RAILWAY LINE DOUBLING PROJECTS

Sept. 30, 2021

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the doubling of the Nimach-Ratlam (Madhya Pradesh) railway line as well as of the Rajkot-Kanalus (Gujarat) railway line, with an estimated project cost of over ₹1,000 crore each.

About:

  • The total length of doubling of the line for the Nimach-Ratlam line is 132.92 km, with an estimated project cost of ₹1,095.88 crore, and the estimated length for the Rajkot-Kanalus line is 111.2 km, with an estimated cost of ₹1,080.58 crore.

  • Both projects are targeted for completion by 2024-25.

  • The Rajkot-Kanalus section is a part of the busy Mumbai-Ahmedabad-Viramgam-Okha section.

Source : The Hindu

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