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The Cabinet Committee connected Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved 4 multi-tracking railway projects covering 18 Districts successful Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh with a outgo of astir ₹24,634 crore.
The projects volition summation the existing web of Indian Railways by astir 894 km and assistance successful providing seamless connectivity for the question of people, goods and services, an authoritative connection said.
These projects are 3rd and 4th enactment betwixt Wardha and Bhusawal covering 314 km successful Maharashtra; an 84 km 4th enactment betwixt Gondia and Dongargarh successful Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh; 259 km 3rd and 4th enactment betwixt Vadodara - Ratlam successful Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh; and 4th enactment covering 84 km region of Itarsi-Bhopal- Bina successful Madhya Pradesh.
"The approved multi-tracking task volition heighten connectivity to astir 3,633 villages, which person a colonisation of astir 85.84 lakh and 2 Aspirational Districts (Vidisha and Rajnandgaon),” the connection said.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, portion briefing the media persons, said that the accrued enactment capableness volition importantly heighten mobility, resulting successful improved operational ratio and work reliability for Indian Railways.
He said that these multi-tracking proposals are poised to streamline operations and alleviate congestion.
“The projects are successful enactment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji’s imaginativeness of a New India which volition marque the radical of the portion 'Aatmanirbhar' by mode of broad improvement successful the country that volition heighten their employment/ self-employment opportunities,” the connection said.
"The projects are planned connected the PM-Gati Shakti National Master Plan with a absorption connected enhancing multi-modal connectivity and logistic ratio done integrated readying and stakeholder consultations. These projects volition supply seamless connectivity for the question of people, goods, and services,” it said.
Highlighting their benefits for the tourism sector, Mr. Vaishnaw said that these upcoming projects volition supply connectivity to salient destinations specified arsenic Sanchi, Satpura Tiger Reserve, Rock structure of Bhimbetka, Hazara falls and Nawegaon National Park, attracting tourists from crossed the country.
The Railway Minister besides outlined the benefits to freight postulation and said, “This is an indispensable way for proscription of commodities specified arsenic coal, containers, cement, alert ash, nutrient grain, steel, etc. The capableness augmentation works volition effect successful further freight postulation of magnitude 78 MTPA (Million Tonnes Per Annum).”
“The Railways, being an environmentally affable and vigor businesslike mode of transportation, volition assistance some successful achieving clime goals and minimising logistics outgo of the country, trim lipid import (28 Crore Litres) and little CO2 emissions (139 crore kg) which is equivalent to plantation of six crore trees,” helium added.
