A meeting of the Central Cabinet Committee on infrastructure projects monitoring group was held in the Secretariat on Friday.
Secretary Cabinet Secretariat Anil Swaroop said that since the formation of the group eight months back, 180 projects have received sanction. Chief Secretary Subhash Kumar said that a PMG had also been constituted in the State for investments less than Rs 1,000 crore. A monthly meeting was held to increase the speed of sanctioning projects.
He said that talks were also on to convert Muzaffarnagar-Roorkee
railway line to double track instead of Deoband-Roorkee railway line.
Work is on for Gas Authority of India limited’s pipeline from Haridwar to Nepal (5 km), Nepali Farm to Rishikesh (4 km) and Mohkampur to ISBT (9 km). The State Government will provide land for receiving terminal station from ISBT to Bhaniyawala. Soon clearance will be given on issues relating to forest clearance.
Tourism secretary Umakant Panwar, additional secretary, Planning, C Ravishankar and others were present in the meeting.