<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday said the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog should focus on quick resolution of inter-departmental and centre-state issues to speed up the pace of implementation of infrastructure projects.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Modi, after a a high-level meeting on infrastructure here, directed the concerned ministries to work in a "mission mode" towards achieving electrification of the remaining 20,000 unelectrified villages, in a clearly defined time-frame, an official statement said.<br /><br />"Innovative solutions should be explored for ensuring total rural electrification, including solar energy, power connectivity through nearby railway infrastructure and off-grid solutions," he said.<br /><br />The prime minister was informed that issues regarding coal supply to existing power plants were resolved and "not even one power plant faces a shortage of coal".<br />Modi also reviewed the plans for augmenting solar power generation capacity in the country, it said.<br /><br />As an illustration, he suggested that BCCI could be involved in an effort to convert power consumption of all major cricket stadiums across the country from conventional energy to solar energy.<br /><br />Reviewing the progress in coastal development, the prime minister reiterated his call for a "Blue Revolution", integrating coastal shipping, tourism and regional development through the Sagarmala project.<br /><br />He called for a fundamental change in the approach towards redevelopment of railway stations and development of areas contiguous to railway corridors that run through major cities in the country.<br /><br />Government officers from all related infrastructure ministries, the PMO and NITI Aayog were present at the meeting.</p>
<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday said the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog should focus on quick resolution of inter-departmental and centre-state issues to speed up the pace of implementation of infrastructure projects.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Modi, after a a high-level meeting on infrastructure here, directed the concerned ministries to work in a "mission mode" towards achieving electrification of the remaining 20,000 unelectrified villages, in a clearly defined time-frame, an official statement said.<br /><br />"Innovative solutions should be explored for ensuring total rural electrification, including solar energy, power connectivity through nearby railway infrastructure and off-grid solutions," he said.<br /><br />The prime minister was informed that issues regarding coal supply to existing power plants were resolved and "not even one power plant faces a shortage of coal".<br />Modi also reviewed the plans for augmenting solar power generation capacity in the country, it said.<br /><br />As an illustration, he suggested that BCCI could be involved in an effort to convert power consumption of all major cricket stadiums across the country from conventional energy to solar energy.<br /><br />Reviewing the progress in coastal development, the prime minister reiterated his call for a "Blue Revolution", integrating coastal shipping, tourism and regional development through the Sagarmala project.<br /><br />He called for a fundamental change in the approach towards redevelopment of railway stations and development of areas contiguous to railway corridors that run through major cities in the country.<br /><br />Government officers from all related infrastructure ministries, the PMO and NITI Aayog were present at the meeting.</p>