64 new stations will be constructed for new lines, says Cabinet
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved 8 new line projects, costing an estimated Rs.24,657 crore, across Indian Railways to provide connectivity, facilitate ease of travelling, minimize logistics cost, reduce oil imports and lower CO2 emissions globaltenders .
The projects are result of PM-Gati Shakti National Master Plan for multi-modal connectivity which have been possible through integrated planning and will provide seamless connectivity for movement of people, goods and services ted.europa.eu/en/ .
The 8 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-km, the Cabinet said on 9 Aug siemens .
With these projects, 64 new stations will be constructed, providing enhancing connectivity to 6 Aspirational Districts (East Singhbum, BhadadriKothagudem, Malkangiri, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Rayagada), approx. 510 villages and about 40 lakh population http://alstom.com .
Ajanta Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage site will be connected to Indian Railway Network facilitating large number of tourists, said the Cabinet bombardier .
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 ge .
The capacity augmentation works will result in additional freight traffic of magnitude 143 MTPA (Million Tonnes Per Annum) texmaco . The Railways being environment friendly and energy efficient 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 iea .
New Railway Line route worldrailnetwork :
Gunupur-Therubali (New Line) 73.62 km in Rayagada (Odisha);
Junagarh-Nabrangpur 116.21-km in Kalahandi & Nabrangpur (Odisha);
Badampahar – Kandujhargarh 82.06-km in Keonjhar & Mayurbhanj (Odisha)
Bangriposi – Gorumahisani 85.60-km in Mayurbhanj (Odisha);
Malkangiri – Pandurangapuram (via Bhadrachalam) 173.61-km in Malkangiri, East Godavari & BhadradriKothagudem (Odisha, Andhra Pradesh & Telangana);
Buramara – Chakulia 59.96-k m in East Singhbhum, Jhargram & Mayurbnanj (Jharkhand, West Bengal & Odisha);
Jalna – Jalgaon 174-km in Aurangabad (Maharashtra);
Bikramshila – Katareah 26.23-km (Bhagalpur). Fiinews.com
