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July 25, 2013
New Delhi

Deadlines set for key infrastructure project investments

A meeting of the Steering Group appointed by the Prime Minister to accelerate Infrastructure Investment in its first meeting has finalized deadlines with time lines for the intermediate steps for key infrastructure projects. The progress on the intermediate steps will be monitored on a regular basis. The deadlines will ensure that Ministries / Departments are clear about not just the overall deadline but also all the intermediate steps that need to be completed so that there are no slippages.

The Principal Secretary to PM has directed all Ministries/ Departments to nominate a Nodal Officer each, of the rank of a Joint Secretary or above, who will report on a weekly basis on the progress of their department's project(s). The names would be intimated to the PMO by 26.7.2013.

The meeting decided on the following deadlines.

S.N.

Project

Award Date

1.

Mumbai Rail Corridor

31 Jan 2014

2.

Loco Projects

30 Jan 2014

3.

Eastern Peripheral Expressway

31 Dec 13

4.

Delhi - Meerut Expressway

15 Mar 2014

5.

Mumbai- Vadodra Expressway

1 Mar 2014

6.

Durgarajapatnam Port (AP)

31 Mar 2014

7.

Navi Mumbai Airport

31 Jan 2014

8.

OMT Airport

31 Mar 2014

9.

UMPPs – Cheyyar (TN) Bedabahal (Odisha)

31 Jan 2014

10.

Eastern Region transmission strengthening VII

4/11/2103

11.

Part ATS – RAPP U-7 & 8

19/10/2013

12.

Patran transmission system 400 KV S/S

15/10/2013

13.

Eastern Region transmission strengthening VI

10/11/13

14.

Southern system strengthening for import of power from Eastern region.

4/9/2103

15.

Transmission system from Kudgi TPS (3x800 MW)

2/9/2013

16.

Transmission system for connectivity of NCC power project.

7/10/2013

17.

Baira Siul HEP – Sarna D/C line.

25/11/2013


In addition, the following were also agreed to:

(i) Mumbai Elevated Rail Corridor Project: The issue of whether the RFQ will be reissued will be resolved by M/o Railways within a week.

(ii) Eastern DFC: M/o Railways will provide exact timelines on completion of the Khurja-Kanpur, Kanpur-Mughalsarai and Mughalsarai-Sonnagar stretches. On the Ludhiana-Dadri stretch for which funding has yet to be fully tied up, the Steering Group will review the matter in 4 weeks, after the committee on financing projects in Railways completes its work.

(iii) Expressways: While pursuing the three Expressways mentioned by MoRTH (Eastern Peripheral, Delhi-Meerut, Mumbai-Vadodara), MoRTH will also work on the financial model for the Delhi - Jaipur Expressway. The pre-feasibility will be completed by 15.8.2013 and the progress on this will also be monitored for early award.

(iv) UMPPs: RFQs, which were invited as per old documents, will be now based on new documents.

(v) Transmission Projects: M/o Power will try to award the 13 identified transmission projects as per the agreed timelines.

(vi) New Airports: In addition to Navi Mumbai, MoCA will make efforts to move ahead on Goa (Mopa) airport as well.

(vii) OMT of Airports: MoCA will work towards awarding OMT contracts for 4-5 airports by 31.3.14.