Centre may axe 116 infra projects worth Rs 1.26 trn lagging for decades

Land issues, Centre-State tussles caused delay, roads and railways have the highest share

Some 116 infrastructure projects worth Rs 1.26 trillion could be shut down due to unresolved obstacles ranging from land acquisition to Centre-state tussles. While these projects have incurred a cumulative capital expenditure of Rs 20,311 crore, the Centre is considering the possibility of finally putting a lid on them.

In an internal report prepared by NITI Aayog, the policy think tank of the government, these 116 projects feature in the list of those terminated, on hold, or bound for foreclosure. These may be removed from the Centre’s project-monitoring system, which has been created to expedite infrastructure execution.

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