Developing the Mobility Grid in India - Screening Emerging Opportunities in Transport Infrastructure to 2025

Re-Calibrating the PPP Model Likely to Spruce Competition in Developing Airports, Roads and Railway Stations and Other Multi-Modal Transportation Infrastructure

Transportation can power lives and plays a large part in controlling our daily movements. It has become a necessity. From daily commuting to traveling far off places or carrying goods from one place to another, these modes of transportation not only drives our daily life but also support terrifically in economic development. But to support the seamless movement of these varied modes of transport, there is the requirement of smart and supportive infrastructure. The best example indicating that how important transport infrastructure is for a growing economy is best shown in Union Budget 2019-20. As per the Union Budget for this fiscal, transport infrastructure in India is anticipated to see remarkable investments of up to INR 30 Trillion by 2024. Railways, Roads, and Highways are likely to get the maximum chunk of this planned investment, with railways projected to receive a financial outlay of up to INR 12 Trillion. Taking cues from the leading global economies, this time Indian railways is not just focusing on expanding the networks but to also maintain and enhance the quality of its existing infrastructure – largely the stations. The impetus is on providing improved and facilities at the railway stations matching international standards.

Hence, the author's team of experts pondered to discover all these opportunities and present them in form of a dossier which factors in both a high-end analysis and robust datasets for the seamless transition of business decision making for the industry leaders and associated value chain players.

Business Case for Developing Transport Infrastructure in India

• Development of transport infrastructure in India to receive a capital outlay of INR 25-30 Trillion by 2024
• Indian government to give impetus on the need to enhance port-led development through Sagarmala scheme and develop inland waterways to use rivers for cargo movement to decongest road and rail networks
• Cargo volume on river Ganga is anticipated to grow four times by 2024. Two more inland waterways terminals at Sahibganj in Jharkhand and Haldia in West Bengal likely to get commissioned by the end of FY’2019-20
• A budgetary allocation of INR 450 crore has been announced for inland waterways for FY’2019-20
• Indian railways making efforts to provide improved facilities at the stations including those located in small cities and towns. More focus is given on providing facilities such as – Lifts & escalators, battery-operated vehicles, plush waiting lounges, Wi-Fi facility, cafeterias and upgradation of passenger amenities etc.
• Reiteration of focus on setting up new airports and expansion of existing airport capacities. Moreover, the government also plans to improve the connectivity with the underserved /unserved airports
• An investment to the tune of INR 9 Trillion is planned to be pumped into the roads and highways sector

Key Highlights

• Opportunity assessment of smart mobility in India
• Screening state wise high opportunity zones for the development of economic corridors w.r.t. road transport
• Screening state wise high opportunity zones for development of greenfield expressways w.r.t. road transport
• Assessing state wise business case for developing dedicated freight corridors
• Assessing state wise business case for developing railway tracks
• Assessing state wise business case for developing railway stations
• Assessing state wise opportunity in modernization and expansion of ports infra
• Assessing state wise opportunity in infra development of new ports
• Assessing state wise opportunity in developing inland waterways terminals
• Region wise opportunity track for developing new airports
• Region wise opportunity track for modernizing the existing airports
• Region wise opportunity track for developing the metro rail corridors