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An Air-India jet carrying Indian Prime Minister Atal Vajpayee lands in Beijing on June 22, 2003. Photo: Frederic J Brown/AFP/Getty Images


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10. BOOMING SECTORS & OPPORTUNITIES GALORE:

  • Roads:
  • Capacity enhancement of highways. 7000 kms of National Highways being offered during the current year. Many more opportunities in the States. Opportunities for equipment manufacturers. technical support.
  • Urban Infrastructure:
  • Development of townships for the rapidly growing, increasingly affluent urban middle class. City level infrastructure. roads, bridges, IT Parks, sanitation and water supply, etc. Consultancy in urban planning.
  • Ports:
  • Government of India's initiative of developing ports – ‘Sagar Mala' with an investment of $22 billion. Development of Ports. Shipping. Upgradation and operation of cruise terminal. Operation of Dry Port at Mumbai.
  • Power:
  • Addition of 100,000 MW required over the next 10 years. Installed capacity 106,000 MW. Hydro-electric initiative to develop 50,000 MW. Detailed project reports to be prepared to facilitate private investment.
  • Telecommunications:
  • Cellular phones increasing @ 1.5 million every month. To increase by 20 million this year. Figure to rise to 100 million in the next 3-4 years. Telephone connections to rise to 75 million by 2005 and 175 million by 2010. Investment Opportunities. Setting up manufacturing base. Value-added services.

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