Delays in projects unacceptable, adhere strictly to project schedules: Nitin Gadkari

NEW DELHI: Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari has stressed upon strict adherence to project schedules.nn

Chaired the meeting on day 1 of the two-day review meeting of NHAI-MoRTH projects along with Hon'ble MoS, Shri @Gen_VKSingh ,officials from @MORTHIndia,NHAI, NHIDCL and State Authorities. In the next two days, a total of 500 projects with valued at 3 lakh Cr will be reviewed. pic.twitter.com/NefKBxYG2D

— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) January 23, 2020

nnChairing the first day of the two-day long review meeting of NHAI-Ministry projects with Minister of State Gen (Retd) Dr V.K. Singh, officials from the Ministry, NHAI, NHIDCL and State Authorities in Haryana?s Manesar today, the Minister called for adopting best practices in project management and construction.nnHe said, while he is committed to quality, he has zero tolerance towards corruption. He added that any inter-ministerial issues holding up a project may be brought to the notice of the Ministry for his intervention to expedite resolution.nnProjects from the Southern and Central zones that include Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Telangana, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh are among those reviewed today.nn

Projects reviewed today include Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Gujarat, Chhatisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. On the occasion, also launched the Gati App developed by NHAI to monitor the progress of projects. pic.twitter.com/erGOIDpoIr

— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) January 23, 2020

nnThe Minister also launched online Web Portal ?GATI? on the occasion. The portal has been created by NHAI taking inspiration from the PRAGATI Portal used by PMO. It can be accessed from NHAI Website and contractors/concessionaires can raise any project related issues on the Portal.nnThe issue will immediately come to the notice of every official of NHAI including top management, and immediate action will be taken by the concerned officer, duly updating on the Portal.nnThe issues raised in the GATI will be daily monitored by a team of officers in NHAI and will be constantly reviewed by the senior officers of NHAI and the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways. This will bring transparency and speed up the decision making giving real GATI to highway construction.nnA total of 500 projects valued at Rs 3 lakh crore will be reviewed in the following two days. The projects from North-Eastern states, Maharashtra, Uttarkhand, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Laddakh, Haryana, Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh will be reviewed tomorrow.to officials