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PM Modi needs record of infra initiatives delayed on account of Court and NGT orders: Report

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As per a News18 unique report, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a evaluate assembly held on August 25 demanded an inventory of infrastructure initiatives delayed on account of orders of varied courts and the National Green Tribunal (NGT). Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba is alleged to guide this intensive train with the related ministries.
Four ministries have been requested to coordinate the train and in addition record the loss incurred to the exchequer because of the delay. 
The minutes of the assembly accessed by News18 reads, “Ministries of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Railways and Road Transport & Highways in consultation with Ministry of Law and Justice should identify decisions of Hon’ble Courts, NGT, etc., related to land acquisition, forest or other clearances, etc., which are causing a delay in infrastructure projects.”
“Cabinet Secretary should monitor such exercise. A list of delayed projects due to such court decisions and orders, including loss incurred to the exchequer may also be prepared and compiled by the Cabinet Secretary,” it learn additional. 
The goal of the train shouldn’t be but identified, nonetheless, the report means that this train directed by the Prime Minister with the involvement of the Law Ministry might assist clear the bottlenecks inflicting a hindrance within the completion of a number of infrastructure initiatives.
PM Modi had demanded the entire record of such initiatives inside every week, the News 18 report said. A press assertion issued by the PMO workplace proper after the assembly by which eight initiatives had been reviewed said that ‘the Prime Minister stressed on the significance of timely completion.’
Delay in initiatives
The report additionally means that the Prime Minister was displeased over the delay within the prestigious Western Dedicated Freight Corridor. He additionally directed the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to get in ‘mission mode’ and guarantee completion of Delhi’s Urban Extension Road by September 15, 2021.
Stressing on adopting a distinct strategy to chop losses incurred on account of delay in initiatives, the Prime Minister in February had requested the cabinet secretary to organize a technique to operationalize infrastructure initiatives in phases as and when prepared. 
504 initiatives delayed
As per a current Economic Times report, as many as 504 initiatives are operating not on time and one other 483 infrastructure initiatives reported price overruns. The report relies on knowledge launched by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. 
The main causes for delay embrace land acquisition, delay in acquiring forest and surroundings clearances, and lack of infrastructure help and linkages.