New Delhi, 28: The Memorandum of Understanding for the Indore-Manmad New Rail line project was inked under the Chairmanship of Union Minister for Shipping and Ports, Nitin Gadkari, while the Maharashtra Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis was also present at this event. It was signed at Transport Bhavan, today.
The Indian
Port Rail Corporation Limited (IPRCL), under the Shipping Ministry, along with
the Ministry of Railways and the main promoter Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust
(JNPT) in collaboration with the Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra Governments will
have a 362 km long new railway line, from Indore to Manmad to JNPT, thereby
saving a travel distance of 171km from Indore to Mumbai.
Under
the Sagarmala project, JNPT will work for the new line of Indore-Manmad, 362 km
long, with a 55% stake. For this, the agreement was signed today in the
presence of Railway Minister, Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of State for Defense
Dr. Subhash Bhamre, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Madhya
Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
All
obstacles in this railway route have been removed. Indore-Manmad rail lines would
cost around Rs 8574.79 crores. This will help reduce the distance of industrial
town of Indore from JNPT Mumbai to 171 km. This rail line will provide a new
means of transport to the backward areas of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh,
which will accelerate the development of these areas.
In the first phase, four bridges have been
tendered and the inauguration would be held soon, informed Shri Gadkari. It
will take approximately six years for this railway route. However, he has
instructed to complete this work in four years, informed the union minister. He
expressed confidence that the railway will be completed in next four years.
186 km railway route from Maharashtra
In the year 2016, the distance of 362 km which was approved for the new railway line on Indore-Manmad railway route, 186 km from Maharashtra and 176 km from Madhya Pradesh has been included. It is a broad gauge railway route, with a total of 13 bridges and a total of 595 railway bridges including 249 small bridges. The total land acquisition to be done for this stretch will be 2008 hectares, of which, 964 hectares of Maharashtra and 1044 hectares of land in Madhya Pradesh will be acquired. The total cost of this train is Rs 8, 574 crores and 79 lakhs and 15% of the funds will be funded by both the Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh governments, while the remaining 70% will be funded by JNPT through equity.
This new railway route will be developed by Manmad and Indore industrial center and about 6000 persons shall be employed on the project during construction and operation phase, informed Shri Gadkari. It is believed that the agriculture and industrial area will be developed along the railway lines in both the states, he added. This railway route will reduce the distance of Delhi-Chennai and Delhi-Bengaluru railways by 325 kilometers, which will reduce the travel time of passengers. Similarly, the distance between Mumbai-Indore will be reduced by two hundred kilometers. Every year, 47 thousand containers are sent to Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust in Mumbai, Indore. This rail corridor will reduce the traffic congestion, as well informed the union minister.
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