It is said, ‘Nothing ventured (attempted), nothing gained.’ So why not venture? Why not gain?

‘Traffic control’, is a method to check and control the flow and type of thoughts that we create. Are our thoughts wasteful or are they useful, necessary, positive, and peaceful? By stopping for a minute every hour, we can step inside, apply a brake to the flow of thoughts and instead focus on the experience .I am a peaceful being (soul).. This practice has an immediate cooling effect on the mind, and if done regularly, has a very positive impact on our daily lives.

 

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The conference is a leading business forum for government officials, industry professionals, academia, and students. Interact with industry leaders from around the globe to share experiences, learn what works and meet the leading experts at the most important event in digital security covering Smart Cards, RFID, NFC, Biometrics and e-Payments.

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EPC Sphere Delhi 2012 conference looks set to be a houseful event with highly-influential speakers and participants bringing together all of the key industry players. EPC Sphere – Regional & Annual Conferences will be attended by senior management, from large domestic and multinational EPC / Infrastructure companies & owner companies in India. The purpose of the ERS is to network, discuss and debate key opportunities and issues along with focus upon latest technologies/ solutions and services for the sector. Theme for the conferences will be Excellence in Delivering EPC and Infrastructure Projects for various sub sectors like Airports, Ports, Railways, Marine, Power, Logistics, Oil & Gas and Energy. Conference is expected to be attended by 150 + senior level delegates. Please visit www.cerebralbusiness.com/epcsphere for more details on the events.

Key Subjects

• Public Private Partnership in India – Government Approach
• EPC Contracting in India – Vision 2030
• Typical Challenges in Projects around the World
• Local Conditions in Projects Implementations – State Government’s Perspective
• Latest EPC Contracting Formats – A Perpetual Improvement Process
• Updates on Latest Technology for Infrastructure Sector
• Updates on Latest Solutions for Infrastructure Sector
• Traditional Project Management Flaws Intensify the Problems – How?
• Fixing Project Management Flaws using Dr. Goldratt’s “Critical Chain” Project Management -
• Panel Discussion on “Shifting focus from Established Markets to Global Markets”
• Panel Discussion on:”Successful EPC Business Scenario with Respect to Indian Conditions”
• CEO’s Panel on Preparing for Future and Excellence in Delivering EPC / Infrastructure Projects
• “Critical Chain” Practical implications and Case Studies
• Case Study on Doing Projects Right
• Key Legal, Taxation and Regulatory Issues
• Risk Management
• Project Financing – Opportunities and Challenges in current Economic Scenario

EPC Sphere Advisory Board

1. N Kannan, CEO, Shapoorji Pallonji EPC Group
2. Sunil Shinde, MD & CEO, Welspun Projects
3. Arun Karambelkar, President & Whole Time Director, HCC Limited
4. Russell Waugh, Managing Director, Welspun Leighton Contractors
5. Syed Rizvi, Senior Advisor, IDFC Projects (E&C) (Former , ED – BHEL)
6. Anil Mehta, Chief Executive Officer,  Power & Special Projects, Atha Group
7. Anirudh Ray, Chief Executive Officer, Steiner India – 100 % subsidiary of Steiner AG, Switzerland
8. Sanjeev Gupta, Chief Executive Officer, Realization Inc., USA
9. DP Misra, Head Marketing & Business Development (Former Dy. MD Jacobs Engineering)

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Following the success of IQPC’s Metro Expansion India summit held last year, IQPC is proud to announce its 2nd Annual Metro Expansion India conference. The event will take place in from 23 – 24 February 2012 at the Radisson Blu Paschim Vihar in New Delhi. The conference will feature international case studies, local project updates and new developments addressing the challenges facing metro development and expansion in India today.

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The total project cost estimated will be Rs.2011 crore out of which Rs.327 crore will be for the land acquisition, rehabilitation, resettlement and pre-construction.

The total length of the project will be 103.590 kms.

The project, on completion, will reduce the time and cost of travel for traffic, particularly heavy traffic, plying between Vijayawada – Gundugolanu. It will also increase the employment potential for the local labourers for the project activities.

The main objective of the project is to expedite the improvement of infrastructure in Andhra Pradesh, increase the capacity of Golden Quadrilateral corridor and also to reduce the time and cost of travel for traffic, particularly heavy traffic, plying between Vijayawada- Gundugalanu. The National Highway No.5 is an important link connecting Kolkata to Chennai, which is part of the Golden Quadrilateral Corridor. This will facilitate road users, particularly traffic on Chennai-Kolkata section of Golden Quadrilateral passing through Guntur, Krishna and West Godavari districts and Chennai- Hyderabad and Kolkata – Hyderabad section.

The project is covered in the districts of Guntur, Krishna and West Godavari in Andhra Pradesh.

Background:

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs in the meeting held in October 2006 approved six laning of 6500 km of four-lane National Highway comprising 5700 km of Golden Quadrilateral and 800 km of other sections at a cost of Rs.51,210 crore under NHDP Phase V. Of the total investment required, Rs.35,692 crore is expected to come from private sector and the balance Rs.5,518 crore from Government funding for bridging the viability gap and for the cost of land acquisition, utility shifting, consultancy etc. The average cost per km after acceptance of the recommendations of B.K. Chaturvedi Committee by the Government is now Rs.10 crore /km for NHDP Phase-V projects.

Source: pib.nic.in

Japan’s Minister for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLITT) Takeshi Maeda, during his meeting with the Union Road Transport and Highways Minister C P Joshi here, said the country is keen on executing the project, especially with a Japan-based company being involved in preparing a detailed project report.

Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Joshi said: “We told them (Japan government) that we have a very transparent system, where you have to enter into the bidding process.

If Japan government is interested in taking up the project on government to government (G-G) basis, then you have to discuss it at the higher level.”  The project could be discussed at the Prime Ministerial level, he added.

However, G-to-G negotiations might deprive Indian entrepreneurs the opportunity to participate in the bidding, as projects are straightaway given to a country and would be executed by companies from there.

In the highways sector, 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) is allowed and the Japanese companies can also tie-up with domestic companies to bid for the project, the Minister said. Currently, Egis-Secon, a private company, is preparing the Detailed Project Report (DPR) expected to be ready by March 2012.

“After getting the DPR, the government will decide how to implement the project -whether to go for competitive bidding or adopt any other method,” the minister said.

The expressway, first of its kind in the country, will be built with public-private participation on build-operate-transfer (BOT) basis.

The 100 per cent access-controlled road would cut down travelling time between Bangalore and Chennai to just three hours from the current five to six hours.

As per the proposal, the expressway will have six lanes and vehicles can travel at a speed of 120 km per hour.

The proposed road will run parallel to the existing National Highway–4 and pass through Kolar, Palamaner, Chittur and Ranipet.

Source: deccanherald.com

For a historically capital-starved and infra-deficient nation, we have rightfully been obsessed with asset creation in the public-utility space. Little emphasis has been paid, however, on the maintenance of these assets or the delivery of pre-determined service levels from these assets. Take, for example, our roads and highways. Highway users continue to be a frustrated lot in spite of massive investments in this sector. Waiting-time at toll-plazas, safety aspects, ride quality and haphazard lane-management continue to bedevil even newly constructed roads.

Highway operators must eventually get prepared for regulatory raps as well as individual and “class action” litigation for failing to provide desired levels of service. They will have to wake up to the reality that toll cannot be charged merely for the privilege of being allowed to use a particular stretch of road. The “purchase consideration” inherent in charging a toll has to come bundled with the commitment of a smooth ride at a designated average speed, with full consideration of safety and highway amenities. Failure to ensure this should attract penalties and damages.

In this cauldron of frustrations and rising aspirations, it is interesting to note that the responsibility for operations, maintenance and tolling (OMT) is gradually shifting from the developer or the contractor group to independent and professional OMT service providers. Simultaneously, the focus is also shifting from merely reducing capital expenditure to optimising life-cycle cost, as well as, providing an accountable delivery of services.

My friend and colleague, Vivek Rastogi, who has a deep knowledge and insight on these issues, likes to draw out lessons from Brazil’s experience.

Brazil, with emerging-economy demographics much like India, has faced similar challenges in highway operations. Brazil embarked on its public-private partnership (PPP) highway development programme a decade ago. Its journey in developing national highways on a build-operate-transfer (BOT) basis has been equally successful. The operations and management (O&M) for these highways started the same way as where India is today — a toll revenue leakage as high as 25 per cent, below par patrolling and unsatisfactory maintenance and traffic management.

What is remarkable is that in the last 10 years Brazil has improved the O&M performance to reach close to world standards. There are four main reasons for this success:

Source: business-standard.com