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ROADS MINISTRY PEGS TRUCK OWNERS' strengthening of NH-248A from Rajiv Chowk to Sohna at Rs 1700 crores.
"He also laid the foundation stone for improvement of T-junctions near
SAVINGS FROM GST AT RS 30,000 CRORE A
Dhaula Kuan Metro Station and near Defence Area at a project cost Rs
YEAR
270 crore," the statement said. Minister of State for Planning and
The goods and services tax (GST) is likely to result in an annual saving of
Gurugram MP Rao Inderjit Singh said the work on national highways and
Rs 30,000 crore for truck owners and transport companies, an early
waterways that has been done in the last three years under the
assessment survey carried out by the road transport and highways
leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been unparalleled.
ministry has found.
TATA POWER JV CENNERGI STARTS
Following the roll out of GST, check-posts and barricades have been
OPERATIONS OF 95 MW WIND PROJECT
removed from state borders. This has cut the travel time of trucks and
other cargo vehicles on highways by almost 20%, the survey said, adding Tata PowerBSE 3.71 %'s 50:50 joint venture with Exxaro Resources in
that a truck could save up to Rs 1.5lakh a year as lesser travel time would South Africa, Cennergi (Pty) announced commencement of commercial
mean lesser fuel consumption. operations for its 95 MW Tsitsikamma Community wind farm project on
Thursday.
“The initial ground surveys in the first month (July) showed that a truck
doing a 2,000 km round trip in a week was able to save 40-45 hours of "The said wind farm comprises 31 3.075 MW Vestas-make turbines," Tata
travel time,” a top ministry official said. “Per trip saving has been around Power said in a press statement today.
Rs 5,000 on account time and fuel saved. Trucks are not languishing at
state border check-posts anymore.” According to the statement, Cennergi was picked as the preferred bidder
for two wind projects under the Renewable Energy Independent Power
The official said the total annual saving is likely to be Rs 30,000 crore. Producer Procurement Programme of the South African government.
India has about 12 lakh trucks with national permits and almost the same
number, with interstate permits. With the commissioning of the Tsitsikamma project, Cennergi's
operational portfolio has increased to 229 MW as it achieved commercial
Since the roll out of GST, most state governments and union territories operations of its 134 MW Amakhala Emoyeni wind project last month.
have dismantled border check-posts operated by indirect tax Tata Power CEO and MD Anil Sardana said, "Our successful partnership
administrations, reducing the time needed for the movement of goods with Exxaro represented a significant move towards augmenting our
across states. global footprint and resulting in Cennergi becoming a preferred bidder for
two wind projects."
Nitin Gadkari launches several highway projects to decongest NCR
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday The commissioning of the Tsitsikamma project has bolstered Tata Power's
inaugurated two National Highway projects in Gurugram aimed at renewable portfolio outside India and shows its commitment to enhancing
decongesting the National Capital Region and also laid the foundation non-fossil based generation portfolio up to 30-40 per cent of its total
stone for two new projects. generating capacity and creating value for stakeholders, the firm said.

The Minister inaugurated a four-lane flyover at Maharana Pratap Chowk
on Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road and an eight-lane flyover at Hero Honda
Chowk on NH-8, a statement from the Road Transport Ministry said.

The project cost of the two flyovers is estimated to be Rs 34 crore and Rs
95 crore respectively, the statement said.

Gadkari also inaugurated a two-lane underpass from Chaudhary
Baktawar Singh Road towards Delhi -- near Rajiv Chowk -- costing Rs 30
crore. All three projects are aimed at decongesting roads, a ministry
official said.

The Minister also laid the foundation stone for upgradation and

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