PM GatiShakti: Eight infra projects worth ₹13,000 crore evaluated

The Network Planning Group met on June 21 and evaluated eight infrastructure projects worth Rs 18,000 crore from railways and National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC), the commerce and industry ministry said Thursday.

Two projects pertained to the railways and six were of the NICDC.

During the meeting, all projects were evaluated for their integrated planning and conformity with the PM GatiShakti principles. Emphasis was placed on the socio-economic benefits, improved connectivity, reduced transit costs and enhanced efficiency.


The railways project, from Manmad to Jalgaon, involved an estimated investment of Rs 2,594 crore. The other project (from Bhusawal to Burhanpur) involve investments of Rs 3,285 crore.

Both projects are part of the Energy Mineral Cement Corridor programme, the ministry said.

It added that the four projects from NICDC pertains to development of integrated manufacturing clusters in Agra and Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, Hisar in Haryana and Gaya in Bihar with an estimated investment of Rs 8,175 crore. Two projects from NICDC involve development of Oravakal Industrial Area in Kurnool district and Kopparthy Industrial Area in YSR Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh, with an estimated investment of Rs 5,367 crore.