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| Jmu-Poonch Rly Line to cost Rs 7227.85 Cr, Baramulla -Kupwara to cost Rs 640.57 Cr: Govt | | Both Railway projects pending for approval with GOI since 2008, 2010 respectively | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Srinagar June 28: Government of Jammu and Kashmir today said that the proposal of Jammu-Poonch Railway Line via Akhnoor and Rajouri has already been submitted to the government of India for approval in the year 2008, besides a proposal for linking boarder District of Kupwara with Baramulla Railway Link also stands submitted with the Government of India in the year 2010 for approval and funding.
While responding to the resolution moved by Congress MLA, the Minister in charge Planning Government of Jammu and Kashmir stated that updating of survey report for new Railway Line between Jammu and Poonch with 234.12 KM length will cost Rs 7227.85 Crore while updating of New BG Railway Line from Baramulla to Kupwara with 38.80 KM length will cost Rs 640.57 Crore.
The government also maintained that it already has taken up the connectivity issue with union railway ministry and is also pursuing the matter vigorously with the concerned ministry.
The government also stated that as per the information provided by the Indian railways in the past, a preliminary engineering cum traffic survey for a new Jammu to Rajouri -Poonch Railways line had been carried out by the Northern Railways Construction Organization and report of the same has been submitted to the Railway Board, Ministry of Railways in September, 2008.
The government further stated that after commissioning of Qazigund-Baramulla Railway Link, the state government had requested the government of India to extend the rail connectivity from Baramulla to Kupwara for which the survey was carried out and the report stands submitted with the government of India in October 2010.
Further the government added that the survey of railway line from Kathua-Basohli-Baderwah-Kishtwar is underway which is expected to be completed by year end it added that the state government has taken up the issue of laying o Railway lines from Jammu to Poonch Via Rajouri and Baramulla to Kupwara several times with Union Ministry of Railways on several occasions and will continue to impress upon the Central Government even through the intervention of Chief Minister or new railway lines.
Meanwhile seeking Gool-Kishtwar railway line, the Congress MLA from Inderwal said the rail link between already existing Gool Railway junction could be linked to Kishtwar which will be the shortest possible rail link and will cost less as compared to railway line from Kathua-Basohli-Baderwah-Kishtwar.
Thus he appealed state government to pursue the matter with union railway ministry for Gool-Kishtwar railway line.
On this Minister assured him that the state government will write to union railway ministry about the issue added that since the government has been pursuing the matter vigorously with the Union Ministry of Railways and trying to get new projects sanctioned at the earliest, he (Drabu) urged the MLA Inderwal to withdraw the resolution.
Later on the assurance of the Finance Minister, MLA withdrew his resolution. |
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