These projects include Sainthia–Pakur 4th line and Santragachi–Kharagpur 4th line. The total estimated cost of the projects is Rs 4,474 crore and will be completed up to 2030-31
The workshop was graced by Nidhi Chhibber, CEO NITI Aayog and other senior officials in the presence of senior officers from the central government, state governments and district magistrates.
On completion of four years of the PM Gati Shakti initiative, Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal praised it, calling it a game-changing effort in transforming India's infrastructure planning.
The 97th meeting of the Network Planning Group (NPG) was held on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Pankaj Kumar, Joint Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), to assess major infrastructure proposals from the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) and the Ministry of Railways (MoR).
These projects were from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) and Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA).
The theme of the event was 'Integration of Economic/User Ministries/Departments on PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (PMGS-NMP)'.
He also launched a training module on ‘Role of CBIC in PM GatiShakti’ developed for the Ministry of Finance which showcases the use of PM GatiShakti for streamlining customs operations for promoting logistics efficiency.
The PM Gati Shakti national master plan, launched in October 2021, aims to streamline critical infrastructure projects and reduce logistics costs.
It was noted that it also helps in route and alignment optimization and effective last/first mile connectivity planning to major social as well as economic zones in the project areas.
Total 101 projects in respect of Ports and Shipping have so far been identified under PM Gati Shakti initiative worth Rs 60,872 crore for implementation. Out of these, 13 projects worth Rs 4,423 crore have been completed.
