EXTENSION OF RAIL LINES IN NORTH-EASTERN STATES
RAJYA SABHA
The works of Harmuti-Itanagar
and Diphu-Karong new lines have been included in the Budget. However,
based on request of State Governments, surveys for alternative
alignment from Bedeti-Itanagar and Jiribam-Imphal have been taken
up. The survey from Jribam to Imphas has been completed and has
been processed further. The completion of these projects would
depend upon availability of resources.
Furthermore,
the following surveys for new lines are also in progress: Jogighopa-Silchar
line in Meghalaya and Assam, Azra-Byrnihat line in Meghalaya and
Assam, Dimapur-Kohima line in Nagaland, and Bairabi-Sairang line
in Mizoram.
This information
was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Bandaru Dattatraya
in a written reply to a question from Shri Shankar Roy Chowdhury
in the Rajya Sabha today.
