Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur held a gathering with Union Ministers Ashwini Vaishnav and Anurag Thakur in New Delhi on Thursday and mentioned beginning work on varied initiatives within the state, particularly on the Baddi-Chandigarh railway line.
An official spokesperson mentioned, “The Chief Minister requested the Union Railway Minister to instantly begin the work for the Baddi-Chandigarh railway line because the land acquisition work has been accomplished on the Himachal Pradesh facet. This might be useful in connecting it with the Baddi-Amritsar-Kolkata hall and selling actions within the industrial sector of the state.
The Chief Minister additionally urged the Railway Minister to broaden the community in Himachal and mentioned that the State Government has made efforts to expedite the work on Bhanupali-Bilaspur railway line in order that it may be accomplished quickly. He additionally requested the Union Minister to expedite the work on this railway line and mentioned that the extension of this line to Leh is essential from the strategic standpoint. He apprised that the whole survey on the road has been concluded and urged for additional motion within the matter,” mentioned the spokesperson.
The spokesperson additional mentioned, “The CM additionally requested for a survey on the Jagadhri-Paonta Sahib railway line, which is able to assist in connecting the Kala Amb industrial space with the Baddi-Amritsar-Kolkata hall. He additionally urged the Railway Minister to improve the Kalka-Shimla railway monitor because the prepare pace on this line may be very gradual and added that new coaches ought to be added as the present ones are too previous. He additionally instructed introduction of state-of-the-art trains on Kalka-Shimla route to advertise tourism and showcase the heritage and mentioned about Joginder Nagar and Una-Hamirpur railway traces.
“The Union Railway Minister has assured the Chief Minister of increasing funds for the early completion of Bhanupali-Bilaspur railway line. He also asked to send a proposal to start state-of-the-art trains in PPP mode. He said that possibilities would be explored to fulfill the demands of the state. He also informed that the ministry will soon send the proposal on Una-Hamirpur rail line to the state. Meanwhile, Anurag Thakur gave his valuable suggestions in the meeting and urged for early action on Una-Hamirpur railway line,” mentioned the spokesperson.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
