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| Railway Ministry Inks Deal |
| Railway Ministry Inks Deal with Maharashtra Government to Expand Network
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| INDIA
, 18-April-2015
8:45:52 AM |
| The Railway Ministry will soon be entering into a tie-up with the Maharashtra Government to develop and deepen rail network in underdeveloped pockets in the hinterland.
A new company will be created to execute the project, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today said.
"In the next few days, we will create a company with the Maharashtra Government, which will develop rail lines in different parts of the State," Mr Prabhu told reporters on the sidelines of an event in Mumbai.
"The agreement will be limited to Maharashtra," he said, adding, the improved rail connectivity will help bridge development gap between regions and enlisted possible routes which may be taken up.
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These included laying tracks in the Naxal-affected Gadchiroli district in Vidarbha; establish a line between Kolhapur in Western Maharashtra and Vaibhavwadi in the coastal Sindhudurg district and another between Karad and Chiplun, connecting the developed Western Maharashtra with Konkan.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis welcomed the move, saying the agreement may be signed within ten days and promised full help from his Government for the project.
He suggested rail routes connecting under-developed Yavatmal district of Vidarbha with Nanded in neighbouring Marathwada and another line linking Ahmednagar with Beed in Marathwada.
Mr Prabhu said there is no dearth of finance for the Railways now, courtesy the newer fund mobilisation ways devised by his Ministry and reiterated that a whopping Rs. 8.50 trillion will be invested over the next few years.
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