PRAGATI and Rail Infrastructure in Mizoram
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Varun Adhikari
Contd from previous issue
On the ground, however, progress was painfully slow. Site idling was common due to material unavailability, labour shortages, delayed transportation, local disturbances, and endlessly deferred decisions.
As a tunnel design consultant and geologist, the geology was challenging but understandable. What proved far more difficult was institutional inertia. The project lay at the extreme periphery of the country. Reviews were sporadic.
Decision-making authority was scattered across ministries, state departments, and agencies.
(To be contd)
Contd from previous issue
On the ground, however, progress was painfully slow. Site idling was common due to material unavailability, labour shortages, delayed transportation, local disturbances, and endlessly deferred decisions.
As a tunnel design consultant and geologist, the geology was challenging but understandable. What proved far more difficult was institutional inertia. The project lay at the extreme periphery of the country. Reviews were sporadic.
Decision-making authority was scattered across ministries, state departments, and agencies.
(To be contd)