The PPP market took a nap this last week and not many things happened in the industry. In spite of that, Reliance Infra and a new airport in Maharashtra made some noise:Reliance bags a road project in RajashtanAnil Ambani group firm RELIANCE INFRASTRUCTURE said they have bagged a road project worth Rs 5.90 billion (US$128 million) from the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). The company-led consortium will invest in design, finance, engineering, construction, operation and maintenance of the 53-km Jaipur-Reengus road stretch in Rajasthan for a period of 18 years.* The highway stretch is expected to be operational by March 2011.* Reliance Infra is currently executing seven road projects and has fixed a total outlay of over Rs 45 billion, the statement added.Technical consultant to be chosen for the New Chakan international airportThe Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC) management is set approve by early next week the appointment of a project consultant forthe proposed New Chakan international airport' at Rajgurunagar.Six companies have filed their bids for the consultancy work that involves planning, designing, supervision and execution of the airport project. These include independent firms as well as consortia or joint ventures.On February 18, the Ashok Chavan-led state cabinet had given its administrative sanction to the international airport project, which is to be built on a public-private partnership (PPP) basis. The state cabinet then resolved for naming the project as New Chakan airport' and approved the MADC's appointment as a special planning authority (SPA) for land acquisition and development of the airport.