Indore (Madhya Pradesh): The diversion of 454.1378 hectares of forest land for gauge conversion of the rail line from Mhow to Muktiyara Balwara block of Indore-Khandwa Gauge Conversion project has got in principle approval.

The approval was given at the 10th meeting of Regional Empowered Committee (REC) of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

The rail line is part of the mega project to convert the Ratlam-Khandwa meter-gauge section to broad-gauge, which is being implemented by the city based construction Department of Western Railway.

Official sources informed that the meeting of REC was held in Bhopal recently, where the project got forest clearance. A total of 407.922 hectares of land of Indore district is coming in the project and 46.2158 hectares land of t

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