Indian Infrastructures and Capabilities
Construction of 56,368 houses have been approved under PMAY-U at 53rd Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee Meeting held here last evening. These houses are proposed to be constructed under various verticals of PMAY-U Mission. A total of 11 States/UTs attended the meeting.
Hyderabad Airport has got India’s first inflatable hangar that can house up to an Airbus A320/Boeing 737 size aircraft. GMR Aero Technic (GAT), the group’s maintenance, repair and overhaul division arm, says it is “the only MRO in the Asia region to have installed such a hangar … may be used for multiple purposes including scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, engine or landing gear replacement.”
It is a matter of pride for us that the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium has become the world’s largest cricket stadium with a capacity of 1.32 lakh spectators, said the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind at the inauguration of the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium and laid the foundation stone of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Enclave in Ahmedabad today (February 24, 2021).
Speaking on the inauguration of POWERGRID’s 320 kV 2000 MW Pugalur (Tamil Nadu) – Thrissur (Kerala) HVDC project, Power Minister R.K. Singh, said that this transmission line is therefore a timely gift to Kerala. He said, “We have also expanded the inter-regional transmission r capacity from 35,950 MW – in 2014 to 1,03,550 MW today.
Infrastructure company Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Thursday said its construction arm has bagged a contract worth up to ₹ 2,500 crore for building two units of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project.
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi launched ‘Mahabahu-Brahmaputra’ and laid the foundation stone of two bridges in Assam. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways; Union Minister for Law & Justice, Communications and Electronics & Information Technology; MoS (I/C) for Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Chief Minister of Assam and Meghalaya were present on the occasion.
In a boost to India’s renewables sector, it is expected to get investments to the tune of around USD 500 billion, in order to achieve the target of 450 gigawatts (GW) of capacity by 2030, as per a report on MoneyControl.
Elon Musk’s Tesla will set up an electric-car manufacturing unit in Karnataka, the southern Indian state’s government said in a brief statement.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued orders that all steel – whether produced from ore, billets, pellets or melting of scrap – would be allowed to be used for National Highway construction, as long as it meets the standards required for specific grades of steel. The steel proposed to be used would be tested in NABL-accredited laboratories as a third party check before approval. The move is based on the analysis and discussions with stakeholders and also technical opinion.
In an effort to drive innovation and provide better services to passengers, the Indian Railways has made the ticket booking for train easier. The IRCTC has introduced a new facility to book these tickets without any hassle in a matter of seconds. The Indian Railway Tourism and Catering Corporation (IRCTC) has started its payment gateway IRCTC-iPay and it is now active for use by train passengers.
