Economy & Market

Unrest in Kashmir Valley adversely affects road construction

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9 years ago

September 30, 2016

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The ongoing unrest in the Kashmir Valley has adversely affected the road construction activities undertaken by the Border Roads Organisation.

BRO has suffered loss of working season (loss of more than three months of working season during summers is of serious concern), while endeavours are being made to execute work whenever and wherever possible.

But owing to restrictions on movement of vehicles and persons, desired progress could not be made and as a result many appreciated targets will have to be revised. Four-laning work on the Srinagar-Baramulla-Uri stretch scheduled for completion by July 2016 has been delayed. Handing over of Road Sinathan Pass- Anantnag to NHAI will be postponed as the pending work on this road will now go beyond the planned target of September 2016. Many vehicles have been damaged, non-availability of which will directly affect the work efficiency. The most affected locations where delay has been seen are Tangdhar, Anantnag, Kupwara and Bandipur.

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Cement industry to gain from new infrastructure spending

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6 days ago

July 24, 2025

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As per a news report, Karan Adani, ACC Chair, has said that he expects the cement industry to benefit from the an anticipated US$2.2tn in new public infrastructure spending between 2025 and 2030. In a statement he said that ACC has crossed the 100Mt/yr cement capacity milestone in April 2025, propelling the company to get closer to its ambitious 140Mt/yr target by the 2028 financial year. The company’s capacity corresponds to 15 per cent of an all-India installed capacity of 686Mt/yr.

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AI boom drives demand, says ACA

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6 days ago

July 24, 2025

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The American Cement Association projects a nearly 1Mt annual increase in US cement demand over the next three years, driven by the surge in AI data centres. Consumption by data centres is expected to grow from 247,000 tonnes in 2025 to 860,000 tonnes by 2027. With over 5,400 AI data centres currently operating and numbers forecast to exceed 6,000 by 2027, the association cautions that regulatory hurdles and labour shortages may impact the industry’s ability to meet demand.

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GoldCrest Cement to build plant in India

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1 week ago

July 23, 2025

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GoldCrest Cement will build a greenfield integrated plant with a 3.5Mt/yr clinker capacity and 4.5Mt/yr cement capacity. GoldCrest Cement appointed Humboldt Wedag India as engineering, procurement and construction contractor in March 2025 and targets completion by March 2027. It has signed a 40-year supply agreement with Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation for 150Mt of limestone from its upcoming Lakhpat Punrajpur mine in Gujarat.