Railways re-starts removal of lines beneath elevated track

The removal of old railway lines located beneath the elevated track in Rohtak city re-started on Wednesday.

A road is proposed to be constructed in place of the old railway track after the construction of the country's first elevated railway track in its place at Rohtak.

The removal of the old track will pave the way for the construction of the road, which was awaited by residents for a long time.

"A portion of the old track is being removed on Wednesday. The process of removing the rest of the track will continue as per the directions from the higher authorities," said Gurjeet Kumar, Railways Section Engineer.

The work to remove the old lines had commenced in June this year after a long wait of nearly three years, but was left incomplete then.

The resumption of the work has rekindled the hopes of the residents regarding the construction of the proposed road in place of the old railway track.

"There were certain technical and official glitches behind the delay in the execution of the project to remove the old track. Now the work has resumed and is expected to provide some respite to the residents who have been suffering much inconvenience," said local BJP leader Ashok Khurana who resides in a colony located along the track.

The foundation stone of the elevated railway track project was laid in March, 2018. It was slated to be completed by September, 2019, but got delayed due to techno-legal issues and Covid-induced lockdown and got commissioned in March, 2021.

However, the old railway track which was rendered useless after being replaced by the elevated track, was yet to be removed to pave way for the construction of a road as proposed.

The residents of the area along the railway track hope that the entire area would get a new look and much better connectivity with the construction of a road in place of the old track.