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Cabinet approves Rs 20,800 crore railway projects across nine states
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved eight railway infrastructure projects worth more than Rs 20,800 crore to expand capacity and improve connectivity across nine states. Three multi-tracking projects costing Rs 10,783 crore will add about 656 km to existing high-density routes.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved eight railway infrastructure projects with a combined investment exceeding Rs 20,800 crore. The projects are intended to expand network capacity, ease congestion, and strengthen connectivity across nine states.
The approvals include three multi-tracking projects with a total cost of Rs 10,783 crore. These projects will add roughly 656 km to existing high-density railway lines in West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh. According to the announcement, the three projects together will pass through 14 districts and improve rail connectivity for nearly 4,790 villages with a combined population of about 56 lakh.
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw briefed the media after the CCEA meeting. He said the projects include a fourth line between Kharagpur and Jharsuguda (Bagdehi) and a fourth line between Katni and Pendra Road. Further details about the remaining projects were not provided in the announcement.
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Cabinet approves Rs 20,800 crore railway projects across nine states
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved eight railway infrastructure projects worth more than Rs 20,800 crore to expand capacity and improve connectivity across nine states. Three multi-tracking projects costing Rs 10,783 crore will add about 656 km to existing high-density routes.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved eight railway infrastructure projects with a combined investment exceeding Rs 20,800 crore. The projects are intended to expand network capacity, ease congestion, and strengthen connectivity across nine states.
The approvals include three multi-tracking projects with a total cost of Rs 10,783 crore. These projects will add roughly 656 km to existing high-density railway lines in West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh. According to the announcement, the three projects together will pass through 14 districts and improve rail connectivity for nearly 4,790 villages with a combined population of about 56 lakh.
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw briefed the media after the CCEA meeting. He said the projects include a fourth line between Kharagpur and Jharsuguda (Bagdehi) and a fourth line between Katni and Pendra Road. Further details about the remaining projects were not provided in the announcement.
- ccea railway projects allocation
- union government railway projects allocation
- ccea railway projects budget
- ccea eight railway projects
- ccea railway projects news
- Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
- CCEA
- railway infrastructure projects
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