Railways plans to expand network to Northeast frontier state, invests ₹1.2-lakh-cr
The Indian Railways is planning to expand its railway network to Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang and other parts of the Northeast frontier state, with an investment of ₹1.20 lakh crore, to aid India's security strategy towards the Line of Actual Control (LAC) along the India-China border. Anshul Gupta, General Manager of Northeast Frontier Railway, has announced that the final location survey report has been sent to a higher authority. The Defence Ministry has approved two projects, one being Bame-Aalo up to Mechuka, and the other being Pasighat-Parshuram-Wakro. The goal is to complete the Pasighat new line work by March 2025. The NFR aims to complete rail connectivity to Aizawl by December this year, to Sikkim by December 2024, and to Serima in Nagaland by September this year. The railway project work of Serima to Kohima will be completed by March 2024. NFR is working with state governments, different organizations, and the Indian Army to connect important towns and border areas of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, and Sikkim as part of the umbrella project of border and hilly area connectivity projects.
