Bharatamala Pariyojana – Visionary Corridor across India

1 INTRODUCTION

• Bharatmala Pariyojana is an umbrella scheme of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH). 
• The scheme aims to optimize the efficiency of movement, both freight and passenger, across India by developing critical infrastructure – corridors, highways, waterways, etc.
• It also aims to create direct and indirect employment in the sector besides enabling National Highway linkages for over 500 districts in the country. 
• This ambitious programme has subsumed all existing highway projects.

2 KEY FEATURES

• Improvement in the quality of roads 
• Improvement in the efficiency of corridors through operationalization of Multimodal Logistics Parks and by addressing the issue of choke points.
• Improvement in the levels of connectivity in the North East and also increasing alignment of connectivity efforts with inland waterways
• Emphasis on the use of science and technology in planning, implementing and monitoring of the programme.

Sources: 1

3 COMPONENTS

• Economic Corridors [9,000KM] 
• Inter-corridor and feeder roads to National and Economic Corridors [6,000KM]
• National Corridors Efficiency Improvement [5,000KM] 
• Border and International connectivity roads [2,000KM]
• Coastal and Port connectivity roads [2,000KM] 
• Green-field expressways [800KM]

4 LOOKING FORWARD

• Bharatmala Pariyojana focuses on the enhancement of existing infrastructure and therefore catalyses the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan and Make in India programme. 
• The use of technology-based and scientific planning will pave the way for the practice of Asset Monitoring and Project Preparations in the future. 
• Further, with efficient highway connectivity in the North-East, a boost in tourism and in the infrastructure development sector is anticipated.