar lines. These recommendations
encapsulate Creating awareness, Policy /
Legislative Issues, Financial Issues,
Management Issues, Supportive Issues and
enabling communities.
Creating awareness: Awareness about solid
waste management and its importance to the
health and hygiene, as well as for protection
of the environment is of paramount
importance. Even if people may be aware,
they are not implementing the simple but
very important task of segregating the waste
at source (be it in homes or in corporate).
Policy / Legislative Issues: The local
government should formulate a long term
strategy with a detailed implementation and
monitoring plan. The central government should provide fiscal
incentives and encourage the recycling industry by adopting
the appropriate technology through Green Productivity.
Financial Issues: Finance is an important resource for
sustainable waste management. Generally most of the
municipal corporations do not have many resources due to
various constraints and priorities.
 Transparency in financial regulations by incorporating the
double-entry system.
 Fiscal incentive to PPP projects that provide a capital
incentive for SWM alternatives.
 To encourage private-sector participation, grants of soft
loans, subsidies, and exemption from taxes including the
duty for machinery and equipment.
Management Issues: Green productivity linkages and
mandatory recovery will reduce the generated waste at both
the manufacturing and consumer ends.
Supportive Issues: Promote public education programs
through the electronic media. Encourage the participation of
NGO, CBO, and self-help groups.
Enable Communities: Corporate can come forward in
providing specialised dust bins to the communities to
segregate and store waste at the source itself. Corporations
can have specialized transporting vehicles at three levels to
carry the waste separately using the hub and spoke model.
Do you think the informal activity of rag picking could be
made more scientific, at least with the objective of waste
segregation?
Yes, rag picking can be made
more scientific and rewarding
too. If we implement the
decentralization of the MSWM
at Ward / Assembly
constituency level, we can
create lots of employment
opportunities for rag pickers,
who can be trained on
scientific methods to
segregate waste and picking
useful recyclable wastes. 
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High speed corridors could help save nation’s fuel bill
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alignment from Gevra Road to Pendra Road, costing about
`4,000 crore. While CIL would increase its output by 300
million tonnes, inching closer to its target of 615 million
tonnes by 2016-17, Railways could end up earning an
additional freight revenue of `10,000 crore a year.
Over the last one decade or so introduction of High Speed
trains has been limited to commissioning feasibility reports,
no less than six of them at the last count. With poor financial
health, Railways have not been able to make much headway
and most of the proposals have remained stuck on paper.
Since a price tag of `150 crore per km for the 250 kmph
and over variety would need deep pockets for even a PPP
project, Railways is now seeking low cost solutions, aiming at
hiking maximum speeds of its premier trains such as
Rajdhani and Shatabdi etc. from 130 kmph to a level of only
160-200 kpmh. This could result in 10 to 25 per cent
reduction in transit time depending on how much of the track
would be upgraded to run such trains at 160-200 kpmh.
Upgrading the entire 64,000 km of its network being out
of the question, only a few sections with a potential for high
passenger volumes have been identified, viz. Ahmedabad-
Mumbai, Howrah-Haldia, New Delhi-Agra-Jhansi-Bhopal,
Delhi-Lucknow, Chennai-Bengaluru-Mysore, Delhi-Amritsar,
and Delhi-Chandigarh.
Amongst these, Ahmedabad-Mumbai already has 22 trains
while Delhi-Amritsar runs 32 trains each day, most of them
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fully packed. These sections could easily support a much
higher tariff, with passengers still opting for it on account of
lower city center to city center transit time.
The High Speed trains of Europe viz. TGVs and 'Intercitys'
connect major towns most of which are now only less than 3
hours away, or provide overnight service between various
European Capitals, offering stiff competition to the Airlines for
total transit time.
These high speed corridors could also be viewed as a
socially desirable investment, helping to slow down the
rampant growth and decongest Metros such as Delhi,
Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad and Mumbai, by spurring the
development of Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities around them.
It could help to save on the Nation's fuel bill, reduce air
pollution with a more fuel efficient mode of Rail transport,
reduce road congestion and resultant accidents. Reduction
of commuter fatigue is perhaps is one of the single factor
which is making such high speed services of, Japan, Europe
and China increasingly popular.
However choice of a section could easily degenerate into a
political one-up-manship amongst various States and Metros,
but its success would ultimately depend on the business
model developed and its financial viability, which could even
attract Private investment in a PPP venture - an option being
vigorously encouraged by the Planning Commission.
Ultimately its success would depend on 'Techno-Economic'
rather than 'Political' considerations, a concept which our
worthy 'Netas' are unfortunately seldom comfortable with! 
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