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COVER STORY | Pragati Platform

PROJECT PROJECT

Kollam Bypass Navi Mumbai

Sanction Approval from Central Govt. International Airport
1972 January 2015
Sanction Date Cost
Project Length July 6, 2007 ₹19,646 crore
13 km on NH-66
PRAGATI Date Completion
Inauguration Cost March 25, 2015

Jan 15, 2019 ₹352 crore September 29, 2021 Dec 25, 2025

PRAGATI Date Benefits Maharashtra farmers
connected to Middle
The PRAGATI Platform resolved all obstacles, Eastern supermarkets
including permit and financial difficulties, that
had been pending for nearly four decades.

This 2-lane bypass project reduced travel time
Benefits between Alappuzha and Thiruvananthapuram.
Traffic congestion in Kollam city has also
been reduced.

PROJECT

Jammu-Udhampur- Sanction Date Cost
Srinagar Baramulla Mar 31, 1994 ₹43,780 crore

Rail Link Railway Line Length Inauguration

The Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla 272 km Jun 6, 2025
Rail Link (USBRL) is one of
the most ambitious rail projects 38 tunnels PRAGATI Date
undertaken in independent India. (119 km June 24, 2015,
Stretching 272 kilometres across Features long), November 6, 2019, and
the rugged Himalayan mountains, 943 bridges December 30, 2020
the project includes 119 kilometres
of tunnels. It includes 38 tunnels lThe world's tallest railway arch bridge,
and 943 bridges connecting valleys measuring 359 metres, was constructed
and mountain passes. This rail on the Chenab Bridge.
network marks a new era for lRail connectivity from Kashmir to
mobility, trade, and tourism in Kanyakumari
Jammu and Kashmir.

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