NEW DELHI: Govt Wednesday approved four railway multi-tracking projects across West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, and a highway project in Bihar, worth around Rs 13,041 crore, in its bid to improve connectivity and reduce logistics cost.The four railway lines will add about 410 km to Indian Railways network and are scheduled for completion by 2030-31.Announcing the decisions, I&B and railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the increased railway line capacity due to these expansions will enhance mobility, resulting in improved operational efficiency as the national transporter will be able to operate more passenger and freight trains. These will also improve service reliability for railways.
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The projects approved by cabinet are -173-km fourth line between Kharagpur and Bhadrak (Ranital), 75-km fourth line between Bhadrak and Haridaspur, 90-km of third and fourth lines between Gummidipundi and Gudur, and 72-km of third and fourth lines between Cuttack and Paradeep.The decision on highway development pertains to expansion of 83 km of Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi-Sonbarsa corridor on NH-22 in Bihar to four lanes. The project is expected to be completed in 30 months.The corridor is expected to reduce the travel time between from two hours to just one . It will also improve connectivity to Baba Garibnath Temple in Muzaffarpur and Punaura Dhamin Sitamarhi.
