Five cross-border projects at various stages of development: Vaishnaw
The Hindu
He said the five projects having a total length of 125 km will cost ₹2,722 core.
Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday told the Rajya Sabha that currently five cross-border rail projects with neighbouring countries are either in the pipeline or in the construction stage.
He said the five projects having a total length of 125 km will cost ₹2,722 core.
The minister said till March 2023, the Indian government has incurred ₹1,722 crore on the projects connecting Balurghat- Hilli, Jogbani- Biratnagar (Nepal), Agartala- Akhaura (Bangladesh), Mahisasan- Zero Point (Bangladesh) and Jaynagar- Bijalpura.
Mr. Vaishnaw said 5.46 km of the Agartala-Akhaura broad gauge project falls in India while 6.78 km is in Bangladesh. The anticipated cost of the project is ₹865 crore, of which ₹781.87 crore had been spent till July.
He also said the Raxaul-Kathmandu new line project has a length of 140.79 km and will require ₹23,945.33 crore. “The final location survey of the project was carried by Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL),” he added.
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