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                                              ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS 
                    APL         Adaptable Program Lending              IHHA       International Heavy-Haul Association 
                    ARTC        Australian Rail Track Corporation      IIFCL      India Infrastructure Finance Company 
                                                                                  Ltd 
                    CAS         Country Assistance Strategy            IR         Indian Railways  
                    CIL         Coal India Limited                     IRB        Indian Railway Board  
                    CGFA        Corp. Gov.  and  Financial             IT         Information Technology 
                                Accountability 
                    CONCO       Container Corporation of India         IUFR       Interim Unaudited Financial Report 
                    R           Limited. 
                    CPAR        Country Procurement Assessment         JICA       Japan International Cooperation Agency 
                                Report 
                    CPM         Chief Project Manager                  LA         Land Acquisition 
                    CPSU        Central Public Sector Undertaking      LRDSS      Long Range Decision Support System 
                    CR          China Railways                         M&E        Monitoring and Evaluation 
                    CW&T        Civil Works and Track                  MMD        Maximum Moving Dimensions 
                    CVO         Chief Vigilance Officer                MOEF       Ministry of Environment,  Forests and 
                                                                       &CC        Climate Change 
                    DFC         Dedicated Freight Corridor             MOR        Ministry of Railways 
                    DFCCIL      Dedicated Freight Corridor             MOU        Memorandum of Understanding 
                                Corporation.  
                    DIR         Detailed Implementation Review         NRRP       National Rehabilitation & Resettlement 
                                                                                  Policy 
                    DPC         Dedicated Passenger Corridor           NGO        Non-Government Organization 
                    DPE         Department of Public Enterprises       PAD        Project Appraisal Document 
                    EA          Environmental Assessment               PAP        Project Affected Person 
                    ELI         Existing Line Improvement              PIO        Public Information Officer 
                    EMF         Environmental Management               PS         Performance Specifications 
                                Framework 
                    ERR         Economic Rate of Return                PP         Procurement Plan 
                    ERP         Enterprise Resource Planning           PPPs       Public Private Partnerships 
                    FIRR        Financial Internal Rate of Return      PWD        Public Works Department 
                    ERP         Enterprise Resource Planning           QSAC       Quality and Safety Audit Consultant 
                    FIRR        Financial Internal Rate of Return      RAA        Railway Amendment Act, 2008 
                    GAAP        Governance and Accountability          RAP        Resettlement Action Plan 
                                Action Plan                                        
                    GBS         General Budgetary Support              RDSO       Research, Designs and Standards 
                                                                                  Organization. 
                    GDP         Gross Domestic Product                             
                    GGM         Group General Manager                  RFP        Request for Proposal 
                    GHG         Greenhouse Gas                         RPF        Resettlement Policy Framework 
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                    GM          General Manager                         ROBs        Road Over Bridges 
                    GOI         Government of India                     RS          Rolling Stock 
                    GPN         General Procurement Notice              RTIA        Right to Information Act 
                    GQ          Golden Quadrilateral                    SEMU        Social and Environment Management 
                                                                                    Unit 
                    HR          Human Resources                         SESMR Social & Environment Safeguards 
                                                                        C           Monitoring and Review Consultants 
                    HHC         Heavy-haul Committee                    SHE         Safety, Health and Environment 
                    IBRD        International Bank for Reconstruction   SIA         Social Impact Assessment 
                                and Development                         SPN         Specific Procurement Notice 
                    IDC         Interest During Construction            ToR         Terms of Reference 
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                                        Regional Vice President:          Annette Dixon 
                                               Country Director:          Onno Ruhl 
                                 Senior Global Practice Director:         Pierre Guislain 
                                               Practice Manager:          Karla Gonzalez Carvajal 
                                              Task Team Leader:           Benedict Eijbergen/Atul Agarwal 
                  
                  
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