DBMI 3.0 creates third wave of new thinking about infrastructure

Dainik Bhaskar National Government Vertical's fourth big event concludes on 28^th Sept at Taj Palace in Delhi

BestMediaInfo Bureau | Delhi | September 30, 2011

Dainik Bhaskar Group in its constant endeavour to bring to the fore, the key elements that need the focus of the concerned entities for the overall development of our nation, presented the Dainik Bhaskar Mission Infrastructure 3.0 or DBMI 3.0, a conclave covering the Infrastructure sector. DBMI 3.0 was an attempt to create meaningful, productive and result-oriented deliberation on issues related to “implementation” and “public good” aspects of infrastructure development in India covering all activities of an infrastructure project.

The event took place at Taj Palace, New Delhi on 28^th September, 2011 and witnessed the who's who of the Infrastructure industry in India along with the representation of key related ministries. The ministers present at the event were Sharad Pawar, Union Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Processing Industries, Kamal Nath, Union Minister, Ministry of Urban Development; and Sachin Pilot, MOS, Ministry of IT.

Among other dignitaries who were present at the event, Gajendra Haldea, Advisor to Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Govt. of India in his keynote address presented the Challenges and Opportunities in Infrastructure in the 12th Plan. It covered Power, Highways, Ports, Airports and Railways.

The event was kick-started with the traditional lamp-lighting ceremony followed by the welcome address by Ramesh Chandra Agarwal, Chairman, Dainik Bhaskar Group. It was followed by a Special Address by Yashwant S Bhave, Chairperson, Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India. The Special Guest at the event Kamal Nath, Hon'ble Union Minister, Ministry of Urban Development thanked Dainik Bhaskar Group for putting together such an event where the decision-makers of the Infrastructure giants of India were present. This was followed by an address by the Chief Guest, Sharad Pawar, Hon'ble Union Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Processing Industries.

Sachin Pilot, Hon'ble MOS, Ministry of IT, Govt. of India gave an address on India Tomorrow. All the addresses were very well received by the attending delegates.

This was followed by the first Session that highlighted the key issues in the Agricultural/Rural infrastructure followed by Panel discussions on Business Infrastructure, Urban Infrastructure and People Infrastructure.

Jaideep Dhagat, Senior General Manager and Business Head, National Government Vertical, Dainik Bhaskar Group while giving the closing remarks to this phenomenal event mentioned that DBMI 3.0 proposed to bring about a paradigm shift in the present approach to infrastructure development in India. He further highlighted that the uniqueness of the event lies in the fact that the central theme emphasizes that infrastructure needs to be approached from end-result, which most of the events currently do not do. It is named “Mission Infrastructure” to make it more grounded in what needs to be done on a war-footing instead of discussing a vision. The numeric “3.0” represents the third wave of new thinking about infrastructure in India that DBMI 3.0 proposes to usher in. The third wave of fresh thinking on infrastructure proposes to be “people-led” that will view different aspects of infrastructure from the end-result and end-user perspective.

Dhagat thanked all the participants and also shared his thoughts on why such a forum is important for making the industry aware of the various challenges and opportunities available when it comes to infrastructure development in a country like India. The event also turned out to be a wonderful networking opportunity for industry peers who even gave inputs at expanding the scope and span of this kind of niche event. The event was well lauded by the participants

For more information on the conclave, please visit www.dbmissioninfra.com

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