PM GatiShakti Southern Zone District Level Capacity Building Workshop held in Thiruvananthapuram.

PM GatiShakti

• About: PM GatiShakti (PMGS) or National Master Plan for Multi-modal Connectivity was launched on October 13, 2021, to facilitate integrated multimodal connectivity using indigenous technology. 
• Framework: Its framework includes an inter-ministerial mechanism at both the Centre and State levels, along with a GIS-based decision support system, enhancing infrastructure planning and development across the country.
• Objective:
  • Provides multimodal connectivity infrastructure to various economic zones.
  • Aims to drive economic growth and sustainable development.
• Seven Engines of PM GatiShakti: Railways, Roads, Ports, Waterways, Airports, Mass Transport and Logistics Infrastructure
• Supportive Components:
  • Complementary roles of Energy Transmission, IT Communication, Bulk Water & Sewerage, and Social Infrastructure.
  • Powered by Clean Energy and collaborative efforts of the Central Government, state governments, and the private sector.
• Alignment and Synergy:
  • Projects in the “National Infrastructure Pipeline” aligned with the PM GatiShakti framework.
  • Emphasis on modern infrastructure and logistics synergy among different modes of movement and project locations.
  • Aims to enhance productivity and accelerate economic growth.

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• Gati Shakti Digital Platform: It involves the creation of a common umbrella platform through which infrastructure projects can be planned and implemented in an efficacious manner by way of coordination between various ministries/departments on a real-time basis.
• Digital Master Planning Tool: 
  • The Digital Master Planning tool is the hub where all the ministries will update their data periodically for planning, review, and monitoring.
  • Developed by BISAG-N (Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geoinformatics).
  • Uses a dynamic Geographic Information System (GIS) platform.
  • Integrates data from various Ministries and Departments within a comprehensive database.
  • Features real-time mapping and satellite imagery from ISRO, hosted on MEGHRAJ (Government cloud).