Cabinet nod to 3 railway projects worth Rs 6,456 cr

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved 3 railway projects worth Rs 6,456 crore.

The three projects covering 7 Districts in 4 States i.e., Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh will increase the existing network of Indian Railways by about 300 Kms, said Minister of Information & Broadcasting, Ashwini Vaishnaw.

With these projects 14 New Stations will be constructed, providing enhancing connectivity to 2 (Two) Aspirational Districts (Nuapada and East Singhbum). New Line projects will provide connectivity to approx. 1,300 villages and about 11 Lakh population. Multi-tracking project will enhance connectivity to approx. 1,300 villages and about 19 lakh population.


The new line proposals will provide direct connectivity and improve mobility, providing enhanced efficiency and service reliability for Indian Railways, said the central government.

"These are essential routes for transportation of commodities such as agriculture products, fertilizer, coal, iron ore, steel, cement, limestone etc. The capacity augmentation works will result in additional freight traffic of magnitude 45 MTPA (Million Tonnes Per Annum)."