CENTER APPROVES Rs 6405 CRORE WORTH OF RAILWAY PROJECTS IN ANDHRA PRADESH, KARNATAKA, AND JHARKHAND

The Government of India has approved two key railway projects worth Rs 6405 crore for the doubling of railway tracks in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Jharkhand. This project involves the doubling of Koderma–Barkakana (133 km) passing through a major coal-producing area of Jharkhand Another proposal of doubling the track included Ballari–Chikjajur (185 km) traversing through the Ballari and Chitradurga districts of Karnataka and the Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh. The approved projects will enhance connectivity to approximately 1408 villages which consists of a population of about 28.19 lakh. These projects will increase the existing network of the Indian Railways by about 318 km Stocks to keep a watch in this sector are

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