India, Aug. 26 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reviewed six infrastructure projects with a combined sanctioned cost of more than Rs.30,000 crore across nine states at the 53rd PRAGATI meeting, directing ministries and state governments to adopt an integrated approach to project execution and urgently resolve land, forest clearance and utility-shifting bottlenecks.

The projects, spanning the railway, road and power sectors, were reviewed with a focus on timelines, inter-agency coordination and removal of pending hurdles. Modi said delays in infrastructure projects not only increase costs but also postpone the benefits intended for citizens, businesses and the economy.

The projects include the Rs.12,334-crore multi-tracking of ...