SWR hopeful of more funds for rail projects in state

South Western Railway General Manager Sanjeev Kishore said they were hopeful of getting sufficient funds out of Rs 2.4 lakh crore allocated for the Indian Railways by the union finance minister to complete major infrastructure projects, including remodelling of railway yards at Bengaluru Cantonment, Bengaluru City railway station and Mysuru.

Speaking to media persons at Rail Soudha here on Wednesday, he said SWR will be in a better position to inform the public regarding the new railway projects in a day or two after receiving the ‘pink book’, which will have the fine prints of the total allocation of funds for the SWR.