CRS to Inspect Bairabi-Sairang Rail Line in Mizoram by June.

The Commission of Railway Safety (CRS) is set to inspect the newly constructed broad-gauge rail line between Bairabi and Sairang in Mizoram by May or June, as revealed during a Northeast Frontier Railways' Divisional Railway Users' Consultative Committee meeting in Lumding, Assam.

The Union Railways Minister has expressed interest in attending the CRS inspection, which falls under the Ministry of Civil Aviation. The Bairabi-Sairang railway project is nearing completion, with 95% of the work done and ₹7,714 crore spent out of the estimated ₹8,215 crore budget. The project is expected to be fully completed by July.

CRS Commissioner Sumeet Singhal had earlier authorized freight and passenger train operations on the 16.725-km broad-gauge section between Bairabi and Hortoki after an inspection on August 22 last year.

At the meeting, Jonathan Lalremruata, a consultative committee member and OSD to the Mizoram Chief Minister, proposed the establishment of a railway reservation center and a parcel management service, which received approval. He also suggested introducing Rajdhani Express services between Sairang and Delhi, a proposal that has been forwarded to railway headquarters in line with the central policy of connecting all state capitals with the national capital.

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