New Delhi, June 13 -- The Ministry of Commerce & Industry on Friday at the 95th meeting of the Network Planning Group (NPG) convened to evaluate infrastructure projects in the Metro Rail and Roads, Transport & Highways and Logistics Parks in order to boost logistics efficiency, reduce travel times, and deliver significant socio-economic benefits across regions.

In the meeting, the NPG evaluated five projects with an aim to have conformity to the PM GatiShakti principles of integrated multimodal infrastructure, last-mile connectivity to economic and social nodes and intermodal coordination.

The initiatives involve the Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-2A. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has proposed plans to extend the...