New line for connecting far-fetched Kutch region
The Cabinet has approved 4 projects of Ministry of Railways with total cost of Rs.12,328 crore including a new line for Deshalpar–Hajipir–Luna and Vayor–Lakhpat https://www.conexpoconagg.com/.
The Rs.2,526 crore new line will provide connectivity to far-fetched area of Kutch region. It will add 145 route km & 164 track km to the existing railway network in Gujarat. The completion timeline of the project is 3 years. Besides promoting the tourism in the state of Gujarat, the new rail line will help in transportation of salt, cement, coal, clinker & bentonite https://www.globaltenders.com/.
The strategic importance of the project is connectivity to Rann of Kutch. Harappan site Dholavira, Koteshwar temple, Narayan Sarovar & Lakhpat fort will also come under the rail network as 13 new railway stations will be added benefitting 866 villages and about 16 Lakh population https://ted.europa.eu/en/.
The other projects are:
Secunderabad (Sanathnagar) – Wadi 3rd and 4th Line;
Bhagalpur – Jamalpur 3rd line;
Furkating – New Tinsukia Doubling.
The projects aim to ensure seamless and faster transportation of both passengers and goods, the Cabinet said on 27 Aug https://www.bseindia.com/.
These initiatives will provide connectivity & improve travel convenience besides reducing logistic cost and decrease dependence on oil imports https://www.nseindia.com/.
Additionally, the projects will contribute to lower CO2 emissions, thereby supporting sustainable and efficient rail operations. The projects will also generate direct employment for about 251 lakh human-days during its construction https://sbi.com.in/.
In a major Connectivity boost, the approved multi-tracking projects will enhance connectivity to approx. 3,108 villages and about 47.34 lakh population and One Aspirational District (Kalaburagi) benefitting the states of Karnataka, Telangana, Bihar & Assam http://indianrailways.gov.in.
The completion timeline for 173 km long Secunderabad (Sanathnagar) – Wadi 3rd and 4th Line, spanning across Karnataka & Telangana is five years while for the 53 km long Bhagalpur – Jamalpur 3rd line in Bihar, it is three years. These projects will cost Rs.5,012 crore and Rs.1,156 crore, respectively.
The work for 194 km long Furkating–New Tinsukia Doubling, to be completed in 4 years, will cost Rs.3,634 crore.
The increased line capacity will significantly enhance mobility, resulting in improved operational efficiency and service reliability for Indian Railways. These multi-tracking proposals are poised to streamline operations and alleviate congestion.
The projects are planned on PM-Gati Shakti National Master Plan with focused on enhancing multi-modal connectivity & logistic efficiency through integrated planning and stakeholder consultations http://alstom.com.
The four projects cover 13 districts across the states of Gujarat, Karnataka, Telangana, Bihar and Assam, and will increase the existing network of Indian Railways by about 565 km http://hitachirail.com.
These are essential routes for transportation of commodities such as coal, cement, clinker, flyash, steel, containers, fertilizers, agriculture commodities and Petroleum products etc. The capacity augmentation works will result in additional freight traffic of magnitude 68 MTPA (Million Tonnes Per Annum) http://siemens.com.
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 (56 crore litres) and lower CO2 emissions (360 crore kg) which is equivalent to plantation of 14 crore trees, said the Cabinet http://transport.bombardier.com.
The proposed projects aim to enhance logistical efficiency by augmenting line capacity along critical routes for transportation of coal, containers, cement, agricultural commodities, Automobile, POL, Iron & Steel and other goods. These improvements are expected to optimize supply chains, thereby facilitating accelerated economic growth. fiinews.com
