Key Points
The government Friday said that four infrastructure projects worth Rs 15,000 crore were discussed at the 62nd Network Planning Group (NPG) meeting under PM GatiShakti..
As per a commerce and industry ministry release, a Rail Sagar Corridor programme was also discussed which aims to increase the tail and ports-based cargo share by 2031, improving modal shift for railways and contributing to cleaner ways of freight movement..
The first involves a greenfield railway line spanning 127 km in Jharkhand and aims to bridge the last-mile gap to existing coal blocks...
As per GatiShakti principles, the projects were discussed to promote multimodal connectivity to the manufacturing and commercial zones, while uplifting the socio-economic development of the region through improved logistics ecosystem...
The second road project, situated in Assam and Mizoram, offers alternative connectivity route in the region, resulting in a 20% reduction in length (from 215 km to 172 km) and a 50% reduction in travel time (from 5 hours to 2.5 hours) over present connectivity. This road is poised to benefit industrial parks and the Bamboo Technology Park in the region...
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