The roof of the Delhi airport collapsed.
The accident that occurred at Delhi International Airport Terminal-1 is heartbreaking. With the first rains in Delhi, the metal canopy installed here broke and fell, and along with the loss of one person’s life, 6 people were injured. Due to lack of infrastructure, a similar situation occurred at Delhi’s Pragati Maidan tunnel, which is now completely submerged in water. But did you know that Rs 44.4 lakh crore of the country’s assets are still at stake?
If we take a look at the recent incidents, there have been reports of collapse of 4 major bridges in Bihar in the recent past. Apart from this, there have been reports of broken canopies at Jabalpur airport, Madhya Pradesh, water dripping from the roof of the Ram temple in Ayodhya and cracks at Atal Setu in Mumbai. This is a blot on the image of the country’s infrastructure development.
44.4 lakh crores are at stake
According to a Bloomberg Economics report, infrastructure projects worth Rs 44.4 lakh crore will come online in the country in the next 2 years. The size of this amount can be estimated from the fact that it is almost equal to the total cost of all infrastructure projects built in the country in the last 11 years.
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In the next two years, many railway lines and railway stations are going to be renovated in the country. At the same time, new airports, bridges, subways, highways and other infrastructure projects such as bullet trains are also going to be built. In such a situation, the question of their quality is becoming a matter of great concern.
Infrastructure development is necessary for economic development
Quoting Niranjan Sahu, senior fellow at the Observer Research Foundation, ET said in a news report that the incident at Delhi airport Terminal 1 raises questions about the quality of rapid infrastructure development in the country. This is an incident that tarnishes India’s image. This incident happened at a time when India is projecting itself as a global power.
At the same time, infrastructure development is very important for the country’s economic development. Bloomberg Economics itself believes that infrastructure development can bring the country’s economic growth rate to 9% by 2030. Last year it was 8.2 percent.
