Govt approves 9 projects to expand rail network 25/08/2016

Govt approves 9 projects to expand rail network
25/08/2016 09:25

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has said that it has approved nine projects worth about Rs 24,000 crore in nine states for expansion of railway network and connectivity across the country. As per reports, the CCEA chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi have given green signal the massive line expansion programme that involves track construction of a total length of 1937.38 km at an estimated cost of Rs 24,374.86 crore.
As per reports, the nine projects include the 176 km long construction of second railway line between New Bongaigaon and Kamakhya, the 132 km long third line between Kharagpur (Nimpura) and Adityapur (Jharkhand) and 228.3 km long construction of the third line between Rajnandgaon and Nagpur in Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra.
Also, construction of 273.80 km long third line between Mathura and Jhansi and 152.57 km long third line between Jhansi and Bina, the 280 km long third line between Itarsi and Nagpur, the 201.04 km long third line between Ballarshah and Kazipet was approved by CCEA.