Cabinet approves 7 new railway projects with an outlay of ₹32,500 crore

The Union Cabinet on August 16 approved seven new railway projects with an outlay of ₹32,500 crore.

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the proposed projects will help increase the existing line capacity, smoothen train operations, reduce congestion and facilitate ease of travelling and transportation.

The project covers 35 districts in nine states— Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal. The details are as follows.

The project is slated to increase the existing network of Indian Railways by 2,339 km.