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Cabinet approves five multitracking projects covering 17 Districts across the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana, increasing the existing network of Indian Railways by about 540 Kms
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today has approved five projects of Ministry of Railways with total cost of Rs. 10,021 crore (approx.).
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- The projects are planned on PM-Gati Shakti National Master Plan with focus on enhancing multi-modal connectivity and logistic efficiency through integrated planning and stakeholder consultations.
- The five projects covering 17 Districts across the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana, will increase the existing network of Indian Railways by about 540 Kms.
- The approved multi-tracking projects will enhance connectivity to approx. 2,121 villages, which are having a population of about 52 lakhs.
- The Railways being environment friendly and energy efficient mode of transportation, will help both in achieving climate goals and minimizing logistics cost of the country, reduce oil import (~8 crore Litres) and lower CO2 emissions (~42 crore Kg) which is equivalent to plantation of ~2 crore trees.
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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today has approved five projects of Ministry of Railways with total cost of Rs. [ … ] (approx.).
Reported answer: 10,021 crore
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today has approved five projects of Ministry of Railways with total cost of Rs. 10,021 crore (approx.).
The Railways being environment friendly and energy efficient mode of transportation, will help both in achieving climate goals and minimizing logistics cost of the country, reduce oil import (~[ … ] Litres) and lower CO2 emissions (~42 crore Kg) which is equivalent to plantation of ~2 crore trees.
Reported answer: 8 crore
The Railways being environment friendly and energy efficient mode of transportation, will help both in achieving climate goals and minimizing logistics cost of the country, reduce oil import (~8 crore Litres) and lower CO2 emissions (~42 crore Kg) which is equivalent to plantation of ~2 crore trees.
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