Bharatmala Project | 24 Jul 2019

A total of 225 road projects with an aggregate length of 9,613 km have been appraised and approved till March, 2019 under Bharatmala Pariyojana.

Optimizing efficiency of the movement of goods and people across the country.
Generating large number of direct and indirect employment opportunities in the construction & infrastructure sector and also as part of the enhanced economic activity resulting from better road connectivity across the country.
Connecting 550 Districts in the country through NH linkages.

It calls for improvement in efficiency of existing corridors through development of Multimodal Logistics Parks and elimination of choke points.
It enhances focus on improving connectivity in North East and leveraging synergies with Inland Waterways.
- North East Economic corridor enhancing connectivity to state capitals and key towns.
- Multimodal freight movement via 7 Waterway terminals on River Brahmaputra – Dhubri, Silghat, Biswanath Ghat, Neamati, Dibrugarh, Sengajan, Oriyamgh.
It emphasis on the use of technology & scientific planning for project preparation and asset monitoring.
It calls for seamless connectivity with neighboring countries:
- 24 Integrated check posts (ICPs) identified
- Transit through Bangladesh to improve North East connectivity
- Integrating Bangladesh – Bhutan – Nepal and Myanmar – Thailand corridors which will make NorthEast hub of East Asia
Satellite mapping of corridors to identify upgradation requirements