Lok Sabha Question No. 663 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: Geospatial Technologies
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Dr. Shashi Tharoor

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  geospatial  technologies  used  in  National  Highways during the last two years;
- (b)  whether there is an integrated geodata policy across ministries for the purpose of road transport and highways and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government promotes any scheme or policies to remedy the  lack  of  digital  awareness  and  coordination  among  stakeholders  of geospatial technology, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) to (c) Cabinet  Committee  on  Economic  Affairs  (CCEA)  accorded approval for the implementation of PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP) on 21.10.2021 for providing multimodal connectivity infrastructure to various economic zones. The plan envisages integration of data of all individual  Ministries  (viz.  Railways,  Roads,  Ports,  Waterways,  Airports, Mass  Transport,  Logistics  Infrastructure,  supported  by  complementary roles of Energy Transmission, IT Communication, Bulk Water & Sewerage, and Social Infrastructure) in common platform for integrated planning, monitoring and review of projects.

The  PM  GatiShakti  NMP  portal  has  been  developed  as  a  Digital Master Planning tool by BISAG-N (Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space  Applications  and  Geoinformatics)  and  has  been  prepared  in

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 663 ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JULY, 2024

## GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES

663.  DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

dynamic Geographic Information System (GIS) platform for incorporating data on specific action plan of all the Ministries/ Departments within a comprehensive database.

The  Ministry  has  taken  significant  initiatives  for  use  of  the  PM GatiShakti NMP portal for planning and development of National Highway (NH) projects in the country, which are summarized as under:

- (i) GIS based NH network and other infrastructure components have been uploaded on the portal;
- (ii) API integration of NMP portal with Project Monitoring Portals of the Ministry  (Project  Monitoring  Information  System  (PMIS)  and  Data Lake) has been completed;
- (iii) DPR preparation using the NMP portal has been made mandatory irrespective of the size of the NH project.
- (iv) Standard  Operating  Procedures  (SOPs)  have  been  developed  for preparation  of  DPRs  for  NH  development  projects  using  multiple tools  available  on  NMP  portal  for  project  planning,  alignment optimization and validation based on Area Development approach.
- (v) More than 1,000 login credentials have been created for providing access  of  the  NMP  Portal  to  the  officers  of  the  Ministry  and  the project executing agencies such as National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), National Highways Infrastructure Development Corporation  Limited  (NHIDCL),  Border  Roads  Organization  (BRO) and State Government Officers dealing with NH projects.
- (vi) Various familiarization workshops as well as Hands-on Workshops for using NMP portal for NH projects have been organized from time to time for the officers of the Ministry and its executing agencies.

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