Projects to be expedited: Railways
Our Correspondent
Ludhiana, February 10
The Northern Railway has reiterated its commitment to speed up work on all pending projects and lay special emphasis on those being executed in states like Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, J&K.
Addressing a virtual press conference, Northern Railway general manager Ashutosh Gangal said the total budget allocation for the financial year (FY) 2021-22 had been raised by 35 per cent (from Rs 11,695.21 crore to Rs 15,818.49 crore).
Focusing on the pending/proposed railway projects in Punjab, he said Rs 745 crore had been earmarked during the next FY for doubling the work on the 172.64-km Rajpura-Bathinda section at a total cost of Rs 1,920 crore. Similarly, Rs 150 crore were proposed to be spent during laying a new 83.74-km broad gauge line on the Nangal Dam-Talwara section and taking oversiding on the 29.16-km Mukerian-Talwara section. He said work was also being taken up on laying 33.23-km new line on the Chandigarh-Baddi section at a total estimated cost of Rs 398.14 crore and Rs 200 crore had been allocated for the next FY for the project. Gangal said the Railways would spend Rs 102 crore during the next FY for doubling the track across the Ravi bridge on the Kathua-Madhopur (Punjab) section.
