Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Tuesday, 7th October, that the Union Cabinet has approved four major railway projects worth nearly Rs. 24,634 crores, spanning 18 districts across four states. These initiatives are set to add 78.4 million tonnes of new cargo capacity. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, gave its approval to these projects.

The approved projects include the Wardha–Bhusawal third and fourth line covering 314 km, the Gondia–Dongargarh fourth line spanning 84 km across Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh, the Vadodara–Ratlam third and fourth line of 259 km in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, and the Itarsi Bhopal–Bina fourth line of 237 km in Madhya Pradesh.

Collectively, these projects will extend the Indian Railways network b

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