Rs. 1,000 cr for Indo-Bangla rail link.

The Centre has sanctioned Rs. 1,000 crore for laying 15-km long tracks to connect Indian Railways with Bangladesh through the north-east. 'We were informed by the Centre recently that it has sanctioned Rs. 580 crore for acquiring land and laying of five-km long tracks on the Indian side,” State transport Secretary Samarjit Bhowmik said recently.

The External Affairs Ministry had earlier sanctioned Rs. 400 crore to Bangladesh for acquiring land and laying about ten-km long tracks on the Bangladesh side, he said.

The project will be completed by 2017, Bhowmick said, adding, an elevated corridor would be constructed for covering 3.7 km of the route.

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