Development of Rail Industrial Corridors
The Ministry of Railways have taken up development of Eastern (Dankuni-Ludhiana, 1839 kms.) and Western (Jawaharlal Nehru Port Terminal to Tughlakabad/Dadri, 1499 kms.) Dedicated Freight Corridors. Connectivity to ports and industrial clusters are also taken up in a need-based manner with participation of strategic stakeholders, wherever possible.
A Memorandum of Undertaking (MoU) for construction of three rail corridors in Chhattisgarh, namely (i) Bhupdevpur-Gharghoda-Dharamjaygarh up to Korba, (ii) Surajpur-Parsa-Katghora-Korba and (iii) Gevra Road to Pendra Road has been signed on February 27, 2012 between Ministry of Railways and Government of Chhattisgarh.
Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) has proposed to undertake a study for the comprehensive Regional Plan for the Chennai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor. In this context, Ministry of Railways has requested DIPP to examine the need of a dedicated rail corridor between Chennai and Bangalore.
Three above-mentioned rail corridors comprise a total length of 452 kms. and entail an estimated cost of Rs. 4,362 crore. The time-frame for implementation of the projects has been set as five years in the MoU.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri K. H. Muniyappa in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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