India-Bangladesh Rail Link To Be Ready By 2021: Union Minister Jitendra Singh
The landmark railway line shall be finished ahead of the top of subsequent yr, Jitendra Singh mentioned.
New Delhi:
The landmark railway line, connecting the northeastern area with Bangladesh, shall be in a position via the top of 2021, Union Minister Jitendra Singh mentioned on Sunday.
Mr Singh mentioned when the development of the railway line, between Agartala in Tripura and Akhaura in Bangladesh, shall be finished, it’s going to pave the best way for operating the primary educate from the northeast to Bangladesh at the eve of the 75th yr of India”s independence in 2022.
The landmark railway line between Agartala and Akhaura shall be finished ahead of the top of subsequent yr, this is 2021, Mr Singh mentioned.
Whilst briefing about one of the upcoming tasks within the northeast, Mr Singh, the Union Minister for Construction of North Jap Area (DoNER), mentioned his ministry will endure the price of laying five.46 kms tune at the Indian facet whilst the price of laying 10.6 kms tune at the Bangladesh facet is being borne via the Ministry of Exterior Affairs.
The railway hyperlink will attach Gangasagar in Bangladesh to Nischintapur in India and from Nischintapur to Agartala railway station.
Mr Singh mentioned the method of acquisition of land and handing it over to executing companies in each the international locations has been finished and an quantity of Rs 580 crore has been sanctioned for the Indo-Bangladesh railway paintings at the Indian facet.
Quoting engineers and professionals, the minister mentioned the soil situation at the Indian facet is cushy and due to this fact, the newest generation is getting used.
Round 600 professional staff are running round the clock to finish the paintings.
Regarding the top precedence given to the northeastern area via the PM Modi dispensation, Mr Singh mentioned the type of fast-track growth made within the closing 5 years will also be realised from the truth that when this govt got here in 2014, the rail connectivity used to be very deficient and there have been a minimum of two states, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya, the place other people had by no means noticed a educate.
Lately, he mentioned, there’s a common ”Arunachal Categorical” educate operating from Itanagar to New Delhi and a double-gauge tune is being laid all around the area.
The educate to Bangladesh shall be probably the most superb achievements of latest years, he mentioned.
The paintings to increase air connectivity thru new airports and floor delivery thru highway networks may be continuing at an equivalent tempo, he added.
