Manipur government committed to support railway authorities for completion of project connecting Imphal: CM

Manipur Chief Minister Y. Khemchand Singh said his authorities is committed to extending each indispensable enactment to guarantee the timely completion of a railway task that volition link the State's superior with the pan-India obstruction network.

The railway enactment connecting Imphal to Jiribam town, bordering Assam's Cachar district, is simply a captious 111-km infrastructure task worthy implicit ₹22,000 crore, which is expected to beryllium afloat operational by 2028.

The CM's remark comes aft helium held a gathering with North East Frontier Railway General Manager (Construction, Maligaon) Ashish Bansal and different officials astatine the CM Secretariat connected Friday (March 6, 2026) night.

Sharing details of the gathering connected Facebook, Mr. Singh said, "The delegation apprised maine of the latest advancement connected the operation of the railway enactment connecting Imphal, a landmark infrastructure task for the State." He emphasised that the commissioning of the railway enactment would importantly fortify Manipur's transport infrastructure, heighten connectivity, and guarantee a much businesslike and unafraid proviso chain.

He besides said, "The authorities remains afloat committed to extending each indispensable enactment to guarantee the timely completion of this captious task for the advancement and prosperity of Manipur." This transformative task volition "contribute to improving the easiness of surviving for our people, successful enactment with the imaginativeness of Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji", the CM added.