On Monday, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal stated the funds from the central government for Indian Railways projects in Himachal Pradesh have just about tripled through the tenure of Modi government compared to the allocations produced beneath the tenure of the prior Congress government. Goyal was quoted in a PTI report saying that the survey for the new Jagadhari-Paonta Sahib railway line would be carried out shortly, in view of the anticipated rise in freight from the industrial location of Paonta Sahib. According to the Railway Minister, through the Modi government tenure amongst 2014 and 2019, an typical allocation of Rs 280 crore per annum has been produced in the spending budget for railway infrastructure projects and security operates in the hill state.
This allocation for railway projects is just about triple the typical allocation of Rs 108 crore per annum through the period 2009-2014. The Railway Minister additional stated for the monetary year 2021-22, spending budget allocation of Rs 770 crore has been produced which is more than six occasions more than the typical allocation through 2009-2014. Goyal stated the Research Design and Standards Organization (RDSO) will conduct a study to examine if the Kalka-Shimla railway track could be strengthened to enhance the speed of the trains plying on this rail track.
Also, the coaches of Kalka-Shimla trains would be redesigned as properly as manufactured to boost the encounter of vacationers, Goyal stated. For passengers to get a panoramic view of the stunning valleys along the route, all the current coaches on the Kalka-Shimla track will be replaced with vista dome-form coaches, he stated.
The Railway Minister additional stated many methods have been becoming taken by the national transporter to expedite work on the Bhanupali-Bilaspur-Beri railway line and Chandigarh-Baddi railway line. An quantity of Rs 405 crore has been allocated for the Bhanupali-Bilaspur-Beri railway line and Rs 200 crore has been allocated for the Chandigarh-Baddi railway line. Moreover, coaches for trains that run on Pathankot-Jogindernagar rail track would be replaced as properly for obtaining a panoramic view of Dhauladhar hills along the route, Goyal added.