Electrification to reduce carbon emissions

The cabinet has approved 100.6-km long Muzaffarpur-Sagauli & 109.7-km Sagauli-Valmiki Nagar for line-doubling projects with electrification.

The two projects would cost Rs.1,347.61 crore, Rs.1,381.49 crore, respectively.

These projects will cover the districts of Muzaffarpur, East Champaran (Motihari) and West Champaran (Bettiah) in Bihar.

Areas served by this route are densely populated. Passenger trains suffer congestion and stoppages on Muzaffarpur to Valmiki Nagar route as the line capacity utilization is upto 213%.

Additional capacity will ease congestion and allow faster and reliable movement with minimum delays. In addition, it will enhance safety through more availability of maintenance blocks.

In addition to decongesting the entire route from Muzaffarpur to Valmiki Nagar, doubling will improve capacity and connectivity, thus paving way for economic prosperity and overall development of the region.

Champaran is on the border with Nepal, thus doubling of this line will lead to better connectivity with neighbouring countries as well.

Electrification will lead to faster trains, reduce carbon emissions and promote sustainable environment. Further, it will reduce fuel import dependence, and result in energy costs savings for Railways and forex savings for the country.

In addition, Muzaffarpur-Sagauli & Sagauli-Valmiki Nagar projects will generate direct employment during construction for 24.14 lakh mandays and 26.33 lakh mandays respectively. fii-news.com