New Delhi : The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) and Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (HRIDC) on Thursday signed an agreement to deploy systematic program evaluation for efficient delivery of project “SPEED” for smooth monitoring of its projects, in house IT solution developed by the NCRTC.
SPEED is an application with focused features and capabilities keeping in view the grassroots-level practical requirements of the project. It is a project monitoring and management tool, that has inbuilt capabilities for a complete audit trail of actions performed, provision for maintaining information about different contract packages and corridors, and configurable reporting formats.
The application tracks the entire progress throughout the pre-construction to construction levels that involve land acquisition, utility identification, and site clearance, all of which can be tracked through SPEED. It also captures daily progress from field units and enables engineers to input information in real time from the site, allowing for improved collaboration, seamless tracking of progress and faster decisions for maximum efficiency.
HRIDC is going to implement a number of rail projects including, the Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor (HORC) connecting Palwal to Sonipat via Sohna, Manesar and Kharkhouda. It is a broad-gauge double railway line for passenger and freight traffic which will provide seamless connectivity to Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC) and to Indian Railways. “SPEED” will be an extremely crucial tool in their implementation.
“NCRTC realised the full potential of this technology in the implementation of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor during the global pandemic Covid-19. The nationwide lockdown presented several unprecedented challenges to keep the progress on schedule. During that time, the platform made it possible for all teams working at several sites to coordinate seamlessly without any physical interaction and ensure that the project progress remained on schedule,” official said.
Vinay Kumar Singh, Managing Director, NCRTC said, “The use of SPEED made it possible for us to save considerable time in the implementation of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor. It helped us in risk mitigation and avoiding delays as a result of timely corrective actions which led to timely completion and overall savings in project cost. This project implementation experience and regular refinement based upon the feedback and requirements is what makes it stand out from other such tools available in the market.”
Rajesh Agarwal, Managing Director, HRIDC added, “Both HRIDC and NCRTC are implementing transformative rail-based projects which will play a key role in enabling high-speed commuter and freight movement and in turn bringing prosperity to the region. NCRTC has set benchmarks for the entire industry in terms of efficient & timely project implementation and technological innovation. We are thankful to team NCRTC who are helping us in the adoption and customization of SPEED, which is a highly refined & powerful tool for project monitoring and management. I believe SPEED will prove to be a highly effective tool enabling team HRIDC for speedy and quality delivery of projects.”
