Feasibility study for five rail links at advanced stage by railgenie on 01 September, 2013 - 09:00 AM | ||
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railgenie | Feasibility study for five rail links at advanced stage on 01 September, 2013 - 09:00 AM | |
GUWAHATI – The feasibility study for five rail links between the bordering towns of India and Bhutan, conducted by the Railways, has reached an advanced stage.According to senior Northeast Frontier Railway (Construction) officials, the progress of the survey in all the five links is over 50 per cent as at the end of last month.“The study is going on at a steady pace, considering the terrain and the fact that it will involve two sovereign nations. This year’s Railway Budget made special provision considering cost updating for the survey which was initially sanctioned in 2007,” an official said.The proposed links will have an approximate total length of 198 km. Of the five proposed lines, two will connect West Bengal with Bhutan and the rest three will be between Assam and Bhutan.The lines are Banarhat (West Bengal)-Samtse (Bhutan) with a proposed length of 23.15 km, Hasimara (West Bengal)-Phuentsholing (Bhutan) of 17.51 km, Kokrajhar-Gelephu of 57.7 km, Pathsala-Nganglam of 51.15 km and Rangia-Samdrup Jongkhar of 48.04 km. |