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PM chairs 41st PRAGATI Interaction-reviews nine key infra projects worth over Rs 41,500 cr
NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the 41st edition of PRAGATI and reviewed nine key infrastructure projects spread across 13stateshavingcumulativeworthofoverRs41,500crore.
The Prime Minister advised the concerned ministries andstateGovernmentstousethePMGatiShaktiportalfor planning of infrastructure projects. He insisted on expeditious resolution of land acquisition, utility shifting andotherissuesfortimelycompletionofprojects.
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The Prime Minister also emphasised on ensuring proper coordination between the Central Government ministries and the state governments.
At the meeting, nine key infrastructure projects were reviewed. Among the nine projects, three projects are of the MinistryofRoadTransport&Highways, two of the Ministry of Railways and one project each of the Ministry of Power, Ministry of Coal, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Ministry of Health & FamilyWelfare.
These nine projects have a cumulative cost of over Rs 41,500 crore and relate to 13 states, including Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, UttarPradesh,Jharkhand,Kerala,Karnataka,TamilNadu, Assam,Gujarat,MaharashtraandArunachalPradesh. PRAGATI is the ICT based multi-modal platform for pro-active governance and timely implementation, involving the Centre and state governments.
Special Secretary, Logistics visits Visakhapatnam Port Authority
VISAKHAPATNAM : Ms.Sumita Dawra, Special Secretary, Logistics, Ministry of Commerce, visited Visakhapatnam Port Authority (VPA) here on Friday. Mr. K. Rama Mohana Rao, Chairman, VPA, welcomed theSpecialSecretary.
During her visit, VPA Chairman K. Rama Mohana Rao, explained the infrastructure facilities available in VPA, the process of exports and imports, cargo handling capacity, modernisation and mechanisation of
VPABerths,theportsaidinarelease.
The Special Secretary discussed the status of the Rail, Road and evacuation infrastructure, development of multi-modal logistics for Visakhapatnam Port undertaken through the PMGatiShaktiinitiatives.
She also discussed the Container Terminal’s operational performance captured under the Logistics Data Bank (LDB) Project.
