Despite the current situation in India as well as globally, Piush Goyal, Managing Director, Kelley Material Handling Equipment India, believes the material handling equipment sector is experiencing positive growth.
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Last year in December 2019, we were dangerously treading close to the lows in GDP, and the project pipeline continued its downward spiral with only a quarter of projects completed at Rs.764 billion as against a target of Rs.4 trillion worth of completions scheduled for the quarter ended March 2020.
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J Kumar Infraprojects has a hold in various sectors like metros, flyovers and bridges. The mass exodus of labour and trained technical personnel coupled with the impact of the pandemic on the global supply chain has severely affected work in these sectors
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In the largest land deal in the country in 2020, city-based Rajapushpa Properties has paid Rs.8 bn to acquire 25-acre with a tag-along joint development agreement in the Telangana capital of Hyderabad.
DLF will invest around Rs.1.30 bn over the next 18 months to develop a data centre in Noida as it aims to exploit the rising demand for data storage capacity. The data centre will have 0.37 mn sq ft of space with suitable infrastructure, including high power capacity.
Godrej Properties has bought an 18-acre land parcel in Bengaluru to develop a housing project. The company said it has entered into an outright transaction to purchase a well-located land parcel in Whitefield, Bengaluru.
Thanks to the Cochin Smart Mission, Kochi will finally get its first multilevel car parking. The facility is coming up near the Centre for Heritage, Environment and Development (C-Hed) building at Kacheripady Junction.
Bhubaneswar Smart City has signed a memorandum of understanding with Nagpur-based National Environment Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) for its projects under the City Investments to Innovate, Integrate and Sustain (CITIIS) Programme.
A tender has been floated by the Trichy Corporation to revamp the Old City’s drinking water supply network by utilising Smart Cities Mission funds. The British Raj-era pipelines and valves will be replaced with new ones in 17 wards in the next two years at a cost of Rs.540 mn.
The City Municipal Council of Udupi is contemplating opting for a public-private partnership (PPP) initiative to make the city smart at an estimated cost of Rs.1.3 bn. The city is likely to get 3,000 smart poles for CCTV cameras, 5G-enabled wi-fi system and drone chargers.
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A YSR Congress party leader and local MP has submitted a detailed report on the expansion of the airport in Rajahmundry city. He has also sought more regional connectivity. Rajahmundry is a key airport for the twin Godavari districts.
The Jayaprakash Narayan International Airport is likely to get lands for the installation of a Doppler VHF Omni Directional Range (DVOR) and the construction of an isolation bay soon.
The upcoming airport of Ayodhya will be able to handle 20 seater aircraft operations under the first phase of development. The airport is expected to be developed in three phases by the Union Civil Aviation Ministry.
The East Central Railway (ECR) will give the Rajendra Nagar Terminal a facelift. Under this ambitious redevelopment plan of railways 123 stations, including Muzaffarpur, Gaya, Begusarai and Singrauli, will also be redeveloped at a cost of Rs.500 bn.
The Andhra Pradesh government will give priority to the construction of ports and fishing harbours and the works will be hastened, according to Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy
The Ministry of Port, Shipping, and Waterways has agreed to the proposal of Odisha government for the development of riverine port. The port will be developed by Paradip Port Trust at an investment of `40 bn. The proposed port will come up at Akhadasali village under Mahakalapada block in Kendrapara district, 13-km from the river mouth at Paradip. This will be an all-weather and multi-user port on river Mahanadi. It will be set up under public-private-partnership (PPP) mode and will have a capacity of 54 mtpa. Under the first phase, the port will have the capacity to handle 22 mtpa cargo at an investment of `25.62 bn. Contact: Odisha government. Tel: 0674-232 2461. Website: www.odisha.gov.in
The Supreme Court has dismissed all appeals of Tamil Nadu land owners against land acquisition and allowed the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to acquire the notified land for construction of an 8-lane national highway corridor as part of the Bharatmala Project.
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the trend in cement pricing this year. Cement prices have been rising sharply surprising analysts. Contrary to historical trends of lower cement prices quarter-on-quarter in the third quarter of the calendar year due to softness in demand during the Diwali season and the lower exit prices in Q2 on account of the monsoon.
Star Cement, promoted by Century Plyboards, an industry leader in the northeast, will soon expand its manufacturing footprint to Bengal, as the state government has cleared land for the firm in Jalpaiguri.
Odisha-based Shiva Cement, a subsidiary of JSW Cement, plans to invest over Rs.15 bn in a new 1.36 mn tonne per annum clinker unit in Sundergarh district of the state.
Swiss building materials maker LafargeHolcim’s Indian operations, Ambuja Cement and ACC, will invest over Rs.7.8 bn to set up waste heat recovery system (WHRS)-based power plants, which will lead to a reduction of 0.561 mn tonne of carbon footprint annually
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Case Construction Equipment, a brand of CNH Industrial, has launched its CX220C crawler excavator in the Indian market. The excavator is made at CASE’s state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh.
JCB India has launched India’s first dual-fuel CNG backhoe loader. The new JCB 3DX DFi can operate on compressed natural gas and diesel simultaneously, using HCCI (Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition) technology.
Doosan has launched the NXE Series, a range of four-wheel electric counterbalance forklift trucks suited to the needs of the small to medium enterprises, or where occasional use or light duties are usual
Meyer has extended the successful series Generation G with separate (constant) sideshift in the capacity class ISO 4 with capacities up to 14 tonne @ 600 mm load centre. The long-life bushings require minimum maintenance, with optimised TCO.
The new 17-tonne class Cat 317 and Cat 317 GC Next Gen excavators are incorporated with features that can boost operating efficiencies by up to 45 per cent in compared with previous models, all while lowering maintenance costs by up to 20 per cent.
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The foundation stone has been laid for a waste-to-energy plant set up by the Karnataka Power Corp and the Bengaluru civic body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike at Bidadi in Ramanagara district, about 32-km from Bengaluru.
In the light of the blackout in the entire Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) in October, the state government has sanctioned a plan to build an underground transmission network, of which the first phase will comprise an 80-km line from Aarey in Mumbai to Kudus in Palghar district.
NLC India has invited bids for setting up a 10 MW AC grid-connected captive solar power project at Neyveli thermal station in engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) mode.
The Punjab State Power Corporation has released an empanelment tender for engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) companies, manufacturers, and system integrators to install and commission 50 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar power projects in the state.
The Assam Power Generation Corporation (APGCL) has invited EoI from financial institutions for advancing a term loan to finance a 25 MW solar project in Namrup. The loan will be used to meet the capital expenditure involved in the project.
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has extended the bid submission deadline to January 31, 2021 for its tender for the selection of solar power developers for setting up 7,500 MW (7.5 GW) of grid-connected solar power projects, including implementation of power transmission and evacuation infrastructure, in Leh and Kargil districts of Jammu & Kashmir.
NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN), a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTPC, has invited bids from eligible firms for the commissioning of rooftop/ground-mounted/ elevated structure solar PV projects worth 30 MW across Madhya Pradesh.
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According to the Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari a detailed project report (DPR) for a new 23.6-km tunnel, expected to reduce the travel time between Mangaluru and Bengaluru, is ready.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari virtually inaugurated a major National Highway project in Nagaland and laid a foundation stone for 14 other NH projects. The cost of these projects amounts to about Rs.41.27 bn.
In connection with the seaport project at Rayamapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, the district administration has proposed a mega industrial hub at Kavali to tap the industry-related resources.
As many as 110 different construction and development works worth Rs.6338.8 mn in Chhattisgarh were inaugurated in a single day recently. Chhattisgarh CM Baghel Baghel inaugurated 79 works worth Rs.5598.4 mn and performed bhumipujan of 31 works costing Rs.740.4 mn.
The Delhi government plans to redevelop and maintain ageing industrial areas creaking under old infrastructure. The capital city has 29 industrial areas, and most are struggling with poor infrastructure.
The foundation stone for the ambitious Rs.7.11 bn Tapi-Karjan link pipeline under the lift irrigation scheme on was laid on December 5 at Umarpada in Surat district.
Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar has approved the revised detailed project report for the Sheetla Mata Medical College, the first state-run institution for MBBS studies in Gurugram.
Om Logistics is set to expand its warehousing facilities with the inauguration of a project at Chakan, Pune, worth `1250 mn. The new warehousing facility is across 23 acre near the main highway, with proposed warehousing capacity of 3,50,000 sq ft
The Telangana government has given administrative approval for irrigation work worth over Rs.6000 mn in Nalgonda district, to cater to the needs of both irrigation and industrial supply.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Indian government have signed a $132.8 mn loan agreement aimed at strengthening and modernising the distribution network and improving the quality of power supplied to households, industries and businesses in Meghalaya.
India has announced additional commitments for Afghanistan, including the construction of a dam that will provide safe drinking water to 2 mn residents of Kabul city.
The board of UltraTech Cement, an Aditya Birla Group company, has approved an investment of Rs.54.77 bn for raising capacity by 12.8 mn tonne, which would be a combination of brownfield and greenfield expansions
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Split location of a plant is an accepted concept. It is an easy route to add capacities where market exists. Shreekant Datar, who has wide experience of handling projects in multinational companies, shares details of one such case.
In the earlier article, we have seen “Overview of Aggregate Industry “and we understand Globally, India is the largest aggregates market after China, it continues to grow fast and is structurally transforming. The overall aggregate market is growing at a higher CAGR than cement over the past 5 years and should continue the same trend going forward.
Cement and other manufacturing companies often get a bad rap for being big consumers of water – criticized for their consumption, and for the resulting negative impact they have on local community water resources.
In last month’s issue, we have seen “Overview of Aggregate Industry “and we understand Globally, India is the largest aggregates market after China, it continues to grow fast and is structurally transforming.
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The company in a joint venture with SRC Infra has bagged an order for four-laning of Channarayanapatna Bypass and Hassan Bypass in Karnataka from National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
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In a virtual CEO’s round table orgainsed by FICCI in November, Anil Kumar Jain, Secretary, Ministry of Coal, Government of India, had announced that new mining reforms would be announced in next 6-8 weeks.
At a time when the Indian construction equipment (CE) industry is going through difficult times, it is impressive to see that the excavator market in India is gaining some momentum with more players entering the Indian excavator market.
The off-the road (OTR) tyre market in India would continue to grow in 2021 and in coming years as India plans to invest $1.4 trillion on several infrastructure projects by 2025 including projects related to ports, railway, roads, etc, according to TechSci Research.
India, the world’s largest democracy, will usher in the diamond jubilee celebrations of Independence from British colonial rule with a new Sansad Bhawan or Parliament House in 2022.
The Union Minister of Law and Justice, Electronics and Information Technology and Communications, Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that the future of electronics and smartphone manufacturing in India was vigorous, with the sector alone contributing $1 trillion to the economy by 2025.
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) has identified 13 domestic locations to connect four international destinations in Bangladesh, East Africa and Sri Lanka.
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The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) is set to be float an Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) to facilitate investment in the highway sector. Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, Chairman, NHAI, is overseeing this venture.
Awanish Kumar Awasthi, CEO, Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA), is making news. He has been entrusted with the responsibility of execution and completion of five massive ongoing infrastructural projects in the state.
The MT 3000-3i Standard and MT 3000-3i Offset Power Feeders guarantee constant, smooth transfer of material and give paving teams numerous practical features.
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