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UNION CABINET DECISIONS
A gift of enhanced connectivity for
Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal
Promotion of recycling of important minerals as well
Strong connectivity with
modern infrastructure is the
most important part of any
country’s economy. India,
which is moving ahead on the
path of becoming developed
nation is giving immense
attention to this sector in the
last 11 years. Bihar, Jharkhand
and West Bengal have become
the latest examples in the
process of providing modern
connectivity to every part of
the country, where the Cabinet
approved the doubling of the
Bhagalpur-Dumka-Rampurhat
single railway line section and
the Mokama-Munger 4-lane
Greenfield section. This will not
only save travel time, but will
also create employment and
business opportunities…
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DECISION: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has
approved the doubling of the Bhagalpur – Dumka - Rampur-
hat single railway line Section (177 km) in Bihar, Jharkhand,
and West Bengal with a total cost of Rs 3,169 crore (approx.).
IMPACT : This project, which will enhance connectivity
between Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal, is in line with
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a new India that
will make the people of the region ‘Aatmanirbhar’ through
comprehensive development. The projects are planned on the
PM-Gati Shakti National Master Plan with a focus on enhancing
multi-modal connectivity & logistic efficiency. It will improve
mobility, providing enhanced efficiency and service reliability
for Indian Railways.
n The project covering five Districts in three states will increase
the existing network of Indian Railways by about 177 Kms.
n The project section also provides rail connectivity to prom-
inent destinations such as Deoghar (Baba Baidyanath
Dham), Tarapith (Shakti Peeth) etc.
n Multi-tracking projects will enhance connectivity to approx.
441 villages and about 28.72 lakh population and three As-
pirational Districts (Banka, Godda and Dumka).
n This is an essential route for transportation of commodities
such as coal, cement, fertilizers, bricks and stones etc. The
capacity augmentation works will result in additional freight
traffic of magnitude 15 MTPA (Million Tonnes Per Annum).