New railway line between Manmad and Indore approved. It will be completed by 2028-29.
Highlights
The total length of Indore-Manmad railway line is 268 km. The total cost of the project is Rs 18,036 crore. The project will also generate employment during construction
Naiduniya Representative, Indore. There is good news for Indore residents. The new railway line between Manmad Indore has been approved. The Union Cabinet approved the 309 km plan. This is a project worth 18036 crores. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the new railway line project with a total cost of Rs 18,036 crore (approximately) under the Ministry of Railways. The proposed new line between Indore and Manmad will provide direct connectivity and improve mobility, leading to better efficiency and service reliability for Indian Railways.
Two states will benefit from this approval
The cabinet approved the 309 km long new line project. It will work to provide the shortest rail connectivity between two major commercial centers – Mumbai and Indore. The approved project will connect the commercial centers Mumbai and Indore by the shortest rail route. Apart from this, this railway line will also connect unconnected areas of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. This railway line will pass through 2 districts of Maharashtra and 4 districts of Madhya Pradesh. The total cost of the project is ₹ 18,036 crore and it will be completed by 2028-29. The project will also generate direct employment for about 102 lakh man-days during construction.
What it means for a project to be approved
The project is in line with PM Modi’s vision of New India, which will make the people of the region “Aatmanirbhar” through comprehensive development in the region, thereby increasing their employment/self-employment opportunities. The project is an outcome of PM-Gati Shakti National Master Plan for Multi-Modal Connectivity, made possible through integrated planning. It will provide seamless connectivity for movement of people, goods and services. The project covers 6 districts of 2 states i.e. Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, covering 1,000 villages and benefiting a population of about 30 lakhs. The project will boost tourism in the region by providing a shorter route connecting the western/south-western part of the country to central India. It will increase the movement of tourists to various tourist/religious places in Ujjain-Indore region including Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga Temple. The project will also provide direct connectivity to millet producing districts of Madhya Pradesh and onion producing districts of Maharashtra, facilitating its distribution in the northern and southern parts of the country. It is an essential route for transportation of commodities like agricultural products, fertilizers, containers, iron ore, steel, cement, POL etc. The capacity enhancement work will result in additional freight traffic of about 26 MTPA (million tonnes per annum).
The length of the railway line is 268 km
For this, 2200 hectares of land will also need to be acquired. Due to the delay of six years, the estimated cost of this project has increased from Rs 9.5 thousand crores to more than Rs 22 thousand crores. The total length of the Indore-Manmad railway line is 268 km.
9 tunnels will also be built
Work is going on in this from 50 km Manmad to Dhule. Now DPR is ready for laying the line from Dhule to Mhow in Indore. MP Shankar Lalwani said that solid progress has been made on Indore-Manmad rail line. With the construction of this track, connectivity between Indore, Mumbai and southern states will be easy. The line is to be laid in 218 km stretch, in which 9 tunnels will be built.
