Trans-Asia rail link on
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NEW DELHI: The trans-Asian railway
project, linking India with Asian countries, will soon take off. The Cabinet on
Thursday gave its approval for signing and ratifying the inter-governmental
agreement on Trans-Asian Railway which will link various countries from China
in the east to Bulgaria in the west.
“The Intergovernmental agreement will formalise the co-ordinated development of Trans-Asian Railways. This will help the movement of rail traffic, improvement of trade and tourism among Asian countries,” Minister for Information and Broadcasting P R Dasmunsi said after the Cabinet meeting.
Indian Railways will construct a 350-km link between Jiribam (India) and Moreh (Myanmar) for the proposed link-up. The Myanmar government will also share part of the project cost. The project cost for India is estimated at around Rs 1,800 crone and the total cost is expected to be around Rs 3,000 crore.
The inter-governmental agreement on Trans-Asian Railway Network was adopted at the 62nd session of the united Nations -Economic and Social Commission for Asian and the Pacific held in Jakarta on 12th April,2006. It was opened for signature on the 10th and 11th November, 2006 and has already been signed by 18 countries.
“The Intergovernmental agreement will formalise the co-ordinated development of Trans-Asian Railways. This will help the movement of rail traffic, improvement of trade and tourism among Asian countries,” Minister for Information and Broadcasting P R Dasmunsi said after the Cabinet meeting.
Indian Railways will construct a 350-km link between Jiribam (India) and Moreh (Myanmar) for the proposed link-up. The Myanmar government will also share part of the project cost. The project cost for India is estimated at around Rs 1,800 crone and the total cost is expected to be around Rs 3,000 crore.
The inter-governmental agreement on Trans-Asian Railway Network was adopted at the 62nd session of the united Nations -Economic and Social Commission for Asian and the Pacific held in Jakarta on 12th April,2006. It was opened for signature on the 10th and 11th November, 2006 and has already been signed by 18 countries.
NEW DELHI: The trans-Asian railway project, linking India with Asian countries, will soon take off. The Cabinet on Thursday gave its approval for signing and ratifying the inter-governmental agreement on Trans-Asian Railway which will link various countries from China in the east to Bulgaria in the west.
“The Intergovernmental agreement will formalise the co-ordinated development of Trans-Asian Railways. This will help the movement of rail traffic, improvement of trade and tourism among Asian countries,” Minister for Information and Broadcasting P R Dasmunsi said after the Cabinet meeting.
Indian Railways will construct a 350-km link between Jiribam (India) and Moreh (Myanmar) for the proposed link-up. The Myanmar government will also share part of the project cost. The project cost for India is estimated at around Rs 1,800 crone and the total cost is expected to be around Rs 3,000 crore.
The inter-governmental agreement on Trans-Asian Railway Network was adopted at the 62nd session of the united Nations -Economic and Social Commission for Asian and the Pacific held in Jakarta on 12th April,2006. It was opened for signature on the 10th and 11th November, 2006 and has already been signed by 18 countries.
“The Intergovernmental agreement will formalise the co-ordinated development of Trans-Asian Railways. This will help the movement of rail traffic, improvement of trade and tourism among Asian countries,” Minister for Information and Broadcasting P R Dasmunsi said after the Cabinet meeting.
Indian Railways will construct a 350-km link between Jiribam (India) and Moreh (Myanmar) for the proposed link-up. The Myanmar government will also share part of the project cost. The project cost for India is estimated at around Rs 1,800 crone and the total cost is expected to be around Rs 3,000 crore.
The inter-governmental agreement on Trans-Asian Railway Network was adopted at the 62nd session of the united Nations -Economic and Social Commission for Asian and the Pacific held in Jakarta on 12th April,2006. It was opened for signature on the 10th and 11th November, 2006 and has already been signed by 18 countries.
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