Railway expedites works on ₹934-cr Yavatmal-Digras line

The construction work on the much-awaited 79-km Yavatmal-Digras railway line, part of the long-pending Wardha-Yavatmal-Nanded line has been started at an investment of ₹934 crore. While the contract for earthwork of 32-km stretch, costing ₹486 crore, has been awarded to Patel Engineering, the remaining length of 47-km, estimated to cost ₹448 crore, has also been awarded to Shree Raj Rajeshwar Construction Company and both the works are starting simultaneously. The earthwork of the new railway track between Wardha and Yavatmal has been taken up on a fast-track basis, with small bridges being built and construction of a major bridge over Shirpur river is underway. Work on the railway line beyond Digras is also being taken up. There are a few tunnels, the longest being 2.5km-long on the stretch, which is yet to be completed. Also, the railway line will pass through some forested areas and efforts are afoot to get a green signal from the ministry of environment, forest and climate change.