The Coimbatore Bypass Road Project

QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION:

1.Discuss the implications of the state government's poor support to the project, on the future investment in the concerned state? Give reasons.

2. What is the role of innovative financial instruments like takeout financing in the infrastructure sector?

ADDITIONAL READINGS & REFERENCES :

1. L&T arm to tap market sans corporate, Business Standard, December 15, 1997.
2. L&T inks two concessional deals for bridge projects, Business Standard, May 19, 1998.
3. SBI, IDFC in pact for infrastructure financing, The Hindu, September 16, 1998.
4. Raman T M A, L&T looking for partner to divest equity in Coimbatore bypass, October 22, 1998.
5. Rs.15 crore for Coimbatore road project disbursed, Business Standard, January 11, 1999.
6. Srikanth Sridevi, Coimbatore bypass users refuse to pay toll, Business Standard, March 2, 1999.
7. Shivkumar C, The Coimbatore bypass, Business Standard, September 13, 1999.
8. Raman T M A and Venkataraman Kavitha, L&T may pull out of Coimbatore bypass project, Financial Express, October 20, 1999.
9. Venkataraman Kavitha, L&T seeks power to regulate Athupalam bridge users, Financial Express, July 24, 2000.

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