Member, Railway Board (Infrastructure), RN Sunkar on Sunday said the Indian Railway was laying 5,000 km track every year to expand and strengthen rail infrastructure in the country. He also said in days to come, the track-laying work will be increased to 10,000 km per year.
Holding a meeting in the office of general manager, North Eastern Railway (NER), Chandra Vir Raman here to review the ongoing track conversion, rail track electrification and new rail line project, Sunkar said during the earlier regime 1,000 km railway track was laid in the country per year. During the meeting, he instructed the officials to complete projects in a time-bound manner.
