11 August :The Sixteenth Public Private Partnership Appraisal Committee (PPPAC) Meeting, chaired by Finance Secretary has granted approval to 10 projects of National Highways. The estimated project cost of the approved projects is Rs.10,507.22 crore.
The projects are located in eight states of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Kerala, Goa, Andhra Pradesh and UP & Uttrakhand. Since its constitution in January 2006, PPPAC has granted approval to 65 projects, with an estimated project cost of Rs 53,284.95 crore. These includes Highways (Fifty-six projects), Ports (six projects), Airports (two projects) and Tourism Infrastructure (one project).