Union Budget 2024: Himachal Pradesh gets Rs 2,698 cr for railway development
Shimla, July 24
Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw today said the Union Government had allocated Rs 2,698 crore for railway development in the state, adding that it was 25 times more than the budget allocated by the UPA government.
While addressing mediapersons, the minister said during the UPA government’s regime between 2009 and 2014, only Rs 108 crores were allocated, on an average, for the development of railways in the state while this year, the NDA government had allocated Rs 2,698 crores for it.
He said keeping in view the soft strata in the Himalayas, a newly developed technology, ‘Himalayan tunnelling method’, was being used to construct tunnels in the state. “Under this technology, the tunnel’s plan is designed keeping in view the strength of the mountain,” he added.
He said four railway stations — Shimla, Amb-Anadura, Baijnath Paprola and Palampur-Himachal — will be developed under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. “Himachal has been 100% electrified, except for the heritage line as it could not be done,” he said.
The minister further said 24 flyovers and underbridges had been constructed in the state since 2014. He said a sum of Rs 300 crore had been allocated for the railway work on the Chandigarh-Baddi line.
