In the run up to the Bihar assembly elections, the Cabinet on Wednesday approved infrastructure projects in the state worth Rs 6,014 crore, including the doubling of the 104-km Bakhtiyarpur-Tilaiya single railway line section, and construction of 7.9 km Sahebganj-Bettiah section of the NH-139W.

Railways to Boost Freight and Tourism

The proposed rail project is an essential route for transportation of commodities such as coal, cement, clinker, and fly ash. The multi-tracking project will augment the freight capacity of the railways by 26 MTPA (million tonnes per annum), and will enhance connectivity to 1,434 villages and about 1.35 million population.

The Rs 2,192-crore railways project is planned on PM-Gati Shakti National Master Plan with focus on enhancing multi-modal connectivi

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