* Ideally it take around 4-5 years to construct a Rly line, but the line shall be used for more than century i.e. for ever. So quality of projects must be ensured during their implementation by strictly adhering to the technological norms.
* Projects also need to be completed in due time, so that its benefits could be reaped as soon as possible. Any delay in completion result in cost escalation which cause financial losses to the project.
* But hurriedly completing the project in order to meed the time deadline, often...
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result in creation of substandard infrastructure, the poor performance of which prove much costlier in long run.
* GM SCR has very rightly stressed the quality aspect of projects,which practically gets overlooked under the overriding priority normally accorded to the quick completion by the Big Bosses.