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Japan to invest nine infrastructure projects in India
12 May, 2008: Japan will provide financial assistance to nine infrastructure projects worth Rs.8,582 crore. Some of the projects will include, the Kolkata metro, Hogennakal water supply project and Tamil Nadu urban infrastructure project etc.
The second phase of the Delhi metro project will also be funded by Japan. Negotiations on infrastructure projects like dedicated freight corridor, Chennai metro and Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor have already been initiated between the two governments. The other projects covered by the latest aid include Hyderabad outer ring road project, Haryana transmission system project and UP forestry and poverty alleviation project. Earlier in the year, Japan had committed to fund the Goa water supply and sewerage project as well as the Maharashtra transmission system project.
Source: Economic Times