Indian Railways: Over 200 new railway lines await clearance

NH Bureau Thursday, 02 August 2018 02:34:56 PM

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New Delhi : The Railway department in India is on its way to add several new railway lines in its network. Minister of State of Railways, Rajen Gohain, confirmed the news in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on Thursday.

New railway lines construction is now in different stages of execution and completion of Railway projects requires clearances from various departments of State Government and Central Ministries like acquisition of land, statutory clearances like forestry and wildlife, shifting of utilities etc. The decision for taking new lines is made in Railway Budget only which is a process.

Sources confirmed that over 200 new railway lines will connect the different parts of the country. Also, the government said that the railways have set up 21 green corridors in 2017-18 under the Swachh Bharat Mission. As a part of clean India mission, Indian railways are installing bio-toilets on its coaching stock so that no human waste is discharged from coaches on to the track.

In order to show the advantage of addition of bio-toilets, six green corridors were made functional in 2016-17 and 21 in 2017-2018, Gohain said. The Minister added that on green corridors, the introduction of bio-toilets in coaches has been done to avoid direct discharge of human excreta on railway tracks or station premises.

This benefits the common man as foul smell, unhygienic surrounding, as well as shabby look, are avoided, he said.

State-wise list of ongoing new railway lines project

Assam & North Eastern Region: 15

Andhra Pradesh: 18

Bihar: 34

Chhattisgarh: 8

Delhi: 1

Gujarat: 4

Haryana: 7

Himachal Pradesh: 4

Jammu & Kashmir: 1

Jharkhand: 14