In a major push to streamline infrastructure approvals, Ministers Nitin Gadkari (Road Transport & Highways) and Ashwini Vaishnaw (Railways, IT & I&B) today launched the PRISM-SG Portal in New Delhi.
The portal, designed for Road Over Bridge (ROB) projects, digitises key inspection and approval processes, including Quality Assurance Plans (QAP), Welding Procedure Specification Sheets (WPSS), and fabrication stage inspections of steel girders. It enables end-to-end online submission, document scrutiny, query resolution, inspection scheduling, report uploads, and real-time tracking, complete with audit trails.
Previously, approvals for QAP, WPSS, and fabrication inspections were largely offline, causing delays and limited inter-agency coordination. PRISM-SG integrates all stakeholders—Road Owning Departments, Indian Railways, contractors, fabricators, and inspection agencies—on a single digital platform.
The portal is expected to reduce ROB approval timelines from around 12 months to just 3–4 months, improving project efficiency, transparency, and accountability. It will accelerate timely completion of ROBs and railway bridges, boosting infrastructure development and connectivity nationwide.
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