APSEZ to expand acquisition to transport utility sector

NHAI to Build Viaduct After NH-66 Collapse

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will construct a 400-metre-long viaduct to replace the collapsed 276-metre elevated stretch of National Highway-66 at Kooriyad near Tirurangadi in Malappuram, Kerala. NHAI regional officer Babu Lal Meena confirmed that the bridge will connect two underpasses and serve as an integrated structure, citing it as the only viable solution after the soil failed to support the original embankment.Construction will be undertaken by contractor KNRCL, which has committed to completing the project within four months. However, ongoing heavy rainfall may slow ..

Dharavi Reimagined Rs 957.9 Billion Makeover

Construction World got a sneak peek at the plan submitted and approved by the Maharashtra Government a few days ago. Here are a few insights from the plan. When we spoke to SVR Srinivas, CEO of the Dharavi Redevelopment Project, last month, the plans were still under wraps. Today, with the development blueprint in hand, the vision is beginning to take shape—with timelines, phases, and goals now clearly defined. Imagine Dharavi in 2031 — no longer a crowded slum but a thriving, green, and modern community with wide walkways, clean parks, and fast metro connections. This dream is becomi..

Tall Expectations

Mumbai’s World Trade Centre Tower 1, completed in 1970, marked the start of tall building construction in India, going by the Council on Tall Buildings & Urban Habitat’s definition of tall buildings as structures with a height of at least 150 m. More than half a century later, the country has barely 273 tall buildings by the same definition, according to the CBRE report Sky is the Limit: Rise of Tall Buildings in India.Mumbai remains the centre of tall building construction in India, notes Sailesh Mahimtura, Chairman & Managing Director, Mahimtura Consultants, a fact corrobora..