The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has launched PM GatiShakti–Offshore, a cutting-edge digital platform designed to facilitate integrated planning and coordinated management of offshore projects such as wind farms, marine resource exploration, and coastal infrastructure development.
Built as an extension of the national PM GatiShakti Programme, the offshore platform provides a unified geospatial interface that brings together critical datasets from multiple central ministries and departments. This integration enables data-driven decision-making for project planners, ensuring greater efficiency, transparency, and environmental responsibility in offshore development.
According to DPIIT, the initiative aims to strengthen India’s Blue Economy while supporting the country’s transition toward green energy and sustainable coastal growth.
By way of example, the platform can synchronize inputs from the Ministries of Power, Petroleum and Natural Gas, Environment, and Telecommunications to plan offshore transmission corridors more efficiently. For instance, in a proposed High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) subsea cable link between the Indian mainland and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, planners can use the platform to assess optimal seabed conditions for cable laying while overlaying ecological data—such as coral reefs, mangrove forests, and turtle nesting sites—to avoid sensitive marine zones.
“PM GatiShakti–Offshore represents a pioneering step toward holistic offshore infrastructure development,” DPIIT said in a statement. “By integrating geospatial intelligence and inter-ministerial coordination, the platform will help India advance sustainable offshore growth while safeguarding marine ecosystems.”
