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[[File:Statue of Unity.jpg|thumb|upright|The 597-foot ''[[Statue of Unity]]'' in [[Gujarat]] – the tallest statue in the world.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/four-times-as-big-as-the-statue-of-liberty-indias-new-monument-to-its-iron-man/2018/10/28/c510a342-d868-11e8-9559-712cbf726d1c_story.html?noredirect=on |newspaper=Washington Post |date=29 October 2018 |author=Vidhi Doshi |title=Four times as tall as the Statue of Liberty: India’s new monument to its ‘Iron Man’}}</ref>]]
[[File:Statue of Unity.jpg|thumb|upright|The 597-foot ''[[Statue of Unity]]'' in [[Gujarat]] – the tallest statue in the world.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/four-times-as-big-as-the-statue-of-liberty-indias-new-monument-to-its-iron-man/2018/10/28/c510a342-d868-11e8-9559-712cbf726d1c_story.html?noredirect=on |newspaper=Washington Post |date=29 October 2018 |author=Vidhi Doshi |title=Four times as tall as the Statue of Liberty: India’s new monument to its ‘Iron Man’}}</ref>]]
This is a '''list of megaprojects in India'''. "[[Megaproject]]s are temporary endeavours (i.e. projects) characterized by: large investment commitment, vast complexity (especially in organizational terms), and long-lasting impact on the economy, the environment, and society".<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Brookes|first=Naomi J.|last2=Locatelli|first2=Giorgio|date=2015-10-01|title=Power plants as megaprojects: Using empirics to shape policy, planning, and construction management|url=http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/90267/|journal=Utilities Policy|volume=36|pages=57–66|doi=10.1016/j.jup.2015.09.005}}</ref>  
This is a list of '''megaprojects in India'''. "[[Megaproject]]s 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".<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Brookes|first=Naomi J.|last2=Locatelli|first2=Giorgio|date=2015-10-01|title=Power plants as megaprojects: Using empirics to shape policy, planning, and construction management|url=http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/90267/|journal=Utilities Policy|volume=36|pages=57–66|doi=10.1016/j.jup.2015.09.005}}</ref>
==Aerospace==
{{main|Indian Space Research Organization}}
=== Extraterrestrial probes ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Destination
! Craft name
! Outcome
! Launch vehicle
! Year
|-
|[[Moon]]
|[[Chandrayaan-1]]
|{{Yes|Successful, but communication was lost after a year}}
|[[GSLV Mk III]]
|2008–2009
|-
|[[Mars]]
|[[Mars Orbiter Mission]]
|{{yes|Operational}}
|[[Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle|PSLV]]
|2014
|-
|[[Moon]]
|[[Chandrayaan-2]]
|{{yes|Operational}}
|[[GSLV Mk III]]
|2019
|-
|[[Moon]]
|[[Chandrayaan-3]]
|Planned
|[[GSLV Mk III]]
|2022<ref name="ht-210221">{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/chandrayaan3-launch-delayed-further-to-2022-says-isro-chief-k-sivan-101613901105054.html|title=Chandrayaan-3 launch delayed further to 2022, says ISRO chief K Sivan|date=2021-02-21|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[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]] <br />(''Mangalyaan 2'')
|Planned
|[[GSLV Mk III]]
|2024
|}


A list of projects under various stages of planning and implementation can be found at [https://indiainvestmentgrid.com/ India Investment Grid] ([https://indiainvestmentgrid.com/ www.indiainvestmentgrid.com]), a government of India  platform that showcases a plethora of investment opportunities across India.
== Science Projects ==


{{dynamic list}}
=== Laboratories, Observatories and related Projects ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Project
! Type
! Location
! Status
! Notes
|-
|[[India-based Neutrino Observatory|'''India-based Neutrino Observatory''' (INO)]]
|[[Particle physics]] [[research project]]
|[[Tamil Nadu]]
|{{Partial|Under construction}}
|One of the biggest experimental [[particle physics]] projects undertaken in [[India]]
|}


==List==
==Energy==
* [[Banihal Qazigund Road Tunnel]]
 
* [[Bharatmala|Bharatmala Highways Project]]
{|class="wikitable sortable"
* Coastal Road Project
|-
* [[Char Dham Highway]]
! Project
* [[Char Dham Railways]]
! Type
* [[Chhatrapati Sambhaji Raje International Airport]]
! Location
* [[Chenab Bridge]]
! Status
* [[Chennai Bangalore Industrial Corridor]]
! Notes
* [[Delhi–Mumbai Expressway]]
|-
* [[Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project]]
|[[Bhadla Solar Park]]
* [[Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway]]
|[[Solar energy|Solar Energy]]
* [[Dholera]]
|[[Rajasthan]]
* [[Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor]]
|{{yes|Completed}}
* [[East West Gas Pipeline (India)]]
|World's largest PV Solar park
* [[Ganga Expressway]]
|-
* [[Gujarat International Finance Tec-City]]
|[[Pavagada Solar Park]]
* [[Inland waterways of India]]
|[[Solar energy]]
* [[International North–South Transport Corridor]]
|[[Karnataka]]
* [[Jewar Airport]]
|{{yes|Completed}}
* [[Kacchi Dargah–Bidupur Bridge]]
|World's third largest photovoltaic solar park.
* [[Kalpasar Project]]
|-
* [[Mumbai Trans Harbour Link]]
|[[Dholera Solar Park]]
* [[Mumbai Kanyakumari Highway]]<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/rs-50-000-crore-projects-in-kerala-in-mumbai-kanyakumari-corridor-nitin-gadkari-2309592}}</ref>
|[[Solar energy]]
* [[Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor]]<ref>{{citation |title=CPM to launch protest against mega projects from '''' 10 |url=https://wap.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/cpm-to-launch-protest-against-mega-projects-from-october-10-118100900999_1.html |work=[[Business Standard]] |date= 9 October 2018 }}</ref>
|[[Gujarat]]
* [[Navi Mumbai International Airport]]
|Planned
* [[Sagar Mala project]]
|–
* [[Pune-Mumbai Hyperloop]]
|}
* [[Setu Bharatam]]
 
* [[Kochi Smart City]]
==Transportation==
* [[Viraat Ramayan Mandir]]
===Roads===
* [[Port of Trivandrum]]
{|class="wikitable sortable"
* [[Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir]]
|-
* [[Arunachal Frontier Highway]]
! Project
* [[Dholera Solar Park]]
! Type
! Location
! Status
! Notes
|-
|[[Delhi–Meerut Expressway]]
|[[Controlled-access highway]]
|[[Delhi]] and [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|{{Yes|Completed}}
|–
|-
|[[Delhi–Mumbai Expressway]]
|[[Controlled-access highway]]
|[[Delhi]], [[Haryana]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Gujarat]] and [[Maharashtra]]
|{{Partial|Under construction}}
|India's longest expressway under construction.
|-
|[[Mumbai Trans Harbour Link]]
|[[Cross-sea traffic ways|Sea Bridge]]  
|[[Maharashtra]]
|{{Partial|Under construction}}
|India's longest sea bridge when completed
|-
|[[Nagpur–Hyderabad–Bengaluru Expressway]]
|[[Controlled-access highway]]
|[[Maharashtra]], [[Telangana]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Karnataka]]
|Planned
|–
|-
|}
 
===Railways===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Project
! Type
! Location
! Status
! Notes
|-
|[[Western Dedicated Freight Corridor]]
|[[Freight transport]]
|[[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Delhi]], [[Haryana]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Gujarat]] and [[Maharashtra]]
|{{Partial|Partially operational}}
|–
|-
|[[Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor]]
|[[Freight transport]]
|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Haryana]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Bihar]] and [[West Bengal]]
|{{Partial|Partially operational}}
|–
|-
|[[Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor]]
|[[High-speed rail|High-speed rail line]]
|[[Gujarat]] and [[Maharashtra]]
|{{Partial|Under construction}}
|India's first high-speed rail line
|-
|[[Chenab Bridge]]
|[[Arch bridge]]
|[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|{{Partial|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
|–
|}
 
=== Airways ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Project
! Type
! Location
! Status
! Notes
|-
|[[Noida International Airport]]
|[[International airport|International Airport]]
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|{{Partial|Under construction}}
|With six runways, Noida International Airport is planned to become India's largest airport and Asia's second largest.
|}
 
== Religious Projects ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Project
! Location
! Status
! Notes
|-
|[[Ram Mandir]]
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|{{Partial|Under construction}}
|A template at the site of Ram Janmabhoomi.
|-
|[[Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir|Vrindavan Chandrodaya Temple]]
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|{{Partial|Under construction}}
|World's tallest religious monument once completed
|}
 
== Sports Projects ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Project
! Location
! Status
! Notes
|-
|[[Narendra Modi Stadium]]
|[[Gujarat]]
|{{yes|Completed}}
|World's largest Stadium with seating capacity of 132,000 spectators
|}
 
== Recreational Projects ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Project
! Location
! Status
! Notes
|-
|[[Statue of Unity]]
|[[Gujarat]]
|{{yes|Completed}}
|World's tallest statue with a height of 182 meters.
|}
 
==Greenfield City & Urban Redevelopment Projects==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Project
! Location
! Status
! Notes
|-
|[[Central Vista Redevelopment Project]]
|[[New Delhi]]
|{{Partial|Under construction}}
|Redevelopment of Central Vista which is India's Administrative area.
|-
|[[Smart Cities Mission]]
|[[India|Pan India]]
|{{Partial|In progress}}
|–
|-
|[[Dholera]]
|[[Gujarat]]
|{{Partial|In progress}}
|–
|-
|[[Gujarat International Finance Tec-City|GIFT City]]
|[[Gujarat]]
|{{Partial|In progress}}
|–
|}


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of megaprojects]]
* [[List of megaprojects]]
* [[List of megaprojects in Russia]]
* [[List of megaprojects in Russia]]
* [[High-speed rail in India]]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 17:53, 22 October 2021


The 597-foot Statue of Unity in Gujarat – the tallest statue in the world.[1]

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

Main article: Indian Space Research Organization

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
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

Laboratories, Observatories and related Projects

Project Type Location Status Notes
India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) Particle physics research project Tamil Nadu Under construction One of the biggest experimental particle physics projects undertaken in India

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 Planned –

Transportation

Roads

Project Type Location Status Notes
Delhi–Meerut Expressway Controlled-access highway Delhi and Uttar Pradesh Completed –
Delhi–Mumbai Expressway Controlled-access highway Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra Under construction India's longest expressway under construction.
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
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 –

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.

Religious Projects

Project Location Status Notes
Ram Mandir Uttar Pradesh Under construction A template at the site of Ram Janmabhoomi.
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.

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.
Smart Cities Mission Pan India In progress –
Dholera Gujarat In progress –
GIFT City Gujarat In progress –

See also

References

  1. ↑ Vidhi Doshi (29 October 2018), "Four times as tall as the Statue of Liberty: India's new monument to its 'Iron Man'", Washington Post
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Chandrayaan-3 launch delayed further to 2022, says ISRO chief K Sivan". 21 February 2021.


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