List of megaprojects in India
This is a list of megaprojects in India. "Megaprojects are temporary endeavours (i.e. projects) characterized by: large investment commitment, vast complexity (especially in organisational terms), and long-lasting impact on the economy, the environment, and society".[2]
Aerospace
Extraterrestrial probes
| Destination | Craft name | Outcome | Launch Vehicle | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moon | Chandrayaan-1 | Successful, but communication was lost after a year | GSLV Mk III | 2008–2009 |
| Mars | Mars Orbiter Mission | Operational | PSLV | 2014 |
| Moon | Chandrayaan-2 | Operational | GSLV Mk III | 2019 |
| Space | Gaganyaan | Under development | GSLV Mk III | 2023 |
| Moon | Chandrayaan-3 | Planned | GSLV Mk III | 2022[3] |
| Sun | Aditya-L1 | Planned | PSLV-XL | 2022 |
| Venus | Shukrayaan-1 | Planned | GSLV Mk II | 2025 |
| Jupiter | TBD | Planned | TBD | TBD |
| Mars | Mars Orbiter Mission 2 (Mangalyaan 2) |
Planned | GSLV Mk III | 2024 |
Satellite-based Navigation
| Project Name | Status | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| NaVIC | Operational | 2020 | India's indigenously-made autonomous regional satellite navigation system that provides accurate real-time positioning and timing services |
| GAGAN | Operational | 2021 | India's indigenously-made regional satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) |
Science & Technology Projects
Laboratories, Observatories and related Projects
| Project | Type | Location | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BharatNet | Nationwide broadband connectivity Rural and Pan-india connectivity | India | Under construction | Government of India wants to establish, manage, and operate the National Optical Fibre Network to provide a minimum of 100 Mbit/s broadband connectivity to all 250,000-gram panchayats in the country, covering nearly 625,000 villages, by improving the middle layer of nation-wide broadband internet in India. |
| India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) | Particle physics research project | Tamil Nadu | Under construction | One of the biggest experimental particle physics projects undertaken in India |
| NAVIC | Navigation System | India | Completed | NavIC, is an autonomous regional satellite navigation system that provides accurate real-time positioning and timing services. |
| 5Gi | Telecommunication Standard by TSDSI | India | Completed | 5Gi is an Indian wireless communication standard that features low mobility large cell (LMLC), is designed to enhance the signal transmission range of a basestation several times, helping service providers cost-effectively expand coverage in rural areas. TSDSI 5Gi is set to be merged with 3GPP 5G standard.[4] |
Medical Vaccines
| Project | Disease | Developed By | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZyCoV-D vaccine | Covid-19 (Virus SARS-CoV-2) | Cadila Healthcare / Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) | Completed | World's First DNA Based Covid-19 Vaccine[5] |
| Covaxin vaccine | Covid-19 (Virus SARS-CoV-2) | Indian Council of Medical Research | Completed | Bharat Biotech's Covaxin (BBV152) is an inactivated COVID-19 vaccine that uses adjuvant Alhydroxiquim-II to boost immune response longer-lasting immunity. The Indian Council of Medical Research created the Covaxin (BBV152) vaccine. |
Energy
| Project | Type | Location | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhadla Solar Park | Solar Energy | Rajasthan | Completed | World's largest PV Solar park |
| Pavagada Solar Park | Solar energy | Karnataka | Completed | World's third largest photovoltaic solar park. |
| Dholera Solar Park | Solar energy | Gujarat | Under construction | World largest photovoltaic solar park once completed. |
| Gujarat Hybrid Renewable Energy Park | Solar energy & wind park | Gujarat | Under construction | When completed, it will be the biggest hybrid renewable energy park in the world. |
Transportation
Roads
| Project | Type | Location | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bundelkhand Expressway | Controlled-access highway | Uttar Pradesh | Under construction | Currently, Bundelkhand Expressway is an 296 km long, 4-lane wide (expandable to 6) under-construction access-controlled expressway in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Purvanchal Expressway | Controlled-access highway | Uttar Pradesh | Completed | Currently, India's longest expressway at 340.8 km. |
| Delhi-Meerut Expressway | Controlled-access highway | Delhi and Uttar Pradesh | Completed | |
| Umling La | Motorable Road | Ladakh | Completed | World's highest motorable road located at an altitude of 19,300 feet (5,883 m) constructed by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) |
| Delhi–Mumbai Expressway | Controlled-access highway | Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra | Under construction | India's longest expressway when completed at 1380 km |
| Gorakhpur Link Expressway | Controlled-access highway | Uttar Pradesh | Under construction | Gorakhpur Link Expressway is a 4-lane wide (expandable to 6) expressway in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It will connect Jaitpur village in Gorakhpur district with Salarpur village on Purvanchal Expressway in Azamgarh district. |
| Mumbai Trans Harbour Link | Sea Bridge | Maharashtra | Under construction | India's longest sea bridge when completed |
| Mumbai–Nagpur Expressway | Controlled-access highway | Maharashtra | Under construction | Nagpur–Mumbai Super Communication Expressway (officially known as Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg) is an under-construction 6-lane (expandable to 8) 701 km long access-controlled expressway in Maharashtra, India. It will be amongst the country's longest Greenfield road project,[1] connecting the two capitals of the state i.e., Mumbai and Nagpur. |
| Nagpur–Hyderabad–Bengaluru Expressway | Controlled-access highway | Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka | Planned | |
| Nagpur–Hyderabad–Bengaluru Expressway | Controlled-access highway | Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka | Planned | |
| Raipur–Visakhapatnam Expressway | Controlled-access highway | Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh | Under Construction | |
| Trans–Haryana Expressway | Controlled-access highway | Kurukshetra district and Narnaul | Under Construction | – |
Railways
Airways
| Project | Type | Location | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noida International Airport | International Airport | Uttar Pradesh | Under construction | With six runways, Noida International Airport is planned to become India's largest airport and Asia's second largest. |
| Navi Mumbai International Airport | International Airport | Maharashtra | Under construction | Navi Mumbai International Airport is an under-construction greenfield international airport being built at Panvel/Uran, Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra, India. |
Religious Projects
| Project | Location | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ram Mandir | Uttar Pradesh | Under construction | The most awaited temple being built at the site of Ram Janmabhoomi, the birthplace of Rama, a principal deity of Hinduism. |
| Somnath Dham | Gujarat | Completed | Somanātha temple or Deo Patan, is located in Prabhas Patan, Veraval in Gujarat, India. One of the most sacred pilgrimage sites for the Hindus, they believe it to be the first among the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva. |
| Kashi Vishwanath Dham | Uttar Pradesh | Completed | Kashi Vishwanath Temple is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is located in Vishwanath Gali of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh in India. The temple stands on the western bank of the holy river Ganga, and is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, the holiest of Shiva temples. |
| Kedarnath Temple Revamp | Uttarakhand | Under construction | Kedarnath Temple is a Hindu temple (shrine) dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva. The temple is located on the Garhwal Himalayan range near the Mandakini river, in the state of Uttarakhand, India. |
| Vrindavan Chandrodaya Temple | Uttar Pradesh | Under construction | World's tallest religious monument once completed |
Sports Projects
| Project | Location | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Narendra Modi Stadium | Gujarat | Completed | World's largest Stadium with seating capacity of 132,000 spectators |
Recreational Projects
| Project | Location | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statue of Unity | Gujarat | Completed | World's Tallest Statue with a height of 182 meters. |
| Statue of Belief | Rajasthan | Completed | World's 4th Tallest Statue with a height of 106 meters. |
| Statue of Equality (Ramanuja) | Hyderabad | Completed | Statue of Equality also referred to as Ramanuja statue is a statue of the 11th-century Vaishnavaite Saint Bhagavad Ramanuja, located at the premises of Chinna Jeeyar Trust at Muchintal , Bhagyanagar |
Greenfield City & Urban Redevelopment Projects
| Project | Location | Status | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Vista Redevelopment Project | New Delhi | Under construction | Redevelopment of Central Vista which is India's Administrative area. | |
| Coastal Road | Mumbai | Under construction | Coastal Road is an under construction 8-lane, 22.2-km long freeway that would run along Mumbai's western coastline connecting Marine Lines in the south to Kandivali in the north. | |
| Smart Cities Mission | Pan India | In progress | – | |
| Navya Ayodya | Uttar Pradesh | In progress | – | |
| Diamond Research and Mercantile City | Surat | Under construction | Surat Diamond Bourse is a diamond exchange under construction as of 2020 in DREAM City, Surat, Gujarat, India. The Project would be India's second diamond trading hub based at Surat, Gujarat, spread across 35.54 acres with availability of 66 lakh Sq.ft. built up area encompassing 4,000 offices for national & international traders. | |
| Dholera | Gujarat | In progress | – | |
| GIFT City | Gujarat | In progress | – | |
| India International Convention & Expo Centre (IICC) | New Delhi | In progress | – | |
| Pragati Maidan revamp | New Delhi | In progress | ||
| New Delhi World Trade Center | New Delhi | In progress | Located strategically at heart of Capital Region of New Delhi, Nauroji nagar is set to be the most preferred business district of the nation, NBCC a public sector enterprise has been given the contract for construction of the building. | – |
See also
References
- Vidhi Doshi (29 October 2018), "Four times as tall as the Statue of Liberty: India's new monument to its 'Iron Man'", Washington Post
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