GUWAHATI: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said Saturday his ministry would soon method the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs for clearance of the doubling of the railway line from New Bongaigaon-Guwahati by the use of Rangiya in Assam.
Addressing a evaluation meeting of senior railway officers at Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) headquarters right here on Saturday night, Goyal said following inauguration of Bogibeel Bridge, all efforts must now be in opposition to doubling of railway lines within the region for capability enhancement. He requested the officers to arrange a course of action inside of one week.
The minister spoke to state Forest Minister Parimal Suklabaidya for making sure quick permission for soil procurement, which is presently hampering progress of venture.
Goyal requested for Vistadome coaches in Lumding-Badarpur hill section and other vacationer routes. He was apprised that Tetelia-Byrnihat new railway line, doubling of Lumding-Hojai section, Agartala-Sabroom new railway line and international line from Jogbani-Viratnagar could be ready very soon.
Before the evaluation meeting with the senior officers, the minister went to Kamakhya temple. He promised to call one top class passenger teach after Goddess Kamakhya as a mark of obeisance and appreciate.
While elaborating at the developmental initiatives of the railways for the northeastern region, he said well timed of entirety of projects had "always been the topmost priority" of the current government and "the added thrust for this had resulted" in well timed of entirety of Bogibeel venture.
Goyal said the use of sound of honey bee for chasing away elephants from railway tracks was an example of rural innovation that may herald real transformation.
NFR's Rangiya division had successfully installed a mechanism where sound of bee is amplified every time elephants are spotted near a railway monitor to chase them away, thereby saving wild elephants from being hit by way of trains.
The minister said such mechanism could be regarded as for replication in other places within the country.
Addressing a evaluation meeting of senior railway officers at Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) headquarters right here on Saturday night, Goyal said following inauguration of Bogibeel Bridge, all efforts must now be in opposition to doubling of railway lines within the region for capability enhancement. He requested the officers to arrange a course of action inside of one week.
The minister spoke to state Forest Minister Parimal Suklabaidya for making sure quick permission for soil procurement, which is presently hampering progress of venture.
Goyal requested for Vistadome coaches in Lumding-Badarpur hill section and other vacationer routes. He was apprised that Tetelia-Byrnihat new railway line, doubling of Lumding-Hojai section, Agartala-Sabroom new railway line and international line from Jogbani-Viratnagar could be ready very soon.
Before the evaluation meeting with the senior officers, the minister went to Kamakhya temple. He promised to call one top class passenger teach after Goddess Kamakhya as a mark of obeisance and appreciate.
While elaborating at the developmental initiatives of the railways for the northeastern region, he said well timed of entirety of projects had "always been the topmost priority" of the current government and "the added thrust for this had resulted" in well timed of entirety of Bogibeel venture.
Goyal said the use of sound of honey bee for chasing away elephants from railway tracks was an example of rural innovation that may herald real transformation.
NFR's Rangiya division had successfully installed a mechanism where sound of bee is amplified every time elephants are spotted near a railway monitor to chase them away, thereby saving wild elephants from being hit by way of trains.
The minister said such mechanism could be regarded as for replication in other places within the country.
Railways to seek CCEA nod for doubling New Bongaigaon-Guwahati line: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal
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