The Left Democratic Front (LDF) government's progress report on one year of its governance reflects the administration's resolve to usher in an era of big-ticket background infrastructure development on an unprecedented scale and outlay in the face of stiff social and political opposition to mega projects such as the SilverLine.
The report reiterates the disputed claim that the Union Finance Ministry had given preliminary approval for the ₹60,000 crore semi-high-speed railway project, which has run into public resistance in several localities across the State.
