Excelsior Correspondent
NEW DELHI, Feb 26: Madan Lal Sharma, Member Parliament Jammu Poonch Constituency, today said that the proposed Rail to Rajouri-Poonch would bring prosperity to the twin districts.
In a statement from New Delhi, Madan Lal thanked Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, AICC president Sonia Gandhi and Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal for giving nod to Jammu-Rajouri-Poonch via Akhnoor Railway line as a National project, while announcing the Union Railway Budget 2013-14 in Parliament today.
He said that work on Railway line will start this year, apart from other allied works. He said that this will boost tourism and economy of the people residing in Akhnoor, Rajouri and Poonch who will also get employment in Railways and many other work opportunities.