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INFRASTRUCTURE Hapur Moradabad Project implemented by IRB Hapur Moradabad The Centre has approved a sum of `698.08 crore for the widening
CENTRE APPROVES NEARLY `700 CRORE FOR NH
IRB INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPERS LTD ARM RECEIVES
COMPLETION CERTIFICATE 2 FOR HAPUR MORADABAD
WIDENING PROJECT IN KARNATAKA
PROJECT
of the Belur to Hassan section of NH373, with the addition of paved
shoulders, in Karnataka, Road Transport and Highways Minister
Tollway Limited, the Project SPV of IRB Infrastructure Trust has been
issued a Completion Certificate (COD-II) for additional length of
Nitin Gadkari said on Sunday. “This project, executed under the
9.75 Kms by the Competent Authority. With this, 88.282 Kms of the
NH(O) Annual Plan 2022-23 (Package-II), will be carried out in the
Project Highway has been completed. Consequently, toll rates for
tweeted.
the SPV would be increased by ~5% and the SPV will collect toll at
revised toll rates on this project. Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) mode, “ he
H G INFRA ENGINEERING LTD RECEIVES COMPLETION
MEP INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPERS LTD RECEIVES LOA CERTIFICATE FOR THE PROIECT IN RAIASTHAN
FOR USER FEE COLLECTION FOR AGAR-JAORA ROAD H.G. Infra Engineering Limited (‘HGINFRA’) has received the
MEP Infrastructure Developers Ltd’s Wholly Owned Subsidiary viz. completion certificate for the project “Construction of 8-lane
Raima Ventures Pvt. Ltd. (RVPL) has received a Letter of Award (LOA) access controlled Expressway starting near Start of ROB near
dated 10th April, 2023 from M. P. Road Development Corporation junction with NH-11A to Junction with MDR-1 (Baonli - Jhalai road)
Ltd. (M. P. State Highway Authority) (“the Authority”) informing that (Ch. 214.260 - 247.310) section of Delhi-Vadodara Greenfield
RVPL has been engaged as the User Fee Collection agency for Alignment (NH-148N)on EPC Mode under Bharatmala Pariyojna in
Agar-Jaora Road in the State of Madhya Pradesh. the State of Rajasthan.” The Completion certificate received from
the authority engineer on March 20, 2023 and the project has
Key highlights of the Project are as under: been declared fit for entry into operation on February 06, 2023.
i) User Fee Collection rights at Agar-Jaora Road in the State of
Madhya Pradesh. RAIL VIKAS NIGAM LTD - TRACKS & TOWERS INFRATECH
ii) Terms of the Contract Agreement: PVT LTD CONSORTIUM EMERGES L1 FOR NHAI PROJECT
a. Period of Contract is 2 (Two) Years. TTIPL-RVNL Consortium (Tracks & Towers Infratech Pvt. Ltd. - Rail
b. The operations will commence within 1 (One) month after Vikas Nigam Limited) emerges as the Lowest Bidder (L1) for NHAI
signing of Contract Agreement with the Authority as per Project of “6-lane Greenfield Varanasi-Ranchi-Kolkata Highway
the terms of the Bid Document(s). from Sonepurbigha village to junction with NH-22 (Chatra Bypass)
iii) The Contractual Value of the said Project is `14,76,00,000/. The near Chatra from km 184.700 to km 222.000 under Bharatmala
Annual Remittance to the Authority is `7,38,00,000. Pariyojana in the State of Jharkhand on Hybrid Annuity Mode
(Package-8).” The cost of project is `1271.99 Crore (TTIPL Share is
GOVT SAYS 70 PROJECTS WORTH `2,856 CR 51% and RVNL Share is 49%).
SANCTIONED UNDER SAGARMALA PROGRAMME
Under the Sagarmala Programme, 70 projects worth `2,856 NTPC COMMISSIONS FIRST GREEN COAL PROJECT IN
crore have been sanctioned, out of which 15 projects worth VARANASI
`849 crore have been completed, Parliament was informed on The state-owned power company NTPC has launched the world’s
Friday. Under the Sagarmala Programme, 70 projects worth `2,856 first commercial green coal project in Varanasi, which will produce
crore have been sanctioned for the development of coastal torrefied charcoal from municipal waste.
berths, roll-on, roll-off, passenger jetties etc. In a written reply According to a company statement, NTPC planned to produce
to the Lok Sabha, Union Ports, Shipping and Waterways minister green coal (torrefied charcoal) from municipal waste nearly three
Sarbananda Sonowal said various initiatives and projects have years ago. Macawber Beekay was awarded the project by NTPC
been undertaken to facilitate shifting of cargo from conventional Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd (NVVNL) on an EPC basis. Recently, the
land-based transportation to coastal shipping mode. first reactor module, which has a capacity of 200 tonnes per day
A discount of 40 per cent is offered by major ports on vessel and (TPD), was successfully installed and commissioned for NTPC’s Harit
cargo related charges to coastal cargo vessels, Sonowal added. Koyla (Green Coal) Pariyojna plant in Ramana, Varanasi.
He said green channel clearance was introduced for faster After all three modules are installed, the total waste handling
evacuation of coastal cargo at ports. According to the minister, capacity of this plant will be 600 TPD. The plant occupies 20
the projects for improvement in the first and last-mile road and acres of land. Torrefied charcoal (green coal), which is similar to
rail connectivity with all the major and non-major ports have also natural coal, can be successfully blended with fuel to generate
been identified for faster cargo movement. Sonowal said GST on electricity in thermal power plants. The process is environmentally
bunker fuels used in Indian Flag Vessels has been reduced from friendly because no waste is burned; instead, it is processed inside
18 per cent to 5 per cent. the reactor using Macawber Beekay’s specialized conversion
The Sagarmala programme is the flagship programme of the technology.
Ministry of Ports’ Shipping and Waterways to promote port-led According to the statement, NTPC produced 70 tonnes of green
development in the country through harnessing India’s 7,500 km coal from 200 tonnes of waste via this process. The successful
long coastline, 14,500 km of potentially navigable waterways and outcome of this experiment has prompted plans to establish
strategic location on key international maritime trade routes’. additional units to create green coal from waste.

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