Abstract:
In India, the demand of infrastructure has been burgeoning rapidly owing to economic development and
rapid pace of urbanization. Increasingly, the infrastructure planning and implementation strategy indicates
the policy makers are leaning towards fulfilling this demand with megaprojects, having large scope and
size, in terms of cost and resource requirements. The performance of these megaprojects has been dismissal
with substantial time and cost overruns. The uncertainties and complexities associated with megaprojects
is recognized as a major hurdle in effective implementation of megaprojects. There has been diversity of
mechanisms adopted for managing complexities in Indian megaprojects. This paper analyses the case
studies of Indian megaprojects to determine the types of mechanisms followed managing complexities as
well as their effectiveness. Based on this analysis, the areas of improvement in existing mechanisms have
been suggested, which would be help to the policy makers and ensure smoother implementation of
megaprojects.
