Ferozepur: Nine years after the ambitious 25.47km Ferozepur-Patti rail link project was given a green signal in the rail budget, the Punjab government has failed to acquire land required for the project.
The rail link, vital from the commercial point of view, will shorten the distance between the northern states, including Punjab and capitals of Gujarat and Maharashtra. The rail link will also shorten the distance between Ferozepur and Amritsar from 118km to 86km. It would also inter-connect the Malwa and Majha regions of Punjab and shorten the distance between Jammu and Mumbai by 267km.
People familiar to the matter said the state government has failed to provide land (70.1 hectares in Tarn Taran and 95.68 hectares in Ferozepur) for the project. Ferozepur deputy commissioner Girish Dayalan said notification to acquire the land has been published and the process will be completed soon.
