In a move aimed at simplifying how steel bridges get built in India, Nitin Gadkari and Ashwini Vaishnaw have launched the PRISM-SG portal in New Delhi.
For years, the approval process for Road Over Bridges (ROBs), especially steel girders, has involved a mix of online and largely manual steps, often slowing projects down. PRISM-SG changes that by bringing everything from Quality Assurance Plans (QAP) and Welding Procedure Specification Sheets (WPSS) to fabrication-stage inspections onto a single digital platform.
The portal allows stakeholders to submit documents, respond to queries, schedule inspections, and track progress in real time. Until now, while some approvals were handled through the RRCAS Portal, several critical steps remained offline, leading to delays and coordination gaps.
By connecting departments, contractors, fabricators, and inspection agencies in one place, the system is expected to cut approval timelines from nearly 12 months to just 3–4 months.
It’s a practical shift, one that could make steel bridge execution faster, clearer, and far more predictable.
