Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the meeting of
the 43rd edition of PRAGATI to review the progress of eight key projects spread
across seven States with a cumulative cost of around Rs 31,000 crore, according
to a press release from the Prime Minister’s Office.
PRAGATI is an ICT-based multi-modal platform for
pro-active governance and timely implementation, involving the Central and State
governments.
“In the meeting, a total of eight projects were
reviewed. Among these, four projects were concerned with water supply and
irrigation, two projects for expanding National highways and connectivity, and
two projects for rail and metro rail connectivity. These projects have a
cumulative cost of around Rs 31,000 crore and relate to 7 States viz, Bihar,
Jharkhand, Haryana, Odisha, West Bengal, Gujarat and Maharashtra,” as per the
release.
The Prime Minister emphasised that PM Gati Shakti
National Master Plan Portal in conjunction with technologies such as satellite
imagery can help address various issues of implementation and planning relating
to location and land requirements for projects.
He also instructed that all the stakeholders executing
projects in high-population-density urban areas may appoint nodal officers and
form teams for better coordination.
“For irrigation projects, the Prime Minister advised
that visits of stakeholders be organised where successful rehabilitation and
reconstruction work has been done. The transformational impact of such projects
may also be shown. This may motivate the stakeholders for the early execution
of projects,” the release stated.
During the interaction, the Prime Minister also
reviewed ‘Mobile Towers and 4G Coverage under USOF Projects’.
Under the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF),
33,573 villages with 24,149 mobile towers are to be covered for saturation of
mobile connectivity.
Prime Minister asked to ensure the setting up of
mobile towers in all uncovered villages within this financial year with regular
meetings with all stakeholders. This will ensure saturation of mobile coverage
in the remotest of the areas.
Up to the 43rd edition of PRAGATI meetings, 348
projects with a total cost of Rs. 17.36 lakh crore have been reviewed, the
release said.
ANI
