Shrem Group aims to double its road portfolio to Rs 15,000 crore

Shrem Group aims to double its road portfolio to Rs 15,000 crore

MUMBAI: Mumbai-based Shrem Group, a family wealth investment office, is looking to double its asset portfolio in the road sector to Rs 15,000 crore under its infrastructure commonly called InvIT. The government’s push for rapid growth in the infrastructure sector will catalyse a massive fund flow in the Infrastructure Investment Trusts, Nitan Chhatwal, CMD of … Read more

Toll collections in November surpass pre-Covid levels, says official

Toll collections in November surpass pre-Covid levels, says official

New Delhi: Toll collections across National Highways in November so far have breached pre-Covid-19 levels to hover around 114% of those at the beginning of the year, a senior government official told ET. The number marks a sharp recovery in road traffic since March, when it had dwindled on account of the nationwide lockdown to … Read more

NHAI says may exceed FY21 target of 4,500 km in awarding projects

NHAI says may exceed FY21 target of 4,500 km in awarding projects

National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is likely to exceed the 2020-21 target of awarding road projects covering 4,500 km, of which it has already awarded 40 projects covering 1,330 km in the first half of the fiscal 2020-21, the government agency said on Wednesday. NHAI said that despite the disruption caused by Covid-19 pandemic, … Read more

NHAI withdraws TOT-4 as it tests recent policy changes for monetising road assets

NHAI withdraws TOT-4 as it tests recent policy changes for monetising road assets

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has withdrawn its fourth bundle of roads it had offered for monetisation at Rs 2,200 crore under Toll-operate-transfer (TOT), as it tests new models for its asset monetisation programme to take off. Bids for TOT-4 were invited in November 2019, with a concession value of Rs 4,200 crore, … Read more