CABINET SANCTION FOR 03 LINES OF SER.
New Delhi:-
Modi has approved Eight (8) projects of Ministry of Railways with total estimated cost of
Rs. 24,657 crores (approx.).
The new line proposals will provide direct connectivity and improve mobility, providing
enhanced efϐiciency and service reliability for Indian Railways. The projects are in line
with the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s Vision of a New India which will make
people of the region “Aatmanirbhar” by way of comprehensive development in the area
which will enhance their employment/self-employment opportunities.
The 8 (Eight) projects covering 14 Districts in Seven States i.e., Odisha, Maharashtra,
Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Telangana and West Bengal will increase the existing
network of Indian Railways by 900 Kms.
With these projects 64 New Stations will be constructed, providing enhancing
connectivity to Six(6) Aspirational Districts (East Singhbhum, BhadadriKothagudem,
Malkangiri, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Rayagada), approx. 510 villages and about 40 lakh
population will be beneϐitted by these new projects .
These are essential routes for transportation of commodities such as agriculture
products, fertilizer, coal, iron ore, steel, cement, bauxite, limestone, aluminium powder,
granite, ballast, containers etc. The capacity augmentation works will result in additional
freight trafϐic of magnitude 143 MTPA (Million Tonnes Per Annum). The Railways being
environment friendly and energy efϐicient mode of transportation, will help both in
achieving climate goals and minimizing logistics cost of the country, reduce oil import
(32.20 Crore Litres) and lower CO2 emissions (0.87 million Tonnes) which is equivalent
to plantation of 3.5 crore trees.
03 new lines for South Eastern Railways also got the cabinet sanction. These new lines
will ensure Connectivity of Mayurbhanj-Keonjhar (Odisha), East Singhbhum (Jharkhand),
Jhargram (West Bengal) region to other parts of the country
● Badampahar – Kendujhargarh new line (82 km), Cost : Rs. 2106.47 Cr
● Bangriposi – Gorumahisani new line (86 km), Cost : Rs. 2548.67 Cr
● Buramara – Chakulia New line (60 km), Cost : Rs. 1638.63 Cr
The Estimated Completion Cost of the above sanctioned new lines would be around ₹
6294 crores and it will lead to employment generation of around 76 lakh man-days. These
new lines will establish direct connectivity of the Northern Odisha which is mostly tribal
belt along with the industrial hub area of East Singhbhum district to the Eastern ports of
the country.
