New Delhi, Delhi, 25th of March 2026 : In a major step towards enhancing efficiency, transparency, and inter-agency coordination in infrastructure development, Hon’ble Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari, along with the Hon’ble Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, Electronics & IT, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, today launched the PRISM-SG (Portal for Rail-Road Inspection & Stages Management – Steel Girders) Portal in New Delhi.
The PRISM-SG Portal has been developed to digitise key approval and inspection processes related to the construction of Road Over Bridges (ROBs) and also includes Quality Assurance Plan (QAP), Welding Procedure Specification Sheet (WPSS) and fabrication stage inspection of steel girders. The portal enables end-to-end online submission of documents, scrutiny, raising and resolution of queries, approvals, scheduling of inspections, and uploading of inspection reports, photographs, test results, supported by a complete audit trail and real-time monitoring capabilities.
At present, construction of ROBs requires multiple approvals from Indian Railways such as General Arrangement Drawing (GAD), Structural Drawings, Quality Assurance Plan (QAP), Welding Procedure Specification Sheet (WPSS) and fabrication stage inspection of steel girders. While approvals for GAD and Structural Drawings are processed through the RRCAS portal, the processes related to QAP, WPSS, and fabrication inspections are largely undertaken through offline or physical modes. This often leads to delays along with limited real-time tracking and coordination among stakeholders.
The newly launched PRISM-SG Portal addresses these challenges by providing an integrated digital platform that brings together all key stakeholders, including Road Owning Departments, Indian Railways, contractors, fabricators, and inspection agencies.
The initiative will help to reduce the approval and inspection timeline from approximately 12 months to about 3 to 4 months, thereby improving project efficiency, transparency, and accountability. It will play a critical role in ensuring timely completion of RoBs and Railway Bridges, strengthening infrastructure delivery and enhancing connectivity across the country.
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