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 vehiclel | Year |
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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 construction | 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 |
Science Projects[]
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Project | Type | Location | Status | Notes |
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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 | India | Completed | NavIC, is an autonomous regional satellite navigation system that provides accurate real-time positioning and timing services. |
Medical Vaccines[]
Project | Disease | Developed By | Status | Notes |
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ZyCoV-D vaccine | Covid-19 (Virus SARS-CoV-2) | Cadila Healthcare | Completed | World's First DNA Based Covid-19 Vaccine[4] |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Mumbai Trans Harbour Link | Sea Bridge | Maharashtra | Under construction | India's longest sea bridge when completed |
Nagpur–Hyderabad–Bengaluru Expressway | Controlled-access highway | Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka | Planned | – |
Railways[]
Project | Type | Location | Status | Notes |
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Western Dedicated Freight Corridor | Freight transport | Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra | Partially operational | – |
Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor | Freight transport | Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal | Partially operational | – |
Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor | High-speed rail line | Gujarat and Maharashtra | Under construction | India's first high-speed rail line |
Chenab Bridge | Arch bridge | Jammu and Kashmir | Under construction | World highest railway bridge when completed |
East-West Dedicated Freight Corridor | Freight transport | Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal. | Planned | – |
North-South Dedicated Freight Corridor | Freight transport | Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh | Planned | – |
East Coast Dedicated Freight Corridor | Freight transport | West Bengal, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh | Planned | – |
Freight transport | India | Partially operational | – |
Airways[]
Project | Type | Location | Status | Notes |
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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 |
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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. |
Vrindavan Chandrodaya Temple | Uttar Pradesh | Under construction | World's tallest religious monument once completed |
Sports Projects[]
Project | Location | Status | Notes |
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Narendra Modi Stadium | Gujarat | Completed | World's largest Stadium with seating capacity of 132,000 spectators |
Recreational Projects[]
Project | Location | Status | Notes |
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Statue of Unity | Gujarat | Completed | World's Tallest Statue with a height of 182 meters. |
Greenfield City & Urban Redevelopment Projects[]
Project | Location | Status | Notes |
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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 | – |
Pragati Maidan revamp | New Delhi | In progress | – |
See also[]
- List of megaprojects
- List of megaprojects in Russia
- Urban rail transit in India
- High-speed rail in India
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
- ^ Brookes, Naomi J.; Locatelli, Giorgio (1 October 2015). "Power plants as megaprojects: Using empirics to shape policy, planning, and construction management". Utilities Policy. 36: 57–66. doi:10.1016/j.jup.2015.09.005.
- ^ "Chandrayaan-3 launch delayed further to 2022, says ISRO chief K Sivan". 21 February 2021.
- ^ Mallapaty, Smriti (2 September 2021). "India's DNA COVID vaccine is a world first – more are coming". Nature. 597 (7875): 161–162. doi:10.1038/d41586-021-02385-x.
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