ITANAGAR: To expand railway connectivity in Arunachal Pradesh and provide impetus to the strategic state from the security point of view, the Centre today formally announced the final location survey of three strategic railway lines.
Union Minister of State for Communication and Railways Manoj Sinha and Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju formally announced commencement of the final survey at Naharlagun Railway Station here.
The Centre, Sinha said, is attaching top priority to the North East and the NDA Government has allocated a whopping Rs 5,886 crore for development of railway connectivity in the region.
It is committed to connecting all states with broad gauge railway tracks by 2020, he said.
The three proposed lines – Bhalukpong-Tenga-Tawang (378 km), North Lakhimpur-Bame-Aalo-Silapathar (247.85 km) and Pasighat-Tezu-Parsuram Kund-Rupai (227 km) will improve connectivity to northern and eastern frontiers of Arunachal Pradesh. “They will also help from the security point of view besides accelerating socio-economic development of the people,” Sinha said in his address. (AGENCIES)
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