Goyal wants strict monitoring of projects
The Western Corridor connecting Dadri in Uttar Pradesh to Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) in Mumbai and Eastern Corridor starting from Sahnewal near Ludhiana to terminate at Dankuni in West Bengal should be completed by December 2021.
This update was given after Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry reviewed the progress of Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation India Limited (DFCCIL) on 24 August 2020.
Goyal directed the DFFCIL management team to take necessary steps to speed up the project to compensate for the loss of time due to lockdown during COVID.
He also advised the officials to identify the most challenging area and come up with solution in a mission mode.
He suggested that involving young fresh minds to suggest best solutions may be encouraged.
The meeting decided to conduct strict monitoring of work of contractors and that resolution of all issues, including coordination with the States, to be done on a Mission mode.
The Minister wants innovative mechanisms to constantly monitor the weekly progress of the projects.
The Rs.81,459 crore Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC) is one of the largest rail infrastructure projects undertaken by the Government.
DFCCIL has been set up as a special purpose vehicle to undertake planning, development, mobilization of financial resources, construction, maintenance and operation of Dedicated Freight Corridors.
In the first phase the organisation is constructing the Western DFC (1,504 Route km) and Eastern DFC (1,856 route km) spanning a total length of 3,360 route km. #rail #infrastructure #projects #tenders #contracts /fiinews.com
