Overview
- Weekly progress reviews were mandated for expressway works with a clear warning that construction quality will not be compromised.
- Planners were told to align new routes with the NHAI network, covering reviews of Meerut–Haridwar and Noida–Jewar extensions, the Chitrakoot–Rewa link, and the proposed Vindhya and Vindhya–Purvanchal projects.
- Defence corridor oversight tightened as unused allotments will be cancelled after three years, with Rs 30,819 crore in proposals, 5,039 acres acquired, and skill centres ordered at all six nodes.
- BIDA development advanced with a six-month deadline for land acquisition, 22,028 of 56,662 acres already secured, and a fully digital consent‑to‑payment system backed by a farmer call centre.
- Planning milestones include zoning across eight sectors due by November 30 under the Board‑approved Master Plan 2045, EIA studies in progress, highway links to NH‑27 and NH‑44 nearing completion, and NHAI asked to examine extending the Agra–Gwalior expressway to Jhansi/BIDA.