Archive · 23 Jul 2025
India Reviews Key Infrastructure Projects for Connectivity
The government is planning to build new roads and railways to make it easier to travel and move goods around.
A group called NPG looked at five different projects, like a tunnel in Delhi, a new highway in Bihar, and railway upgrades in other states.
These projects are part of a larger plan called PM Gati Shakti, which aims to connect everything better and make transportation faster.
The goal is to reduce the time it takes to travel, help businesses move their products more efficiently, and bring benefits to the regions where the projects are located.
The projects involve coordination between different government departments to ensure everything works well together.
The Network Planning Group (NPG) assessed five infrastructure projects.
These projects aim to boost multimodal connectivity under PM Gati Shakti.
Projects include road and railway initiatives across multiple states.
The projects are expected to improve logistics and reduce travel times.
The projects include Dwarka Tunnel, Patna-Purnia Expressway, and rail line upgrades.
- Who
- Network Planning Group (NPG).
- What
- NPG reviewed five infrastructure projects.
- When
- The 97th meeting was held on Wednesday.
- Where
- Across multiple states in India.
- Why
- To assess projects for multimodal connectivity and logistics efficiency.
- Meeting Held By
- Network Planning Group (NPG)
- Chair
- Pankaj Kumar, Joint Secretary, DPIIT
- Number of Projects Reviewed
- 5
- Focus
- Multimodal connectivity
- Key Initiative
- PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan
- Projects from
- Ministry of Road Transport & Highways and Ministry of Railways