PRAGATI and Rail Infrastructure in Mizoram
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Varun Adhikari
Contd from previous issue
Land acquisition delays were no longer treated as routine administrative hurdles, the Government of Mizoram was instructed to expedite resolutions, and progress was tracked. Lawandorder related issues were formally recognized as critical risks to execution and placed under close observation.
What stood out was not individual decisions, but their synchronization. Under PRAGATI, agencies could no longer work in isolation. Responsibilities were fixed, coordination became mandatory, and follow-up was constant. The effect was immediate, the Katakhal-Bairabi section was commissioned in March 2016, enabling freight movement and improving access, logistics, and planning.
As months passed, it became clear that PRAGATI was changing institutional behaviour in a measurable way. (To be contd)
Contd from previous issue
Land acquisition delays were no longer treated as routine administrative hurdles, the Government of Mizoram was instructed to expedite resolutions, and progress was tracked. Lawandorder related issues were formally recognized as critical risks to execution and placed under close observation.
What stood out was not individual decisions, but their synchronization. Under PRAGATI, agencies could no longer work in isolation. Responsibilities were fixed, coordination became mandatory, and follow-up was constant. The effect was immediate, the Katakhal-Bairabi section was commissioned in March 2016, enabling freight movement and improving access, logistics, and planning.
As months passed, it became clear that PRAGATI was changing institutional behaviour in a measurable way. (To be contd)