Cabinet approves seven multi-tracking projects totalling 2339 Kms. across Indian Railways

TBB BUREAU

NEW DELHI, AUG 16, 2023

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday on Wednesday approved seven multi-tracking projects of Indian Railways at an estimated cost of around Rs 32,500 crore with 100 per cent funding from Central Government, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said.

The proposed projects will help increase the existing line capacity, smoothen train operations, reduce congestion and facilitate ease of travelling and transportation.

The projects covering 35 districts in nine States — Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal — will increase the existing network of Indian Railways by 2,339 km and provide employment of an estimated 7.06 crore man-days to the people of the states.

The projects include doubling of the existing line between Gorakhpur-Cantt-Valmiki Nagar, the Son Nagar-Andal Multi tracking Project, third line between Nergundi-Barang and Khurda Road-Vizianagaram and between Mudkhed-Medchal and Mahbubnagar-Dhone, doubling of existing line between Guntur-Bibinagar, doubling of existing line between Chopan-Chunar and the quadrupling between Samakhiali-Gandhidham.