LPG, as a clean fuel is in increased demand. Indian governments so far has restricted use of LPG for reasons like infrastructure bottlenecks and because of their subsidy policy. However, with the removal of APM, the removal of controls on LPG is also on the cards. With the huge demand supply gap, the distribution infrastructure has to be increased. Private players like SHV Energy, Caltex, Mobil Peeves, Elf Gas have already put infrastructure put in place but facing hurdle because of subsidy policies.

Water is one of the basic necessity of industrial development. It has been estimated that 30.b.cu.meter of water alone to be required for industrial use. Further, unregulated growth in urban area has lead to water shortage for cities and long distance transfer are taking place like Delhi drawing water from Tehri dam and Chennai from Krishna through Telugu Ganga project.
Water being a state subject, most of the water treatment, supply and sewage are under the state departments are under municipal corporations or large panchayats for villages. More initiatives are being carried out for community water supply schemes, water re-circulation, effluent treatment to mitigate environmental problems

The introduction of cess on fuel has been a revolutionary initiative and has given the necessary impetus to the highways development programme. It has generated revenues to the tune of Rs. 60 billion initially and is growing.
As of now, BOT projects worth Rs. 31 billion and annuity projects worth Rs. 22 billion are awarded to private sector. NHDP with its 'Golden Quadrilateral' and its cross country corridore projects are of the first kind in India has transformed the sector and the image of highways in India

As a promoter of IndScan Reports, a magazine of new projects and tenders, I have come across several market research activity, feasibility studies over the past decade. I am sharing here my views and interesting titbits of info. Through these articles, I like to track down the growth of infrastructure sector and chronicle them for years to come.

This blog will carry infrastructure sector articles and also news items pertains to this industry. Overall, an attempt has been made here to present an eagle's eye view of Indian infrastructure sector.