As part of the Centre’s infrastructure push, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved seven proposals by the ministry of railways to expand the rail network in various parts of the country, at an estimated cost of Rs 32,512 crore.
“The projects covering 35 districts in nine states — Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal — will increase the existing network of railways by 2,339 km. This will provide employment of 70.6 million man-days to the people of the states,” a statement by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) said.
