The Union Cabinet on Thursday announced two major railway projects worth Rs 6,798 crore in Andhra Pradesh and Bihar.
Th two projects include doubling of Narkatiaganj-Raxaul-Sitamarhi-Darbhanga & Sitamarhi-Muzaffarpur Section covering 256 km in Bihar and construction of new line between Errupalem and Namburu via Amaravati covering 57 kms in Andhra Pradesh.
Notably, the boost comes amid BJP government's alliance with the Chandrababu Naidu's TDP in Andhra and Nitish Kumar's JD(U) in Bihar. However, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the projects have nothing to do with politics.
Railway projects in Andhra Pradesh
The cabinet announced the project in Andhra Pradesh at Rs 2,245 crore. The line will give an improved connectivity of central and north India with south India. It will also provide accessibility to religious sites like Amarlingeswara Swamy Temple, Amaravati Stupa, Dhyana Buddha statue and Undavalli Caves Connectivity to Machilipatnam Port, Krishnapatnam Port & Kakinada Port. There will be a 3 km long bridge across the Krishna River.
Further, the project is expected to generate 19 lakh human days of work and will save 6 crore kg of Carbon Dioxide, which equivalent to planting 25 Lakh trees.
Railway project in Bihar
In Bihar, the cabinet approved doubling of Narkatiaganj-Raxaul-Sitamarhi-Darbhanga & Sitamarhi - Muzaffarpur corridor for Rs 4,553 crore. The 256-km long project will benefit Uttar Pradesh and North Bihar. The railway line runs close and parallel to the international border of Nepal. It connects Inland Container Depot at Birgun, providing an alternate connectivity to Chicken Neck region between Northern States & North-East Ayodhya to Sitamarhi.
Further, it gives an aternate connectivity to, Kathmandu, Janakpur, and Lumbini for faster movement of foodgrains, fertilisers, cement and containers.
The project will generate 87 lakh human days of work and is expected to save 162 crore Kg Carbon Dioxide, equivalent to planting 6.5 crore trees.
The two projects in Andhra Pradesh and Bihar will be completed in four years, said Vaishnaw.
Th two projects include doubling of Narkatiaganj-Raxaul-Sitamarhi-Darbhanga & Sitamarhi-Muzaffarpur Section covering 256 km in Bihar and construction of new line between Errupalem and Namburu via Amaravati covering 57 kms in Andhra Pradesh.
Notably, the boost comes amid BJP government's alliance with the Chandrababu Naidu's TDP in Andhra and Nitish Kumar's JD(U) in Bihar. However, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the projects have nothing to do with politics.
Railway projects in Andhra Pradesh
The cabinet announced the project in Andhra Pradesh at Rs 2,245 crore. The line will give an improved connectivity of central and north India with south India. It will also provide accessibility to religious sites like Amarlingeswara Swamy Temple, Amaravati Stupa, Dhyana Buddha statue and Undavalli Caves Connectivity to Machilipatnam Port, Krishnapatnam Port & Kakinada Port. There will be a 3 km long bridge across the Krishna River.
Further, the project is expected to generate 19 lakh human days of work and will save 6 crore kg of Carbon Dioxide, which equivalent to planting 25 Lakh trees.
Railway project in Bihar
In Bihar, the cabinet approved doubling of Narkatiaganj-Raxaul-Sitamarhi-Darbhanga & Sitamarhi - Muzaffarpur corridor for Rs 4,553 crore. The 256-km long project will benefit Uttar Pradesh and North Bihar. The railway line runs close and parallel to the international border of Nepal. It connects Inland Container Depot at Birgun, providing an alternate connectivity to Chicken Neck region between Northern States & North-East Ayodhya to Sitamarhi.
Further, it gives an aternate connectivity to, Kathmandu, Janakpur, and Lumbini for faster movement of foodgrains, fertilisers, cement and containers.
The project will generate 87 lakh human days of work and is expected to save 162 crore Kg Carbon Dioxide, equivalent to planting 6.5 crore trees.
The two projects in Andhra Pradesh and Bihar will be completed in four years, said Vaishnaw.
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