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Cabinet pulls up infra ministries to expedite port connectivity projects

Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba also asked the ministries to finalise a comprehensive action plan in coordination with DPIIT and integrate it with PM Gati-Shakti framework by Aug 15

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Close to 52 road and 28 rail connectivity projects for ports remain incomplete as of today, with more being added to the pipeline of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping Waterways through its flagship scheme, Sagarmala

Dhruvaksh Saha New Delhi
After repeated delays in execution of road and rail connectivity projects with non-major ports, the Union cabinet has pulled up the Ministry of Railways (MoR) and Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), and asked them to ensure timely completion of these projects on priority, Business Standard has learnt.

Non-major ports are the ones which are not owned by the central government.

At a meeting of PM Gati-Shakti Empowered Group of Secretaries (EGoS) on June 22, Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba also asked the ministries to finalise a comprehensive action plan in coordination with the Department for Promotion of Industry and