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Shri Nitin Gadkari Launched INFRACON, ePACE and up-Scaled INAM PRO

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Purpose:

All Stakeholders to Use International Best Practises in Road Building and Demanding stakeholders to make use of innovations and successful best practices from round the world in engineering and construction of roads.

Programmes launched:Shri Nitin Gadkari

  1. ePACE
  2. INFRACON
  3. Updated version of INAMPRO

Ministry: Road Transport & Highways

Developed by:  NHIDCL (National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd)

ePACE

Acronym of E Projects Appraisal & Continuing Enhancements and it is an online Integrated Management Information System

  • Ensuring their effective and real time tracking and getting information on real time status and fund utilization
  • The portal can be freely accessed and getting information about any particular state
  • It has been provided with GIS interface to enable easy geo-tracking of the projects

INFRACONNational Portal for Infrastructure Consultancy Firms and Key Personnel

Connection between consultancy firms working in the road engineering and construction sector and domain experts

  • The portal hosts the credentials of consultancy firms and key personnel and has linkages to Aadhar and Digi-locker for data validation and purity
  • Agencies within the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, like the NHIDCL can receive technical proposals through INFRACON
  • Reduction of Paper work during bid

INAM PRO

Web-based application (www.inampro.nic.in) for Infrastructure and Material Providers

  • Web based market place that provides the material providers and the prospective buyers on a common platform.
  • Launched in March 2015 to facilitate contractors and cement buyers engaged in executing central/state funded roads and highways and bridge construction projects
  • To place cement orders online with the registered cement companies offering cement at competitive rates in the vicinity of project execution locations
  • Cement companies are facilitated to update their offered stocks and the prices on the portal