NPG reviews key rail, metro and Greenfield airport projects under PM GatiShakti
The meeting focused on enhancing multimodal connectivity and logistics efficiency in alignment with the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (PMGS NMP).
The meeting focused on enhancing multimodal connectivity and logistics efficiency in alignment with the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (PMGS NMP).
The 374-km project, estimated to cost Rs 19,142 crore, will be developed on a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) toll basis.
The NPG evaluated five projects consisting of two Road/Highway projects of MoRTH, two Rail projects and one Metro Rail Project of MoHUA for their conformity to the PM GatiShakti principles of integrated multimodal infrastructure, last-mile connectivity to economic and social nodes and ‘Whole of Government’ approach.
These proposals include one road/highway project, one Multi-Modal Logistics Park (MMLP), three railway capacity augmentation projects, and two PM MITRA textile parks.
The 89th meeting of the Network Planning Group (NPG) evaluated 8 infrastructure projects in the Road, Railway, and Metro sectors to enhance multimodal connectivity and logistics efficiency in alignment with the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Friday.
The NPG evaluated all five projects from the perspective of the principles of PM GatiShakti: integrated development of multimodal infrastructure, last-mile connectivity to economic and social nodes, intermodal connectivity, and synchronized implementation of projects.
These projects were assessed for their alignment with the principles of integrated planning outlined in the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP).
The three Greenfield projects of the Ministry of Railways and the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, with an aggregate project cost worth about Rs 9,600 crore are discussed during the meeting.
These projects included a new railway line project passing through the States of Odisha and Chhattisgarh, Mirzapur-Ayodhya Corridor.
In a meeting with the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) and eight concerned ministries, the Union minister stressed the need to harness the full potential of the integrated platform to further accelerate infrastructure and economic growth.
