According to two people, many projects quickly monitor this matter, from critical mineral and railway connections to large waterway and fortified highways.
“Several implemented projects would be a double-use infrastructure that can be used for both civil and military use,” one of the above-mentioned people said, adding that such an infrastructure is not new because it was previously included in PM Gati Shakti National Mission to provide multi-blue connection.
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The other person stated that the main projects aimed at bringing economic growth to the region, which are also of strategic importance, will continue with increased security measures.
The renewed focus on critical mineral mining sets the ball, followed by throwing an open railroad project connecting Jammu with Srinagar, according to the above people. The next step: Complete and expand Hydro projects in J&K and build a waterway network on several river channels, including Chenab and Jhelum, to provide alternative ways of transport for the public and cargo.
The development of new motorways and strengthening the existing road network will also be biased on a fast basis, while certain sections would be developed as a double use infrastructure to effectively face any provocation from the entire limit by providing emergency landing facilities for military aircraft.
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Questions sent to ministries mines, railways, road transport and highways and ports, transport and waterways remained unanswered until the press.
“Our infrastructure is fully equipped to handle any eventuality and support the army in case such a need,” said Vaibhav Dange, an independent infrastructure expert. “Double highways are not for regular use for military purposes, but can be used in emergency situations such as conflicts.”
Lithium maneuver
The first port of the call is the development of the Union as a center for critical mining mining, especially lithium. Mineral, which is widely used in electric vehicles (EVS), electronic industry and energy sector, is currently completely imported, mainly from China, which dominates both the exports of minerals and after current components. According to the Ministry of the Ministry of Commerce of India, Lithium imported approximately $ 1.3 billion in FY24.
India discovered its first main lithium reserve in Salal-Haiman in the Reasi district in J&K in 2023. Geological survey of India (GSI) created a derived source (G3) 5.9 million tons of lithium ore in the area. However, the initial bids for the Salal-Haimana block had to be discarded due to lack of investors’ interest.
According to the above first person, the center is likely to add two new lithium blocks to the auction in addition to the earlier system.
“GSI will now conduct a new survey and also look at other critical mineral reserves in the region, which are likely to be completed in the next two three months,” said the above. “It is then expected that by the end of 2025, two more blocks are expected to be at the auction, probably by the end of 2025.”
Rajib Maitra, a partner with Deloitte India, said the government must improve geological understanding by advanced survey and clearly share reserves’ data to ensure successful future auction. “This must be complemented by efficient and blocked operatic framework, along with targeted fiscal incentives,” he said.
Maitra added that investment in research and development is critical due to the technical challenges in obtaining lithium from J&K deposits due to low mineral concentrations and its complex clay hosted nature. “India must develop or adapt advanced extraction technologies suitable for these deposits, which can be achieved through common enterprises and technological partnerships with international players,” he said.
Experts also proposed to carry out a more thorough survey and move to the basic level (called G3) already conducted in the Reasi block for more detailed studies known as G2 and G1 in mining speech within the UN classification (UNFC).
Abhijit Kulkarni, Senior Partner for Metals and Ey-Parthenon India, believes he has moved to G2 or G1 and clearly shows the amount of reserves, their quality and how much can be extracted, confidence. If GSI can prove that mineral extraction is technically feasible and affordable, it can reduce perceived risks.
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“Leasing clusters auction should be examined. There must be a minimum source size (reserves and area) in order to make sense of the miners to optimally explore and monetize the extraction later,” he said, adding that the current smaller leases create sub-optimalities for the technical and economy of extraction.
AMIT Bhargava, a partner and national head of mining and metals in KPMG, in India, also stressed that it exceeds G3 and the need for international cooperation to obtain technological know -how. According to Bhargava, cooperation with countries like the US that has advanced lithium technology could bring the necessary funding for more thorough survey (G2 level). This could also help solve security concerns and make Reasi Lithia projects look more economical.
Other projects
Meanwhile, interviews are underway to speed up hydro-electric projects-as the construction and planned. On 12 May, the Office of Inland Waterways (Iwai) opened the Office in Srinagar. This office is in operation with immediate effect and will be the main center for all water transport projects in the Union.
IWAI will now work on the planned navigation infrastructure on three national waterways-NW-26 (Chenab River), NW-49 (Jhelum) and NW-84 (Ravi). The plan includes the establishment of floating pier in 10 seats in J&K, development of navigation navigation by excavating, wherever it is necessary, night navigation aids and regular hydrographic surveys for safe swimming vessels.
Meanwhile up to 47 highway projects lasting 810 km in J&K, which stands £42,000 crore, is in implementation. These include the Jammu-Oudhampur-Srinagar corridor, the Jammu-Chenani-OantTnag corridor, the jammú-khnoor-surankote-Poonch corridor corridor, and the Kath-Basohli-Bhaderwah-Doda corridor.
Several of these projects are expected to be completed in the fiscal fiscal.
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