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The Cabinet Committee connected Economic Affairs approved 2 obstruction projects for West Bengal and Jharkhand connected Tuesday (March 10, 2026) astatine a full outgo of ₹4,474 crore.
These projects see a 4th obstruction enactment betwixt Santragachi – Kharagpur successful West Bengal and different connecting Sainthia successful West Bengal and Pakur successful Jharkhand.
The 2 projects screen 5 districts successful the 2 States and volition summation the existing obstruction web by astir 192 km. It volition heighten connectivity to astir 5,652 villages, covering a full colonisation of astir 147 lakh.
The projected capableness enhancement volition amended obstruction connectivity to respective salient tourer destinations crossed the country, including Bolpur-Shantiniketan, Nandikeshwari Temple (Shaktipeeth), Tarapith (Shaktipeeth), Patachitra Gram, Dhadika Forest, Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary, and Rameshwar Kund, according to a property statement.
The approved projects are besides indispensable routes for proscription of commodities specified arsenic coal, stone, dolomite, cement, slag, gypsum, robust and steel, and foodgrains. The capableness augmentation works volition effect successful further freight postulation of 31 MTPA (Million Tonnes Per Annum).
