CCEA approves laying of new rail tracks in Maharashtra, UP, AP

May 18, 2017: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the laying of rail tracks in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh that would help in decongesting busy routes.

The committee, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, also cleared the construction of an electrified third line between Manmad and Jalgaon in Maharashtra.

The construction of the 160-km line at an estimated cost of Rs 1,035.16 crore is likely to be completed in the next five years.

The third-line between Manmad and Jalgaon would ease traffic congestion in the busy Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi- Howrah sections.

The CCEA also approved the construction of double lines with electrification between Phephana and Indara and Mau and Shahganj, totalling 150 km, in Uttar Pradesh.

The project which is likely to be completed in next five years would cost Rs 1,028.95 crore approximately. The doubling of these lines will remove the pressure on the congested North Central Railway route by providing an alternative route.

The CCEA also cleared the construction of a double-line with electrification between Guntur and Guntakal in Andhra Pradesh.

The total length of the line will be 401.47 km. The estimated cost of the project is Rs 3,631 crore which will be funded through 50:50 cost-sharing by the state government and the railway ministry.

The project is likely to be completed in five years.

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