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Railways implementing 20 projects in NE
Source: The Sangai Express / PTI
New Delhi, June 24 2017:
To boost infrastructure development in the North East, the Indian Railways has undertaken 20 major projects worth over Rs 40,000 crore in the region .
Twenty-nine new trains have also been launched to facilitate movement of the people of the region.
The railways has laid emphasis on improving its infrastructure in the North East, said a senior Railway Ministry official.
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The projects involve laying of 12 new lines and doubling of four lines at an estimated cost of Rs 43,771 crore.
These projects will add 1,664km tracks in the region .
The North Eastern region consists of eight States � Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya and Sikkim.
Barring Sikkim, rail connectivity exists in all seven States .
For, Sikkim, a 44-km new line between Sevoke and Rangpo has been sanctioned.
The entire metre-gauge section in the region has also been fully converted into broad-gauge line, the official said .
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