Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, has planned a multi-product Special Economic Zone on 277 hectares of land near the port. Neeraj Bansal, Chairman In-Charge, JNPT, shares his insights on overall SEZ scenario across India

Arup Roy Choudhury, Chairman and Managing Director, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) shares his views on the company´s plans for doubling its current installed capacity, its capex plan for this fiscal, the Corporate Plan-2032, and CSR activities.

S C Agnihotri, Managing Director, Railway Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) points out that infusion of private capital in augmenting infrastructure can break the vicious cycle of poor productivity, underinvestment and poor realisations in Indian Railways

Sunil Srivastava, Managing Director, BARSYL, in a candid conversation with INFRASTRUCTURE TODAY, reveals the stumbling blocks in the rail sector and offers effective solutions for the smooth execution of rail projects.

It will be a game changer in the sense of providing a platform for transparent auctions of coal blocks. These blocks were earlier allocated in such a manner that the Supreme Court and other agencies had concerns over its allocations, leading to its cancellation.

Despite having the largest rail network in Asia, Indian Railways has not been able to make much progress. The reasons for its dismal growth are known. Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has ambitious plans of expansion and capacity building. In this regard, he says that in the high density routes, there has been considerable underinvestment, resulting in congestion.

The intent as stated in the Bill is the right to fair compensation and transparency in land acquisition and to ensure rehabilitation and resettlement for smooth execution, which is seen to be at fair value for both the parties.

At present, the financial status of the aviation industry is not sound. We have to recognize the potential of the industry. India can be a proposed hub. In global aviation ranking, the Indian aviation sector stands at ninth position.

The reason is simple. We want to improve our global presence as our port is a recognized container port in the world. In terms of trade, we cannot ignore India. This is mainly because there is a certain amount of trade within the global reach that we recognized as being priority, but we do not have a significant reach or footprint.