The six-lane greenfield highway project on the Bengaluru-Vijayawada economic corridor will be developed on hybrid annuity model (HAM), according to an official statement.
CBI conducted searches in multiple locations in Shillong, Guwahati, Gurugram and Bengaluru
"PNC Infratech has been declared the L1 (lowest) bidder for a NHAI project of 70-km long four laning of Unnao-Lalganj section of NH 232 A...in the state of Uttar Pradesh under NHDP IVB, to be executed on Hybrid Annuity Mode for a bid project cost of Rs 1,602 crore," the company said in a regulatory filing.
Speaking on Bharatmala Phase 1, transport minister Nitin Gadkari said the budgetary allocation of Rs 83,000 crore for 2019-20 can only be used for land acquisition and the estimated Rs 7.5 lakh crores need to be sourced from the market.
The company had won the 23.74 km project on hybrid annuity mode from National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in March 2018.
"Four-five in 100 farmers are refusing to give their land. Majority of the farmers had voluntarily come forward and given their land for the gree corridor project, he told reporters at the airport here.
However, the highway construction target for 2018-19 has been pegged at 16,420 km, and per day construction target has been fixed at 45 km for the current fiscal as against last year's about 27 km per day.
"Northeast is our priority. We are going to develop the first express highway of North East in Assam along the banks of Brahmaputra. This 1,300 km-long express highway is likely to incur an investment of Rs 40,000 crore," Gadakari said.
"The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the construction of a new link between Sahibganj bypass in Jharkhand to Manihari bypass in Bihar, including a four-lane bridge on river Ganga," an official statement said.
"Gayatri Projects has secured a Rs 926-crore highway contract in the state of Bihar," the company said in a regulatory filing to the BSE.
IRB Infrastructure Developers has received letter of award from National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for Rs 2,100-crore highway project in Rajasthan and Gujarat.
The Asian Development Bank announced on June 10 its approval of a USD 100 million loan for a highway project in Pakistan, marking its first co-financing with the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
India witnesses as high as 5 lakh road accidents per annum in which 1.5 lakh people die and another 3 lakh are crippled.
"The construction arm of Larsen & Toubro has won orders worth Rs 2,125 crore across its various businesses. The transportation infrastructure business has bagged a new engineering, procurement and construction order worth Rs 821 crore from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)," the company today said in a statement.
In an interview with CNBC-TV18, Yogesh Jain, MD of PNC Infra said that the company expects to growth by 20-25 percent in FY17 on the back of its current orderbook which stands at Rs 4600 crore after acquiring a new highway project.
Gammon Infrastructure Projects has got Rs 1684 crore Andhra Pradesh highway project from NHAI, reports CNBC-TV18.
ILandFS Transportation Networks has got Himachal Pradesh highway project worth Rs 1,818 crore from NHAI, reports CNBC-TV18.
Ashoka Buildcon has recently bagged a highway project from NHAI worth around Rs 1,100 crore. The company might grow by at least 15%, said Chief Financial Officer Paresh Mehta.