It is necessary for the public entity to coordinate with other line Ministries during the project development/procurement process. The need for inter-department coordination is particularly noticeable in the development of urban rail systems across the country. Development of urban rails systems inter alia would include activities such as land acquisition and shifting of utilities along the proposed alignment; coordination with the traffic police, station development, integration of the urban rail system with other modes of transport, etc. This means that the public entity would need to coordinate with line Departments such as the urban local bodies, development Authorities (for purposes of land acquisition, conformance with development bye laws, issue of transfer of development rights, etc.), other para-statals such as water supply boards, electricity boards (for shifting of utilities); and so on.
Inter-departmental coordination is a case of development of a tourism property is also discussed herein below; For example, in cases of development of a tourism property on a land parcel which belongs to the Revenue Department. The Department of Tourism, which is the line Department, will need to coordinate with the Revenue Department for a transfer of the title of the land. The Tourism Department will also need to coordinate with the Department of Forests if it intends to organise, say, wildlife safaris for tourists staying at the proposed property.
For the smooth and timely development of a project and of the procurement process, it is necessary for the public entity to carry out the activities which have been discussed in this module. Starting these activities well in time will avoid the delays that are inevitable if they are undertaken later.