Minister of State for Railways, Coal & Mines, Raosaheb Patil Danve inspecting a tunnel site of the ongoing Jiribam – Imphal new BG railway line project. (Photo Courtesy: NFR)
Maligaon, August 30 (MExN): Minister of State for Railways, Coal & Mines, Raosaheb Patil Danve, today inspected various project sites of the ongoing Jiribam – Imphal new BG railway line project.
The Minister is on a two day visits of the state of Manipur to review various activities related to railway connectivity and operation. During his visits to the projects sites, he was given presentation of the entire project through a replica of the proposed railway line under construction from Jiribam to Imphal.
He also inspected the ongoing construction works at the railway station in the State's capital of Imphal. The Minister meanwhile interacted with the workers engaged in tunnel construction in the remote hill areas.
A press release from the NFR stated that more than 71,066 meter of tunneling work in the entire project is being constructed. Various technical challenges are being encountered due to special geographical formation of various hills. Technical solutions are being found out in consultation with expert consultants so that work can progress un-hindered, the NFR said.
The target date for completion of the project is December 2023. Northeast Frontier Railway (Construction) organization is executing the Jiribam – Imphal New BG railway line projects (110.625 kms) at an anticipated cost of Rs. 12,264.15 crs. The project includes 8 new station buildings, 11 major bridges, 134 minor bridges, 4 road over bridges and 12 road under bridges.
