The Modi authorities is successfully working in the direction of bridging the Indian Railways’ connectivity hole within the northeastern area, the Ministry of Development of North-East Region stated. Over the previous few years, a number of initiatives have been taken by the Railway Ministry to strengthen rail connectivity within the northeastern area. According to the Ministry of Development of North-East Region, an quantity of Rs 39,000 crore has been spent by the federal government for bettering the connectivity of Indian Railways within the Northeast between the interval 2014 and 2021. Following are some key measures taken by the nationwide transporter to enhance the rail connectivity within the area:
- Development work is in progress on world’s highest pier bridge on Manipur’s Jiribam-Imphal rail line
- The first ever items prepare reached Rani Gaidinliu railway station in Manipur
- Three north-east states have already been linked and the remaining 5 capital rail connectivity tasks are ongoing at the price of Rs 45,016 crore
The nationwide transporter is growing the world’s tallest rail bridge pier at Noney Valley within the northeastern state of Manipur with 141 metres top, as part of the formidable 111 Km lengthy Jiribam-Imphal rail line. The rail line goals to attach the Manipur capital with the nation’s broad gauge community, and with this the journey time of 10 to 12 hours will probably be lowered to solely 2.5 hours. The bridge at Noney Valley, which is being constructed at a pier top of 141 metres, will surpass the present report of the Mala-Rijeka viaduct which is of 139 meters, located in Montenegro, Europe.
Also, the primary Janshatabdi Express prepare connecting the northeastern states of Manipur and Tripura through the state of Assam was flagged off by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw earlier this 12 months. With the introduction of particular trains Jan Shatabdi connecting Agartala – Jiribam – Agartala, the lengthy standing demand of the folks of Tripura, Manipur and South Assam was fulfilled.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”