India, March 26 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
Government has taken up the project of development of Silchar-Saurashtra East-West Corridor having a length of 3576.55 km out of which construction in 3480.62 km length is completed. The balance 95.93 km is under implementation / bidding stage.
The completion of balance length in West Bengal and Assam is delayed due to delays in pre-construction activities including land acquisition, delay in obtaining forest & environmental
clearances, financial difficulties faced by contractors, force majeure events etc. To overcome these challenges and expedite project execution, Government has undertaken various initiatives. These include streamlining and expediting the lan...