Cabinet approves INR 26.42 bln rail-cum-road bridge on Ganga in Varanasi
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NEW DELHI – The government on Wednesday approved construction of a rail-cum-road bridge across the Ganga river in Varanasi at a cost of INR 26.42 billion. The decision was taken at the Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The new rail-road bridge with four railway lines and six highway lines will be completed in four years, Railways and Information & Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. He added that the project will increase the existing network of Indian Railways by about 30 kilometres.
The minister said that the proposed Varanasi-Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya multi-tracking project will ease operations and reduce congestion, providing the much-required infrastructural development on the busiest sections across Indian railways. The project traverses through Varanasi and Chandauli districts in Uttar Pradesh, he said. The Varanasi-Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction route faces heavy congestion due to its role in transporting goods like coal, cement, and food grains, as well as serving growing tourism and industrial demands, the minister said.
The proposed project will improve logistical efficiency by connecting unconnected areas, and enhancing transportation networks, resulting in streamlined supply chains and accelerated economic growth, Vaishnaw said. The project will also generate direct employment for about one million human-days during construction, he said. End
Reported by Kuldeep Singh
Edited by Akul Nishant Akhoury
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