🔆Cabinet Approves 3 Major Railway Multitracking Projects
🌟 Summary :
✅ Initiative: Approval of 3 major railway multitracking projects
✅ Ministry: Ministry of Railways
✅ Approved by: Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)
✅ Total Cost: ₹23,437 crore
✅ Completion Target: 2030–31
✅ Objective: Enhance railway capacity, logistics efficiency & regional connectivity
♻️ Projects Approved :
✅ Nagda – Mathura 3rd & 4th Line
✅ Guntakal – Wadi 3rd & 4th Line
✅ Burhwal – Sitapur 3rd & 4th Line
✅ Covers 19 districts across : Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
♻️ Key Infrastructure Impact :
✅ Existing railway network to expand by: ~901 km
✅ Connectivity boost for: ~4,161 villages
✅Population coverage: ~83 lakh people
♻️ Logistics & Freight Benefits :
✅ Capacity augmentation expected to support:
~60 MTPA (Million Tonnes Per Annum) additional freight traffic
✅ Major commodities transported : Coal, Foodgrains
Cement, POL (Petroleum, Oil & Lubricants), Fertilisers, Iron & steel, Containers
♻️ Tourism & Regional Connectivity :
✅ Improved rail access to major destinations : Mahakaleshwar, Mathura & Vrindavan, Ranthambore National Park, Keoladeo National Park, Kuno National Park, Naimisharanya, Mantralayam
♻️ Environmental Impact :
✅ Reduced oil imports: ~37 crore litres
✅ Reduction in CO₂ emissions: ~185 crore kg
✅ Equivalent to plantation of ~7 crore trees
♻️ Policy Linkage :
✅ Planned under: PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan
✅ Focus on: Multi-modal connectivity, Integrated logistics planning, Economic corridor development
♻️ Significance :
✅ Reduces congestion on busy railway routes
✅ Enhances freight movement efficiency
✅ Boosts regional economic development
✅ Strengthens environmentally sustainable transport system
🗿 Crux :
✅ The railway multitracking projects represent a major push towards high-capacity rail infrastructure, focusing on: Freight efficiency, Regional integration, Sustainable transportation
✅ Aims to transform railways into a stronger backbone of India’s logistics & economic growth strategy
🧠 Prelims Focus :
🔹 CCEA → Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
🔹 PM Gati Shakti → integrated infrastructure planning initiative
🔹 3rd & 4th railway lines → multitracking for capacity enhancement
🔹 Additional freight target → 60 MTPA
🔹 Network expansion → ~901 km
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