PMO push to infra projects; meeting on July 19

July 15, 2013 19:28

With an aim of accelerating infrastructure development, the PMO has convened a high-level meeting in New Delhi later this week to review progress and award of projects worth Rs 3 lakh crore, including two airports and Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor.

The meeting on July 19 will be chaired by Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Pulok Chatterji and attended by secretaries in the departments and ministries of Finance, Economic Affairs, Road, Transport & Highways, Shipping, Civil Aviation and Power besides Railway Board Chairman.

The meeting will discuss preparation and award of various projects with an estimated cost of Rs one lakh crore. These are Mumbai Elevated Rail Corridor, two locomotive projects, accelerating Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor, one Expressway Project, one port, two airports and power and transmission projects, a PMO statement said.

The meeting will also discuss clearing of the backlog of railway projects estimated at Rs two lakh crore.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has already approved the constitution of an inter-ministerial group consisting of Railway Board Chairman, Finance Secretary and Secretary, Planning Commission for this purpose.

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