PM GatiShakti: Centre evaluates key infra projects

New Delhi: The government evaluated several infrastructure projects from Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and Ministry of Civil Aviation, which are expected to boost logistics efficiency, reduce travel times, and deliver significant socio-economic benefits to the catchment areas of the project, it was announced on Wednesday. The 109th meeting of the Network Planning Group (NPG) was held at Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) to evaluate infrastructure projects. According to Commerce Ministry, it focused on enhancing multimodal connectivity and logistics efficiency in alignment with the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (PMGS NMP).

The NPG evaluated 2 rail projects, 1 Metro project, 1 airport project 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, said the official statement. The Ministry of Railways has proposed the construction of a third railway line between Jalandhar Cantonment and Jammu Tawi, covering a total length of 210.750 km across the states of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir. The proposed alignment will include 27 stations and traverse key districts such as Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Kangra, Pathankot, Kathua, and Samba.