Railway starts Aerial Survey for Bilaspur-Leh Rail Line

Northern Railway has initiated the survey for the Bilaspur-Manali-Leh railway line in Mandi and Kullu districts of Himachal Pradesh. A team of the Northern Railways officials has arrived in Mandi and is conducting the aerial survey of the railway line from Bilaspur to Manali. The final survey of the railway line from Leh to Manali has been completed. After the China-India Army face-off in the Galwan valley of Ladakh, the Central Government has expedited the work on the Bilaspur-Manali-Leh railway project as it is strategically important. The Railways has approached the Mandi and Kullu administrations for permission to conduct the aerial survey for the project. DM, Mandi, Rugved Thakur, informed that the local administration has granted permission to use the Kangni and the Sundernagar helipad for the purpose.