Gati Shakti: 3 projects each of Railways, Road worth ₹28,000 crore recommended.

Three projects each proposed by the Ministries of Railways and Road Transport & Highways, with a total project cost of over ₹28,000 crore, were evaluated and recommended by the National Planning Group under the PM’s Gati Shakti Mission in a meeting recently.

“These projects are expected to improve the connectivity to various villages and key industrial business hubs by bypassing congested and highly populated areas and reduce travel time. The proposed projects are also expected to expand business avenues and generate employment opportunities for local people,” according to an official release issued by the Commerce & Industry Ministry on Thursday.

One railway project, Barbil-Nayagarh-Barsuan and Bhadrasahi- Kiriburu, with a total project cost of ₹12,532.87 crore, connecting the existing stations Barbil, Barsuan and Kiriburu of South Eastern Railway and Nayagarh of East Coast Railway was assessed by the NPG on Gati Shakti principles of Area Development Approach, the release said. This Railway alignment connects the major mines of Sundargarh and Keonjhar district of Odisha State and Paschimi Singhbhum district of Jharkhand.

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