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New Infra In Bihar Provides Greater Access To Mkts And Schools; spurs Economic Activity In State 
By any measure that day in May, at the peak of summer, was an important one for Nawada, one of Bihar's 37 districts. The bridge over the teeming Sakri river at Kadirganj block opened that day and soon enough two decisions on either side of the river, though seemingly disparate, were taken.
 In Kadirganj, on one side of the river, Naseeb Baig, a small-time weaver often seen bent over his loom, decided to send his silk cloth directly to wholesale buyers in Bhagalpur, instead of approaching middlemen. In the village of Bhadaun, on the other side, farmer Ramesh Paswan's 13-year-old daughter Geeta enrolled in class VIII at the SJBK Sahu High School in Warisaliganj, the nearest high school in the vicinity across the river. Click On Image to Watch Video..  The reason behind both decisions was the same: the new bridge, which at a stroke had connected the Dariapur and Warisaliganj blocks, two irreconcilable regions separated by the river for decades. "Because of the bridge, the route to Bhagalpur is now direct and I can send my goods from here," Baig says. "I don't have to...send it through people, who would first ferry it to the district headquarters and from there to Bhagalpur." Click here to watch a slideshow on how better infrastructure has improved education and health facilities in Bihar Source: Live Mint By Pallavi Singh The roads more travelled Click On "Full Story" For More... (1628 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section InfrastructurePosted on Wed Aug 04, 2010 at 02:10:36 AM EST
Construction of 12 Bridges Okayed
Road construction department (RCD) minister Prem Kumar on Monday said that sanction has been given for constructing 12 bridges under Mukhyamantri Setu Scheme in different districts across the state.
By ugesh sarkar, Section Infrastructure
The RCD minister said that besides these bridges, efforts are on to get sanction for construction of other bridges in the state. He said that with the construction of 12 bridges, there would be smooth flow of vehicles. The RCD officials have been directed to ensure immediate implementation of the order for construction of the bridges. Some of the sanctioned bridges include high level RCC bridge over Lokayeen river at Jivanchak under Daniyawan block in Patna district, Dedpura bridge over Nawarangpur Baya river under Mahnar block in Vaishali district, Sotipur high level RCC bridge at Chandika Dhala in Paraura village under Sahebpur block in Begusarai district and high level RCC bridge on Bhakura Gangi under Ara block in Bhojpur district. Source: Times Of India Construction of 12 bridges okayed Posted on Tue Jun 01, 2010 at 03:33:14 AM EST
Ahead of The Lok Sabha Polls Govt Okays Rs 6,500 cr Infra Projects In Bihar, W. Bengal And UP
Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the government has announced a slew of new infrastructure projects worth about Rs 6,500 crore in states such as Bihar, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
By ugesh sarkar, Section Infrastructure
The Union cabinet approved the setting up of an electric locomotive manufacturing plant at Madhepura and a diesel locomotive facility at Marhowra in Bihar. The factories would be set up as a joint venture between the railways ministry and a private developer, to be selected through a two phase international competitive bidding. France's Alsiom, Germany's Bombardier and Siemens are the locomotive manufacturers shortlisted for setting up the electric locomotive factory. Either GE India or US-based EMD is likely to set up the diesel locomotive factory. The government will also invest Rs 1,646 crore to set up two medical institutions on the lines of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. The cabinet gave its nod to the proposal, which also include upgradation of five existing government medical colleges in Amritsar (Punjab), Tanda (Himachal Pradesh), Madurai (Tamil Nadu), Nagpur (Maharashtra) and the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College of Aligarh Muslim University. The upgradation of each medical college would cost about Rs 150 crore. The central government would contribute Rs 125 crore, while the states will bear at least Rs 25 crore each. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday approved four projects totalling Rs 3,230.80 crore for broadening of some sections of national highways in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Karnataka through publicprivate partnerships. The projects include a Rs 1,661.9 crore project for four-laning of NH 6 at Surat-Hazra section in Gujarat. Four- and six-laning of Jaipur-Tonk-Deoli section of NH 72 in Rajasthan, estimated to cost Rs 1,203.64 crore, was also sanctioned by the CCEA, home minister P Chidambaram told reporters. Other projects that got the cabinet nod are four-laning of BeawarGomti section of NH 8 in Rajasthan at Rs 200.54 crore, besides two-laning of Hospet-Bellary section of NH 63 at a cost of Rs 162.56 crore. Source: Realty Plus Government okays Rs 6,500 crore infrastructure projects Posted on Thu Feb 05, 2009 at 10:00:28 PM EST
Missing Links in States Infrastructure Plans
Government of Bihar and different political parties having stake in state should take up the following infrastructure projects for inclusion in the priority list of state as well as central government.
Road Sector (apart from that already planned by state government):
1. Upgradation of NH106 to Four lane Bridges (rail cum road bridges):
1. Ara-Dorganj (Chapra), road bridge is already planned Gas Grid & City Piped Gas:
1. Expeditious completion of Jagdishpur-Gaya-Haldia gas line with spur linking to Barauni. Click On "Full Story" For More.... (471 words in story) Full Story By Tiwari, Section InfrastructurePosted on Wed Oct 15, 2008 at 03:23:43 AM EST
Eight key infrastructure sector to get $390 bn investment: Crisil Research
Crisil research has estimated an aggregate investment of $390 billion for eight key infrastructure sectors between 2007-08 and 2011-12, 2.2 times the investment during 2002-03 to 2006-07. It went on to add that a slower economic growth trajectory is unlikely to impact the investment potential of majority of the sectors except special economic zones (SEZs) where the prospects for utilisation of real estate and infrastructure facilities could be quite susceptible to economic growth rates.
By Dr arvind, Section Infrastructure
On the other hand, delay in privatisation initiatives or changes in policies can have a significant impact on investments in most sectors except telecom and oil and gas. Crisil research believes that speedy infrastructure reforms will lead to significant private investment in the sector. Power and ports will be two key sectors where investments need to accelerate so as to ease the growth constraints. According to the report `Indian infrastructure: risk and investment opportunities', infrastructure is set to expand significantly with the high investment planned, the increasingly complex nature of projects and a larger participation from the private sector fuelled by high expectations from various stakeholders. Risks associated are also higher now due to resource constraints, cost escalation of materials and services, and increasing financing costs. However, the report observed that the fiscal position of the Centre and state governments can have a bearing on infrastructure investments apart from slower economc growth and policy stagnation. While the fiscal position of the Centre and state governments have grown in strength as compared with the previous five years, rising subsidies and employee costs worsen the fiscal balance, limiting the government's ability to invest in infrastructure. Morerover, non availability of inputs and finance can delay infrastructure investments. Problems related to land acquisition and constrained availability of labour and equipment can hinder investments in roads, ports, airports, power projects and SEZs. Project execution risk has also increased, since projects have become larger and more complex. On top of it, the rates of return have declined due to rising input costs, while cost of finance has increased. This is one of the key challenges for infrastructure investments in the current economic context. DK Joshi, Crisil's director and principal economist said, "Beneath the surface impression of slow movement in infrastructure and related projects, there is a dynamism that is far more powerfurl than anything we have seen before." Source: Financial Express, Sep-18-2008 Posted on Thu Sep 18, 2008 at 02:56:00 AM EST
Decks Cleared For Establishing The Aryabhatt Knowledge University at The Bihar Capital
Decks have been cleared for establishing the Aryabhatt Knowledge University at the Bihar capital here, a minister said Wednesday. The varsity is named after a famous astronomer and mathematician of ancient India. Bihar Human Resource Development Minister Hari Narayan Singh Wednesday said that the state assembly has passed the Aryabhatt Knowledge University Bill, 2008 for setting up the university.
"After the assembly passed the bill Tuesday, work will soon start for setting up the university," Singh said. He said that university is being established with the objective to regulate and add value to institutions imparting education on modern science like Information Technology, Nano-technology and Bio-technology. After initiating a move to set up an international university in Nalanda, the Bihar government drew up a blueprint for setting up Aryabhatt Knowledge University last year. Click On "Full Story" for More.. (253 words in story) Full Story By Tiwari, Section InfrastructurePosted on Wed Jul 30, 2008 at 03:17:39 AM EST
Road construction work of IRCON and CPWD in Bihar unsatisfactory
The progress in road construction work allotted to two central government agencies IRCON and CPWD in Bihar is unsatisfactory. CPWD and IRCON both were allotted with 1705 km and 330 km respectively for converting one into two lane under road development work at cost of Rs. 2385.90 crores and Rs. 591.12 crores. Dr. Prem Kumar, Road Construction Minister, Bihar conveyed that till date only Rs. 374.51 crores by CPWD and Rs. 108.47 crores by IRCON has been spent. Dr. Kumar has taken it very seriously and has expressed his anguish and has given a stern warning to accelerate the work. He also directed the local officials of these two central agencies to improve their work culture; otherwise the state govt. will not hesitate in taking any stern action against them.
These facts came into light last week when Dr. Prem Kumar after assuming the charge as Minister of Road Construction Department, was reviewing the progress of roads in the state. It is worth mentioning that altogether 3981 km. of state roads has been declared State Highways. Click on Full Story for More. (389 words in story) Full Story By Riti, Section InfrastructurePosted on Wed Jul 23, 2008 at 11:12:57 PM EST
`Core Sector Spending To Rise'
India is likely to attract investment in infrastructure to the tune of 9% of GDP by 2012 as against 5% of GDP presently, says Ernst and Young in a report, Investing in global infrastructure, 2007, An Emerging Asset Class.
By parul118, Section Infrastructure
As India's public spending has been constrained by large budget deficit, a substantial portion of investment in infrastructure will come from private sector, report said. It further mentioned that public-private partnership has emerged as an effective method to attract private investment in infrastructure. By 2006, the government had awarded 86 PPP contracts. Source:The Times Of India,06 Nov,07 Posted on Mon Nov 05, 2007 at 11:22:49 PM EST
Bihar Bonds To Rebuild Flood Damaged Infrastructure
The Bihar government will float bonds worth Rs.20 billion to generate funds for rebuilding infrastructure destroyed or badly damaged in floods this year, officials said Wednesday.
By pardeep3dec, Section Infrastructure
Official sources told IANS that the government had sought an approval from the central government for floating the bonds. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar made the request to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday, an official said. Nitish Kumar has also sought a special package of Rs.180 billion from New Delhi to build infrastructure and relief distribution in the flood-hit districts. Floodwaters have inundated 21 of the state's 38 districts, mostly in the northern areas of the state bordering Nepal, affecting 25 million people and rendering thousands homeless. According to official estimates, floods have damaged 128 embankments in several districts. The old bunds and canal systems have been damaged. Roads, including national highways, were also badly damaged. About 480 km of highways and about 1,100 km of rural roads were the worst hit. Posted on Wed Oct 31, 2007 at 02:41:58 AM EST
Magadh University to Set up 5-Star Hotel at Bodh Gaya
The Magadh University seems to have figured out how to make big money It has decided . to set up a five-star hotel at Bodh Gaya. The hotel will serve twin purposes: commercial and educational. Bodh Gaya is the most widely visited tourist centre in the state. It draws domestic and international tourists who are on the Buddhist circuit. So it makes good business sense to enter the hospitalisation industry .
By skumar25decin, Section Infrastructure
Besides, the university intends to introduce a hotel management course, so the hotel would provide hands-on experience to the students. Confirming the move, vice-chancellor B.N. Pandey said he had met officials of the Delhi-based Banarasi Das Chandiwala Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology on Sunday and sought assistance for the project. To execute the project, the university would seek funds from the state government and the University Grants Commission. Posted on Mon May 07, 2007 at 11:55:34 PM EST
Bihar to focus on social sector, infrastructure
With its agenda to transform Bihar into a developed state by 2015, the state government has decided to place a Rs 9,773-cr annual plan for 2007-08 financial year before the Planning Commission with emphasis on social sector and infrastructure.
By skumar25decin, Section Infrastructure
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will leave for Delhi today to finalise the proposed plan at a meeting with Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia tomorrow. Sources in the Chief Minister's Secretariat said besides the annual plan for 2007-08, the size of the 11th Five Year Plan prepared by the state government involving Rs 58,310 crore, with a projected annual growth of 8.5 per cent, was also expected to be finalised during the meeting. The size of the 10th Five Year Plan for Bihar was Rs 21,000 crore, Rs 37,310 crore less than the one prepared by the state government for the 11th plan. A senior official in secretariat said the primary focus of the annual plan for 2007-08 was on social sector, including social security, besides road construction, irrigation and flood control. While 30 per cent of the annual plan outlay amounting to Rs 3,000 cr would be spent on social sector, transport and road construction would get about Rs 2,400 crore. During his recent meeting with the head of the World Bank (South Asia) Prafulla Patel, Nitish Kumar was advised to focus on infrastructure development to attract investments, besides ensuring socially balanced growth. Posted on Tue Feb 13, 2007 at 02:10:37 AM EST
Laloo Yadav's new mantra is privatising railways. It's all within the rules, he says.
The socialist and Lohiaite Laloo Prasad Yadav is on a privatisation run. He wants Indian Railways stick to its core business of operating and running trains. All other activities, he says, are open for private participation—be it laying tracks, building wagons, coaches or even railway stations. After earning an unprecedented profit of Rs 13,000 crore last fiscal, Laloo is now wooing the corporates to invest in the railways. He has promised them that he will end this financial year with a healthy surplus of Rs 20,000 crore in his kitty.
The railways is seeking private investment for some of its proposed big-ticket projects—the dedicated freight corridor to crisscross the country, modernisation of railway stations, wagon manufacture, laying down of tracks and to improve connectivity between the ports and different parts of the country. In fact, according to Laloo, private sector participation is welcome in all areas that will strengthen the railway's infrastructure. Sources say that initially Laloo had been reluctant to allow entry to private players, but once convinced, he went ahead with some experiments like privatisation of the container business. Now that it has been successful and is earning profits, he has been emboldened to seek all-out support from industry in the form of public-private partnership. Licences have been issued to 14 companies to participate in the container business, collecting Rs 450 crore as licence fee. These companies will be involved with every step of the container business, from booking of traffic to aggregating the goods to distributing them at the destination by arranging transport. The companies would also be investing Rs 2,000 crore to construct and improve terminals and to purchase wagons and provide other facilities. Click on "Full Story" for more... (863 words in story) Full Story By Mrs Gupta, Section InfrastructurePosted on Tue Oct 31, 2006 at 05:37:51 AM EST
Mahindra Top Official Interested in Investing in Bihar
Close at the heels of the highly-publicized visit to Bihar by Ratan Tata, nation's leading industrialist and the chairperson of the National Investment Commission, Anand Mahindra, the vice chairman of the Mahindra & Mahindra Group, arrived in Patna on Monday and held meeting with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and other officials to discuss possibilities of investment in the state.
By Dr arvind, Section Infrastructure
Saying he was impressed by the way the state under the leadership of Kumar had changed in a small period of ten months, Mahindra said the group was considering investing in four of the six sectors, including tractor, tourism, agriculture, and information and technology, in which the company has large stakes. Mahindra, who was accompanied by four senior executives of different divisions of the Group, sat through a number of presentations made by the road, health, finance, urban, and education officials of the state government. Chief Secretary G. S. Kang and vice-chairman of the State Planning Board N. K. Singh was also present at the meeting. Mahindra said while the Group was finalizing the set up of a tractor assembly unit in the state, serious considerations were being given to set up world-class hotels in the Buddhist Circuit in Bihar. Investment in the field of food processing were also being considered particularly in the packaging and export of famous Bihari litchis and luscious mangoes that have huge market across the world, he said. Describing his meeting with the Chief Minister and other state officials as fruitful and encouraging, Mahindra said a team of expert would soon visit Bihar to study details about various projects his Group was interested in. Source- PatnaDaily.com Posted on Wed Sep 27, 2006 at 07:48:12 AM EST
Patna airport unsafe for 'heavy' planes
PATNA: No domestic airline flying an aircraft with full load and a capacity of over 120 passengers can land or take-off safely in Patna.
Patna Airport's runway falls grossly short of the minimum length required for a Boeing 737 or an A-320 Airbus, the planes used by Sahara Airlines, Jet Airways and Indian Airlines with full capacity, to land or take-off. As per aviation guidelines, the minimum length for a 126-seat Boeing 737 and an A 320 to land and take-off with full load is 7,500 metres.
But Patna airport has only 6,770 metres of runway. Even this length cannot be utilised fully. "There is a row of tall trees just before the runway at the Dhobi Ghat end. At the other end, near Phulwarisharif, stands a railway signal. (427 words in story) Full Story By Rajesh Kumar, Section InfrastructurePosted on Sun Sep 11, 2005 at 09:25:28 PM EST
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