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Pragati Platform | COVER STORY
lThe Saryu Canal Project in Uttar Pradesh was
approved in 1978 and completed in 2021 after a four-
decade delay.
ow think, can such
lThe Kollam Bypass Project in Kerala was approved a long delay in a
in 1975 and inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi in 2019 after a five-decade delay. project ever be in
the national inter-
lThe Kosi Rail Mahasetu in Bihar was approved in Nest? Why was the
2003-04 and completed in 2020 after a nearly two- previous working style such that
decade delay. once work got stuck, it remained
lThe Bogibeel Bridge Project in Assam was approved stalled for years? There was no
in 1997 and completed in 2018 after a two-decade delay. accountability and no one to
lThe Atal Tunnel Project was approved in 2000 and question it. Plans were made in
completed in 2020 after a two-decade delay. files, announcements were made
for political gain, lamp lighting
lThe Eastern-Western Peripheral Project was approved
in 2006 and completed in 2016 and 2018 after a decade- ceremonies were held, founda-
long delay. tion stones were laid, but the
result was that many projects
lThe Navi Mumbai International Airport Project was remained stuck on paper for
approved in 2007 and completed in December 2025 decades.
after a nearly two-decade delay.
Under this backdrop, Prime
lThe Jammu-Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link Minister Narendra Modi launched a
project was approved in 1994 and completed in June technology platform in March 2015-
2025 after a delay of over three decades. PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance
and Timely Implementation). It has
become such a technology-based
platform that its recently conclud-
ed 50th meeting has become a
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