Top 5 Stories of the week - 6th August 2021 | Construction World

HERE ARE THE TOP 5 STORIES OF THE WEEK:

• UP govt plans to inaugurate 34 development projects worth Rs 9,691 crore
The state government has planned to inaugurate around 76 development projects costing over Rs 57,800 crore, and it has identified almost 34 projects costing over Rs 9,691 crore in Uttar Pradesh. The foundation stone of these 34 projects could be laid in the following 100 days.

• Tata Steel Kalinganagar launches robotic system for Wagon Tippler
Tata Steel Kalinganagar, a steel factory in Jajpur, Odisha, has upgraded its Wagon Tippler operation with a new robotic system. A novel robotics operating system for Wagon Tippler has been introduced to eliminate the man-machine contact while handling Railway waggons following a tippling operation during each cycle.

• Adani to take over Thiruvananthapuram airport ops by October 14
Adani Thiruvananthapuram International Airport Ltd may take control of the airport by October 14. It won the bid for running the airport for 50 years, and has reported seeking an extension of three months to take over after signing the agreement with the Airport Authority of India (AAI), which expire on October 18.

• GMLR flyover in Mumbai opens after delay of three years
The 2.9 km long flyover, will be vital for motorists as it will decrease the travel time by 25 minutes on the congested Ghatkoper-Mankhurd Link Road by connecting it to the road leading towards Vashi, especially on Baiganwadi Junction at Shivaji Nagar.

• Vedanta Aluminium is now the largest buyer of green energy in India
Aluminium manufacturing major, Vedanta Aluminium becomes the largest green power purchaser on the Green Term-Ahead Market (GTAM) platform at the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2021-22. The acquisition of green power units by the company accounts for more than 35% of the green power traded on the IEX in Q1 FY22, according to the statement released by Vedanta.

That’s all for this week, stay tuned at www.constructionworld.in for updates.