Source: https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/indian-railways-seeks-quicker-land-acquisition-for-stalled-projects-122120201191_1.html
Publisher: Business Standard
Zonal Railways asked to designate more works as special projects for quicker clearance.
Slow pace of land acquisition for projects despite provisions for quicker clearance has put the Indian Railways in a spot.
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Slow pace of land acquisition for projects despite provisions for quicker clearance has put the Indian Railways in a spot.
According to government data, 285 important railway projects are currently pending, with many of them being stuck due to land acquisition issues.
Slow pace of land acquisition for projects despite provisions for quicker clearance has put the Indian Railways in a spot.
The newly-formed GatiShakti division of the railways has raised the issue of general managers (GMs) of zonal railways stalling important infrastructure projects.
This is being done by not designating projects involving land acquisition as special projects.
