Chhattisgarh CM Shri Vishnu Deo Sai meets Union Railways Minister
discusses new railway projects
Chief Minister stresses on expanding Chhattisgarh’s rail network to boost social and economic development. Railway Minister assured speedy work on projects.
RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Deo Sai today met Union Railways Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw and discussed several pivotal railway projects aimed at enhancing connectivity and fostering economic growth in the state.
In a crucial meeting held today at Rail Bhawan, New Delhi, Chief Minister Shri Sai emphasized on the significance of expanding Chhattisgarh’s rail network for bolstering social and economic development across the region. He urged the union minister to commence at the earliest four major railway projects of the state, Dharamjaigarh-Pathalgaon-Lohardaga New Line Project, Ambikapur-Barwadih New Line Project, Kharsia-Naya Raipur-Parmalaksa New Rail Line Project and Raoghat-Jagdalpur New Rail Line Project.
Dharamjaigarh-Pathalgaon-Lohardaga New Line Project
The length of the project is 240 Km. The project will enhance connectivity between north Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, linking towns like Pathalgaon, Kunkuri, Jashpur Nagar, Gumla etc. He said work on the Korba-Dharmjaygarh project is in progress. There is a plan to connect the industrial (Korba) region with Lohardaga through this project. Apart from this, it will connect the region with central India through Korba and Ranchi in the east. The estimated cost of the project is about Rs 16,000 crore.
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