Welcoming the Cabinet nod to six multi-tracking projects of the Indian Railways worth Rs 12,343 crore, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on February 8 that they will enhance transportation efficiency and help reduce congestion on busy railway networks.
“Today’s Cabinet decision pertaining to the Railways sector will boost infrastructure, reduce congestion on busy routes and improve commerce as well as connectivity,” PM Modi posted from his official X handle.
Today’s Cabinet decision pertaining to the Railways sector will boost infrastructure, reduce congestion on busy routes and improve commerce as well as connectivity. https://t.co/QzQDwkQXzu
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 8, 2024
In a significant move aimed at enhancing transportation efficiency, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by PM Modi, cleared the railway transportation projects across six States earlier in the day.
With a combined cost estimated at Rs 12,343 crore, these projects, fully funded by the Union Government, aim to streamline operations, reduce congestion and provide crucial infrastructural development on the busiest rail sections in the country.
According to an official statement, the approved six projects span 18 districts across Rajasthan, Assam, Telangana, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Nagaland.
They will increase the existing network of Indian Railways by 1020 kms and will provide employment of about three crore man-days to the people of the states.
The proposed routes are 178.28 km of Ajmer-Chanderiya and 131.27 km of Jaipur-Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan, 271.97 km of Luni-Samdari-Bhildi in Gujarat and Rajasthan, 7.062 km of Agthori-Kamakhya with new Rail cum Road Bridge in Assam, 140 km of Lumding-Furkating in Assam and Nagaland, and 88.81 km of Motumari-Vishnupuram and Rail over Rail at Motumari in Telangana & Andhra Pradesh.
(with inputs from ANI)
