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SPECIAL REPORT
A Year Journey of Good Governance
6. Kempegowda and Guwahati Airports – 10. Namo Ghat and Varanasi Multi-Modal
Expanding Aviation Capacity: Bengaluru’s Terminal – River-based connectivity: Developed
Terminal-2 has increased the airport’s annual at a cost of ₹95 crore, Namo Ghat features
passenger handling capacity from approximately viewing decks, cafeterias, heritage murals, and
2.5 crore to 5–6 crore; its highlights include cruise berths. The Varanasi Multi-Modal Terminal
a ‘green wall,’ hanging gardens, and outdoor is the first of its kind on National Waterway-1,
gardens. Meanwhile, Guwahati’s new terminal has capable of handling vessels with a capacity
raised capacity from 34 lakh to over 1.3 crore, of 1,500–2,000 tonnes. It was from here that
featuring a ‘Sky Forest’ that incorporates around India’s first post-independence inland waterway
140 metric tonnes of bamboo and approximately container service was launched.
one lakh indigenous plants.
11. Swarnim Sankul and the New Parliament
7. Jewar International Airport – NCR’s second Building – New Complexes for Good
major aviation gateway: The first phase, costing Governance: Gandhinagar’s Swarnim Sankul was
₹11,200 crore, was inaugurated on March 28, an initiative to bring various state departments
2026. It aims to alleviate the growing pressure on under one roof, facilitating shared services and
Indira Gandhi International Airport and meet the administrative operations. The triangular complex
air connectivity needs of Western Uttar Pradesh. of the new Parliament Building in New Delhi is
Once fully developed, it is slated to become one equipped with 888 seats for the Lok Sabha and
of India’s largest airports. 384 seats for the Rajya Sabha. Inaugurated on
May 28, 2023, the building incorporates content
8. Vizhinjam Port – India’s maritime from various states across the country and houses
transshipment hub: Inaugurated on May 2, the ‘Sengol’.
2025, Vizhinjam is India’s first dedicated
container transshipment port and the first semi- 12. Central Vista: Kartavya Path, Kartavya Bhawan,
automated transshipment port. Its natural draft and Seva Teerth: Kartavya Path, redeveloped
of approximately 20 meters allows large cargo over a period of 19 months, was inaugurated on
vessels to dock here. The project aims to bring September 8, 2022. With the launch of Kartavya
transshipment activities—currently handled at Bhawan-3 and Seva Teerth, the process of
foreign ports—to India and retain the associated consolidating ministries—previously operating
revenue within the country. from various rented buildings—into a shared
secretariat complex began. Kartavya Bhawan-3
9. Kochi Water Metro and Namo Bharat – New is designed to consume 30 percent less energy
models of urban transport: The Kochi Water compared to conventional buildings.
Metro is India’s first water metro system. A fleet
of 78 battery-electric hybrid boats connects 38 13. Statue of Unity: A Grand Symbol of National
terminals across 15 routes. This fleet constitutes Spirit: Standing 182 meters tall, this is the world’s
the world’s first water-metro network powered by tallest statue. Inaugurated on October 31, 2018,
battery energy on such a large scale. Meanwhile, its height reflects the 182 seats of the Gujarat
the 82.15 km long Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Legislative Assembly. Farmers from across the
Namo Bharat RRTS is designed for a maximum country contributed to the project through public
speed of 180 kmph. participation by sending iron sourced from old
agricultural tools.
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