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Prime Minister’s Gati Shakti – National Master Plan which is being adopted by every infrastructure department is set to enable faster implementation of the Dedicated Freight Corridors(DFCs).
What is PM Gati Shakti?
What are Dedicated Freight Corridors(DFCs)?
How is Gati Shakti helping in the implementation of DFCs?
The Ministry of Railways has prepared Detailed Project Reports(DPRs) for Dedicated Freight Corridors on three new routes — the north-south corridor, the east-west sub-corridor and the east coast corridor.
The Rail Ministry first mapped the proposed alignments — developed through a standard process of the three corridors. Then it mapped the same alignments on the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan(NMP).
When the alignment was superimposed on the NMP, it was found that the original alignment was passing through forests, mining areas and industrial parks. That would have meant long-drawn and costly clearance processes.
To avoid this, the alignment was modified to ensure minimal disruption by not passing through any of these infra assets. This has saved a lot of time and cost overruns.
Hence, this is an example of how the Gati Shakti master plan is helping infra ministries plan their project better.
Source: This post is based on the article “Gati Shakti may enable faster implementation of dedicated freight corridors” published in Business Standard on 20th April 2022.
