Data is the new oil to put infra projects on the fast track

A logistics firm wishing to access basic background information about a truck currently needs to log in to two different portals of the road ministry — Vahan and Sarathi. To track the cargo location, it has to rely on toll information gathered through FASTag of the National Highway Authority of India, or the Freight Operations Information Systems of the railways, depending on the mode of transport. It has to tap the Airport Cargo Community System, created by the civil aviation ministry, to interact with stakeholders in this value chain. To monitor the flow of goods in or out of a port, it has to get access to a terminal operating system.