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New Delhi : Railways, Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, and Food and Public Distribution Minister Piyush Goyal on November 29, 2020, inaugurated newly electrified Dhigawara-Bandikui section of North Western Railway and flagged off first train on this newly electrified route at a function organised at Dhigawara station. Public representatives and senior railway officials were present on this occasion.
Speaking on this occasion, Goyal said that today is a very special day that we mark this day before the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak. He said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Indian Railways is moving forward in a phased manner with fast pace and quality.
Goyal said that the electrification work was done on the Kota-Mumbai line in Rajasthan 35 years ago, after that no one paid attention to this area. While working on this in the railways, a target has been set to electrify the entire percentage of railway lines across India. Talking about Rajasthan, he said that till 2009-14, there was 0 km of electrification work in this area which jumped to 1,433 km in the last five and a half years (till September 2020) i.e. 240 km route was electrified every year. Today, after the electrification of this line, the route from Rewari to Ajmer has been electrified and now the electrified trains from Delhi to Ajmer will start soon.
After running of these trains, the diesel trains will be stopped, which will eliminate pollution as well as the dependence on the fuel imported from outside and trains will be operated from the electricity produced in self-reliant India, this will also save significant revenue, Goyal said. Apart from this, the average speed of trains will increase and there will be development of industries, agro-based businesses and progress of villagers and farmers. To avoid any inconvenience to the farmers, Kisan Rail are being operated by the railways to transport their agricultural products. Goyal also appealed everyone to follow Covid Protocol, wearing masks, maintain social distancing and take care of hygiene.
The electrification work is being done by the Central Organization for Railway Electrification (CORE), Prayagraj. The work of electrification of Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Madar (Ajmer) section was sanctioned by CORE and handed over to Rail Electrification project, Jaipur. A total of 23,418 foundations, 26 switching stations, 6 traction sub stations,and 7 OHE depots have been set up for electrification on Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Madar (Ajmer), according to a PIB release.