Meghalaya is among the 14 states in the country which have been cleared to get eight infrastructural projects having a cumulative cost of over Rs 59,900 crore.
This was revealed during the meeting of the 40th edition of PRAGATI, the ICT based multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation, involving the Centre and state governments. The meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In the meeting, nine agenda items were taken for review including eight projects and one Programme. Among the eight projects, two projects each were from the Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas along with one project each from the Ministry of Power and Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.
These eight projects with a cumulative cost of over Rs 59,900 crore will be for the 14 states comprising of Meghalaya, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Jharkhand.
During the meeting, the Prime Minister said that the agencies working in the infrastructure sector, such as roads and railways, should map their projects with the water bodies being developed under Amrit Sarovar.
According to him, this would be a win-win situation as the material dug out for the Amrit Sarovars can be utilised for civil works by the agencies.
During the interaction, the Prime Minister also reviewed the ‘National Broadband Mission’ Programme. States and agencies were asked to leverage the centralised Gati Shakti Sanchar Portal to ensure timely disposal of Right of Way (RoW) applications.
This would expedite the implementation of the Mission. At the same time, they should work to use technology to enhance the ‘ease of living’ of the common man.
The Prime Minister further said that states should also formulate State level Gati Shakti Master Plan on the lines of PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan and constitute state level units for this purpose.
He said that this can go a long way in better planning, identifying and addressing key issues and ensuring better coordination for timely execution of projects.
Up to the 39th edition of PRAGATI meetings, 311 projects having a total cost of Rs 14.82 lakh crore have been reviewed.
