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Government approves Rs 1,000 crore for India-Bangladesh rail link - The Economic Times
Government approves Rs 1,000 crore for India-Bangladesh rail link
By PTI | 26 Jul, 2015, 04.13PM IST
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The government on Saturday communicated to Tripura that it had sanctioned Rs.580 crore to lay the rail tracks and acquire required land.
AGARTALA: The Centre has sanctioned Rs 1,000 crore for laying of 15.06 km long tracks to connect Indian Railways with Bangladesh through the North East.
"We were informed by the Centre on Saturday that it has sanctioned Rs 580 crore for acquiring land and laying of five km long tracks on the Indian side," state transport Secretary Samarjit Bhowmik said today.
The External Affairs Ministry had earlier sanctioned Rs 400 crore to Bangladesh for acquiring land and laying of about ten km long track on the Bangladesh side, he said.
The project would be completed by 2017, Bhowmick said, adding, an elevated corridor would be constructed for covering 3.7 km length of the route.
He said, IRCON would construct the entire route and other works as it has experience of working in Bangladesh.
The 15.06 km long track would connect Agartala with Akhaura railway junction in Bangladesh.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina discussed on the issue during the former's visit to Dhaka on June 6-7 and India would fund the entire project, Bhowmick said.
State Transport minister Manik Dey said completion of the project would reduce the distance from Agartala to Kolkata from 1,650 km to 515 km and difficult hilly terrain could be avoided.
"This will improve trade and commerce between Bangladesh and India's North East and enhance people to people contact," he added.
Government approves Rs 1,000 crore for India-Bangladesh rail link
By PTI | 26 Jul, 2015, 04.13PM IST
Post a Comment
The government on Saturday communicated to Tripura that it had sanctioned Rs.580 crore to lay the rail tracks and acquire required land.
AGARTALA: The Centre has sanctioned Rs 1,000 crore for laying of 15.06 km long tracks to connect Indian Railways with Bangladesh through the North East.
"We were informed by the Centre on Saturday that it has sanctioned Rs 580 crore for acquiring land and laying of five km long tracks on the Indian side," state transport Secretary Samarjit Bhowmik said today.
The External Affairs Ministry had earlier sanctioned Rs 400 crore to Bangladesh for acquiring land and laying of about ten km long track on the Bangladesh side, he said.
The project would be completed by 2017, Bhowmick said, adding, an elevated corridor would be constructed for covering 3.7 km length of the route.
He said, IRCON would construct the entire route and other works as it has experience of working in Bangladesh.
The 15.06 km long track would connect Agartala with Akhaura railway junction in Bangladesh.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina discussed on the issue during the former's visit to Dhaka on June 6-7 and India would fund the entire project, Bhowmick said.
State Transport minister Manik Dey said completion of the project would reduce the distance from Agartala to Kolkata from 1,650 km to 515 km and difficult hilly terrain could be avoided.
"This will improve trade and commerce between Bangladesh and India's North East and enhance people to people contact," he added.
