27th Feb. 2016

 MONORAIL NEWS...

Monorail cost has gone up by `95cr: RTI reply Publication : DNA Date 27 February 2016 Page 04
MUMBAI: Although the Mumbai metropolitan region development authority (MMRDA) was in denial, but the cost of Mumbai Monorail project has already escalated by around Rs95 crore. read more....

Multiple issues mean monorail unlikely to be launched this year  Publication: Hindustan Times Date: 27 February 2016 page 06
Mumbai: MMRC is likely to accept the higher rates quoted ... read more....

METRO NEWS....

A TOI CAMPAIGN - Give Aarey as delay will escalate costs: Metro III Publication Times of India Date: 27 February 2016 page 06
Metro III authorities will soon meet the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) board to seek its approval to begin construction of a shed at Aarey colony , against the opposition of citizen and environmental groups. read more....

MMRC may end up paying more for civil works Publication: Hindustan Times Date: 27 February 2016 page 06
Mumbai: MMRC is likely to accept the higher rates quoted ... read more....

CITY NEWS...

High public spending on building infrastructure an imperative for govt Publication : DNA Date 27 February 2016 Page 12
Kolkata: What has been done was great but more needs to be done, says the Economic Survey about government’s role in the infrastructure sector. read more....

State forms committee to study coastal pollution Publication Times of India Date: 27 February 2016 page 04
MUMBAI: The state government has set up an eight-member committee to study coastal pollution along its 720km coast.... read more....

MCHI–CREDAI NEWS...

Transforming Mumbai and MMR Publication : DNA Date 27 February 2016 Page: PRO
MCHI–CREDAI inks memorandum of understanding with Government of Maharashtra for Affordable Housing

Build elevated line in phases: WR officials Publication Times of India Date: 27 February 2016 page 06
Mumbai: Western Railway’s elevated corridor should be executed in phases and the railway ministry should not take the ‘all or nothing approach’ if the state government does not support starting the corridor at Churchgate, WR officials say....  read more....

RAIL BUDGET

Build elevated line in phases: WR officials  Publication Times of India Date: 27 February 2016 page 06
MUMBAI: Western Railway’s elevated corridor should be executed in phases and the railway ministry should not take the ‘all or nothing approach’ if the state government does not support starting the corridor at Churchgate, WR officials say... read more....

 PROPERTY NEWS...

Show commitment to programmes like Make in India, smart cities Publication : DNA Date 27 February 2016 Page 13
The Union government had laid special focus on development of critical infrastructure that is needed for the overall economic growth but the initiatives like ‘Make in India’ seem to have become the frontrunners among others and infrastructure sector seems to have taken the back seat... read more....

More people in tax net, high property tax to aid growth Publication: Hindustan Times Date: 27 February 2016 page 18
New Delhi: Pitching for a major overhaul in the tax regime ... read more....
 

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