Infrastructure Projects in India: Roads, Ports & Urban Leads

Projects India currently tracks 74,865 upcoming infrastructure projects across all sectors in India, with a combined recorded cost of approximately Rs 374.03 lakh crore. Of these, 18,646 are marked verified. In the last 90 days alone, 578 new projects were added to our database — covering roads and highways, railways, ports, urban development and energy infrastructure — giving suppliers, contractors and B2B sales teams an early view of work before it reaches open tender.

Upcoming infrastructure projects in India: at a glance

Largest upcoming Indian infrastructure projects by investment

The table below draws from our database as of September 2026. Projects from sectors clearly outside core infrastructure — such as display fabrication units — have been excluded for relevance. The list spans highway corridors, rail systems, energy and heavy industry that directly drive civil, structural and mechanical procurement.

Several patterns stand out. Three projects exceeding Rs 1 lakh crore are concentrated in Odisha — the ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel cement and steel plants plus the Vedanta captive power plant — signalling a heavy industrial build-out that will pull in civil contractors, structural fabricators and bulk material suppliers for an extended period. The Mumbai–Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor at Rs 1,08,000 crore is already under construction, meaning civil works, viaduct fabrication, systems integration and station fit-out packages are actively in procurement or will be soon. Andhra Pradesh carries two large refinery and petrochemical proposals from BPCL and Haldia Petrochemicals, both still under approvals, giving equipment and EPC firms a window to position before tendering opens. Explore the full highway and roads project pipeline in our database, or browse all upcoming projects in India by sector and stage.

Where India's infrastructure projects are concentrated

As the chart below shows, Maharashtra leads all states in project count, followed by Gujarat, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.

Maharashtra alone accounts for 12,869 projects in our records, underpinned by Public Works Department Maharashtra's 862 active projects with a combined recorded cost of about Rs 33,483 crore — the single most active promoter by count in this scope. Gujarat (7,019 projects) is driven by large private-sector industrial and refinery investments alongside the Roads and Buildings Department's 323 projects valued at about Rs 6,822 crore. Karnataka (6,609) and Uttar Pradesh (4,969) follow, with UP's project pipeline including significant water infrastructure through Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam's 853 projects worth about Rs 14,343 crore. Andhra Pradesh (3,956) and Odisha (3,597) punch above their population weight due to large greenfield industrial and energy projects currently at planning or approvals stage — particularly in the coastal and mineral-belt districts. For suppliers serving multiple states, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Karnataka form a natural priority cluster for road shows and BD calendars.

What stage are these projects at — and why it matters

Stage distribution determines which type of vendor engagement is appropriate, as the chart below shows.

The single largest group — 35,790 projects — is Under Approvals. This is the critical early-positioning window: environmental, forest and statutory clearances are being processed, but detailed engineering has often begun and vendors who engage promoters now can influence specifications before an NIT is issued. A further 11,987 projects are in Planning, meaning feasibility or DPR work is underway; these are leads for consultants, surveyors and design firms. The 17,488 projects marked Construction Started represent active procurement — civil contractors, equipment OEMs and bulk material suppliers should be calling on these accounts now. The 2,009 projects with Approvals Received sit in the sweet spot between clearance and first tender: expect NIT activity on these within months. The 1,178 projects Nearly Complete are relevant for O&M service providers and commissioning engineers. Only 997 projects are Cancelled and 2,055 are on Hold — a relatively small fraction of the tracked universe, which suggests the current capital expenditure cycle remains broadly intact.

Sub-sectors driving the pipeline

As the chart below shows, Real Estate and Other Construction lead by volume, but for infrastructure-focused vendors the most relevant sub-sectors are Roadways / Highways (4,616 projects), Railways (1,942) and Water & Sewerage Pipeline & Distribution (7,498).

The Roadways and Highways sub-sector — 4,616 projects in our database — is anchored by the National Highways Authority of India, which runs 786 active projects with a combined recorded cost of about Rs 6.49 lakh crore, making it the largest single infrastructure promoter by cost in this scope. State highway tenders flow through PWD offices in Maharashtra, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, each of which appears among the top ten promoters by project count in our records. Highway construction in India generates sustained demand for paving equipment, bitumen, precast concrete elements, steel guardrails and traffic management systems; the pipeline size here confirms that demand is structural, not cyclical. The Railways sub-sector (1,942 projects) includes the Patna Metro Phase I (Rs 13,411 crore, Construction Started) added recently to our records, as well as the Delhi Rapid Rail Transit System at Rs 1,00,000 crore currently in planning and approvals. Tunnelling, elevated viaducts, signalling, rolling stock and station fit-out are the primary procurement categories. You can browse live government tenders across all these sectors on our platform.

Recent additions to our database

578 projects entered our database in the 90 days to September 2026, compared with 640 in the 90 days before that. The recently added projects include a mix of scales and sectors:

• Patna Metro Rail Project, Phase I — Patna Metro Rail Corporation Limited, Bihar — Rs 13,411 crore — Construction Started. A significant urban transit lead for civil contractors, systems integrators and MEP suppliers active in eastern India.
• Residential Group Housing, Kozhikode, Kerala — Secura Developers Private Limited — Rs 118 crore — Under Approvals. Relevant for structural, finishing and MEP sub-contractors in Kerala.
• Residential Project, Gurugram, Haryana (Expansion) — Emaar India — Rs 1,248 crore — Approvals Received. A near-tender residential lead in the NCR market.
• Commercial Project, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh — Omjee Infra — Rs 11 crore — Construction Started. An active small-commercial lead in Chhattisgarh.
• Producer Gas Project, Keonjhar, Odisha — Siddhiriddhi International Private Limited — Construction Started.
• Residential Complex, Cuttack, Odisha — Vijyalaxmi Infracon — Under Approvals.
• Residential Project, Guwahati, Assam — Shiva Narayan Construction — Construction Started.

The spread of recent additions — from a Rs 13,411 crore metro in Bihar to smaller residential and commercial projects in Chhattisgarh, Assam and Odisha — reflects the breadth of active development beyond the headline markets. These are exactly the leads that rarely appear on a single government portal in consolidated form.

What this means for suppliers and contractors

The stage distribution and sector mix translate directly into procurement timing. Here is what vendors should act on now:

• Projects Under Approvals (35,790) — Engage promoters and EPC consultants at this stage to register capabilities, influence tender specifications and get on pre-qualification lists. Key needs: DPR inputs, environmental consultancy, geotechnical surveys, and preliminary design services.
• Construction Started (17,488) — Active procurement is underway. Civil contractors should be submitting for sub-contract packages; equipment OEMs (pavers, crushers, batching plants, cranes) should be in active rental and sale conversations; bulk material suppliers (cement, TMT steel, bitumen, aggregates) should be negotiating supply agreements.
• Approvals Received (2,009) — Watch for NIT releases. This group will generate the next wave of highway tenders, urban infrastructure tenders and industrial plant orders. Preparation time before bid submission is limited once a tender drops.
• Highway and road projects specifically — NHAI's Rs 6.49 lakh crore pipeline and state PWD programmes running in Maharashtra, Odisha, MP, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal sustain continuous demand for pavement construction, bridge fabrication, drainage systems, road safety products and highway operation contracts. Browse the highway and roads pipeline by state and stage to prioritise your BD effort.
• Railways (1,942 projects) — Bullet train civil works, metro rolling stock, signalling and station construction are multi-year contracts; early registration with National High Speed Rail Corporation and metro rail corporations matters.
• Urban and commercial projects — Business and commercial complexes (3,198 projects) and the real estate sub-sector (10,799) sustain demand for MEP systems, elevators, glazing, flooring and fit-out trades. The VendorConnect contractor and supplier directory helps buyers find qualified vendors in these categories.

How to track these infrastructure projects

No single government portal consolidates project stage, promoter identity, investment value and tendering status across roads, railways, ports and urban infrastructure simultaneously. Projects India aggregates all of these into one searchable database of 84,445 projects nationally, with 18,646 verified records and 1,51,105 open tenders live as of September 2026. Teams can filter by state, sub-sector, stage and investment size to build precise prospect lists rather than chasing stale news. To see how the data is structured before committing, download a free sample project report. For teams that need systematic tender monitoring, the AI tender intelligence tool tracks bid deadlines and corrigenda automatically. You can also follow project movements by stage using our Project Tracker guide.