Rly board green light to 2nd rail-road bridge on B'putraThe Railway Board has approved the construction of a second rail-cum-road bridge over the Brahmaputra in Guwahati, which will eliminate a major bottleneck in rail connectivity between the city and the rest of India. The 1.29-km bridge is part of the doubling of the 7.06 km Agthori-Kamakhya section, costing Rs 1,473.77...
more... crore. The Board also sanctioned doubling of the 140 km Lumding-Furkating section at a cost of Rs 2,123.7 crore. These projects, approved by the Union Cabinet, will significantly improve passenger and freight movement in Assam and Nagaland.
Guwahati mein Brahmaputra par dusra rail-cum-road bridge banne wala hai, jiske wajah se Guwahati aur rest of India ke beech rail connectivity mein aane wali problem dur ho jaayegi. Ye 1.29-km long bridge, 7.06 km long Agthori-Kamakhya section ke double lane banane ka part hai, aur iska cost Rs 1,473.77 crore...
more... hai. Railway Board ne 140 km Lumding-Furkating section ko bhi double lane banane ka sanction de diya hai, aur iska cost Rs 2,123.7 crore hai. Union Cabinet ne dono projects ko approve kar diya hai, aur isse Assam aur Nagaland mein passenger aur freight movement mein kaafi improvement aayega.